Saturday, March 28, 2020

The Ladder of Art -- Week #65


Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Friday April 3.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.




Last Week's Results
1. Daubigny: 7
2. Van Goyen: 6
3. Ensor: 5
3. Oudry: 5
3. Boudin: 5
6. Holbein: 4
7. Moore: 0


This Week's Contest




Theo Van Doesburg
1883 - 1931
Dutch

Tournament Record: Placed 345th. Tied with Dobson, lost to Haeckel, beat Marin, Martini, and Martin, and lost to Manet.  29 votes for, 43 against (.403). Lowest ranked artist to win three times.





Jan van Goyen
1598 - 1656
Dutch

Tournament Record: Placed 346th.  Lost to Francisco Goya, beat Benozzo Gozzoli, and lost to Natalia Gontcharova.  14 votes for, 21 against (.400).
  • Placed 2nd in Week #64.






James Ensor
1860 - 1949
Belgium's famous painter

Tournament Record: Tied for 347th. Beat Sir Jacob Epstein; lost to Thomas Eakins and Max Ernst. 14 votes for, 21 against (.400).
  • Tied for Third in Week #64.





Jean Baptiste Oudry
1686 - 1755
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 347th. Finished First in Phase 1, Flight 9 and in Phase 2, Flight 6 of the Play-In Tournament. Beat Gerrard Dou; Lost to Metsu and Millet. 14 votes for, 21 against (.400). Lowest-performing artist from the play-in tournament.
  • Tied for Third in Week #64.





Piet Mondrian
1872 - 1944
Dutch

Tournament Record: Placed 351st. Tied with László Moholy-Nagy; lost to Sir William Orpen and Auguste Rodin. 14 votes for, 21 against (.400).
  • Tied for First in Week #63.





Eugène Boudin
1824 - 1898
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 370th. Lost to François Boucher and Dieric Bouts. 9 votes for, 15 against (.375).
  • Tied for Second in Week #51.
  • Incorrectly counted as tied for 6th in Week #53, so dropped five rungs to a tie for 375th.  Should have tied for 4th.
  • Given another shot, tied for First in Week #55.
  • Tied for Fourth in Week #57. 
  • Tied for Third in Week #58. 
  • Placed Third in Week #59. 
  • Tied for Second in Week #60.
  • Placed Second in Week #61. 
  • Placed Second in Week #62. 
  • Placed Third in Week #63. 
  • Tied for Third in Week #64. 





William Merritt Chase
1849 - 1916
American

Tournament Record: Tied for 439th. Beaten by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin and Christo. 6 votes for, 14 votes against (.300).
  • Placed Second, Week #26.
  • Tied for First, Week #27.
  • Placed First, Week #29.
  • Placed First, Week #31.
  • Tied for Second, Week #33. 
  • Tied for Second again, Week #34. 
  • Tied for First, Week #35. 
  • Placed First, Weeks #37, 39, & 41. 
  • Tied for First in Week #43.
  • Placed First, Weeks #45, 47, 49 & 51.
  • Placed First again in Week #53.  He took his bye in Week #54, and then waited a few weeks for the Ladder to catch back up to him.
  • Placed First in Week #57. 
  • Tied for First in Week #59. 
  • Placed First in Week #61. 
  • Tied for First in Week #63.





Cast up to four votes in the comments by Saturday morning!

8 comments:

Morgan said...

van Goyen, Ensor, Oudry, and one of Mondrian and van Doesburg who seem pretty similar. Hmm... I think I'll swing van Doesburg for the black squares one.

mrs.5000 said...

I'll go Ensor, Mondrian, Chase.

Chuckdaddy said...

Ensor, Chase, and Boudin. And then one for the square boyz... I'll go with the O.G.: Mondrian.

Candida said...

Van Doesburg, Oudry, Mondrian, Chase.

Michael5000 said...

Susan votes for van Goyen, Oudry, Boudin & Chase.

Michael5000 said...

And me, I'll stick with Ensor and Mondrian. ...and let's say van Doesburg and Chase.

Nora said...

Van Goyen, Oudry, Chase, and Boudin.

Elliott said...

Van Goyen, Boudin, and Chase. Vote against van Doesburg,