Sunday, July 26, 2020

The Ladder of Art -- Week #80


Cast votes for up to four of these seven artists by Saturday, August 1.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.




Last Week's Results
1. Cragg: 4
1. Gozzoli: 4
3. Christo: 3
4. Bonnard: 2
4. Duccio: 2
6. Boyd: 1
7. Bouts: -1


This Week's Contest




Roberto Sebastian Echaurren Matta
1911 - 2002
Chile

Tournament Record: Placed 312th. Lost to Matisse, defeated Mengs and de Heem, tied with Laurencin, lost to Renoir. 28 votes for, 38 against (.424).





Georges Rouault
1871 - 1958
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 313th. Beat Rothko, lost to Rossetti and Théodore Rousseau. 14 votes for, 19 against (.424).





Hans Hofmann
1880 - 1966
German; worked internationally

Tournament Record: Tied for 313th. Beaten Hodler, beat Hodgkin and Hicks. 14 votes for, 19 against (.424).





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. 
  • Placed Fourth, Week #78. 
  • Tied for Fouth, Week #79.






Javacheff Christo
born 1935
Bulgarian; works in the United States

Tournament Record: Tied for 320th. Defeated by De Chirico, beat Chase, lost to Chagall. 16 votes for, 21 against (.421).
  • Tied for Second, Week #76. 
  • Tied for First, Week #77. 
  • Placed Third, Week #79.






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. 
  • Placed 3rd, Week #78. 
  • Tied for 4th, Week #79.






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. 
  • Placed First, Week #76. 
  • Placed First, Week #78. 






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

9 comments:

Morgan said...

Matta, Rouault (that's a lot of vowels), Chase, and negative Christo

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater said...

Give me Chase. How's that kid read sitting in a chair with the book on the ground? That makes my old eyes hurt. My eyes are going to hell out of nowhere. I don't want to be like my dad bringing the reading glasses to the restaurant to read the menu!!!!!!!!! Anyway, sorry. I'll vote for Chase.

Chuckdaddy said...

Matta, Rouault, and Chase for sure. And a vote against Hoffman, even if he is an easy target.

Nora said...

Bonnard and Chase

Elliott said...

Matta, Chase, and Bonnard. Vote against Hoffman.

Candida said...

Christo, Chase.

Michael5000 said...

For Matta and against Hoffman seems a little inconsistent, but hey, I don't judge. Except I judge the art of course, that's why we're here after all. I like Matta and Hoffman, Christo and, yeah, I have a hard time resisting Chase when these two pictures are on view.

Michael5000 said...

And here's Susan, who may not end up happy with the polling so far: What a relief to get to Duccio after the first three.
VOTES -- Duccio, Christo, Bonnard & Chase.

mrs.5000 said...

Well, I'm going to vote for Christo, and stop there.