Sunday, December 6, 2020

The Ladder of Art -- Week #92

Cast votes for up to four of this week's slate of seven artists by Saturday, December 12.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.



Last Week's Results
1. Chase: 7
2. Derain: 6
3. Utrillo: 5
4. Long: 4
5. de Heem: 3
6. Bronzino: 2
7. Lowry: 1


This Week's Contest



Jan Van Eyck
1390ish - 1441
Dutch
Tournament Record: Placed 282nd. Beat Etty and Estes, lost to Eakins and Fabritius. 22 votes for, 27 against (.449).





Gerrard Dou
1613 - 1675
Dutch

Tournament Record: Placed 283rd. Tied with Dove, lost to Oudry, beat Merz, lost to Miró. 22 votes for, 27 against (.449).





Christian Schad
1894 - 1982
German

Tournament Record: Placed 284th. Lost to Schiele, beat Schmidt-Rottluff, lost to van Scorel. 13 votes for, 16 against (.448).




Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
1796 - 1875
French

Tournament Record: Placed 288th. Beat Correggio and Courbet, tied with Dali, lost to Caillebotte and Carrà. 29 votes for, 36 against (.446).

  •  Placed First, Week #90.




André Derain
1880 - 1954
French

Tournament Record: Placed 295th. Lost to Diebenkorn and Denis. 12 votes for, 15 against (.444).
  • Placed Second in Week #89. 
  • Tied for Second in Week #90.
  • Placed Second in Week #91.




Maurice Utrillo
1883 - 1955
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 290th. Lost to Vallotton and Uccello. 21 votes for, 27 against (.438).
  • Placed First in Week #88. 
  • Tied for Second in Week #90.
  • Placed Third in Week #91.



Richard Long
born 1945
British

Tournament Record: Tied for 299th. Defeated Longhi, lost to Benton and Lorenzetti. 16 votes for, 21 against (.432).

  • Placed First in Week #85.
  • Tied for Third in Week #87. 
  • Tied for Second in Week #88. 
  • Tied for Fourth in Week #89. 
  • Tied for Fourth in Week #90. 
  • Placed Fourth in Week #91. 






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