Sunday, July 12, 2020

The Ladder of Art -- Week #78


Cast votes for up to four of these seven artists by Saturday, July 18.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.




Last Week's Results
1. Christo: 5
1. Gozzolli: 5
3. Cragg: 4
4. Valloton: 3
4. Bonnard: 3
4. Duccio: 3
7. Hartung: 0


This Week's Contest



François Clouet
c.1522 - 1572
French

Tournament Record: Placed 317th. Beat Clemente, lost to Cornell, beat, Claude Lorraine, and lost to Claesz. 22 votes for, 30 against (.423).






Thomas Gainsborough
1727 - 1788
English

Tournament Record: Placed 318th. Beat Taddeo Gaddi, tied with Gauguin, lost to Daumier and Delaunay. 22 votes for, 30 against (.423).





Duccio
1255 - c.1319
Siennese

Tournament Record: Placed 319th. Defeated by Dubuffet and van Dyke. 11 votes for, 15 against (.423).
  • Tied for Fourth, Week #77.





Pierre Bonnard
1867 - 1947
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 322nd. Tied with Bonington, lost to Banksy, beat Kitaj, and lost to Klimt. 21 votes for, 29 against (.420).
  • Tied for 2nd, Week #76.
  • Tied for 4th, Week #77.







Félix Vallotton
1865 - 1925
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 328th. Defeated Utrillo and Utamaro, lost to Vermeer and Toulouse-Lautrec. 28 votes for, 20 against (.417).
  • Placed Second, Week #74. 
  • Tied for First, Week #75. 
  • Tied for Fourth, Week #77.







Tony Cragg
born 1949
English

Tournament Record: Placed 334th. Tied with Cozens, Lost to Andy Goldsworthy, Lambasted Lucas van Leyden, lost to Mabuse. 22 votes for, 31 against (.415).
  • Tied for First in Week #72.
  • Tied for Third, Week #74.
  • Placed Third, Week #75.
  • Placed Fourth, Week #76.
  • Placed Third, Week #77.







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.
  • Placed First in Week #65. 
  • Placed Second in Week #67. 
  • Tied for First in Week #68. 
  • First Place, Week #70. 
  • Tied for First in Week #72. 
  • Placed First, Week #74. 
  • Place First, Week #76. 





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

9 comments:

Morgan said...

Very easy week for me. Bonnard, Vallotton, Cragg, and Chase.

Chuckdaddy said...

Clouet and Chase for sure. And then votes for Gainsborough and Vallotton.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater said...

I'll take Chase. That's 3 out of 3 votes for him so far. Everyone is chasing him. Lame joke. Sorry. All I got.

Elliott said...

Chase, Duccio, and Cragg. Vote against Vallotton.

Nora said...

Chase, Cragg, Vallotton, and Bonnard

Candida said...

Cragg, Chase.

mrs.5000 said...

I'll go with Bonnard and Duccio!

Michael5000 said...

Susan votes: Clouet, Duccio, Bonnard & Chase. What a good variety of eras & subjects.

Michael5000 said...

I'll go with the Candida ticket.