Saturday, February 6, 2021

The Ladder of Art -- Week #97

Cast votes for up to four of this week's slate of seven artists by Saturday, Feb 13.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.



Last Week's Results
1. Hodler: 8

2. Corot: 7
3. Martin: 5
3. Utrillo: 5

5. Millais: 4
6. Catlin: 3
7. Pollaiuolo: 1


This Week's Contest


Erich Heckel
1883 - 1944
German

Tournament Record: Placed 268th. Tied with de Heem, lost to Hayter, beat Lely, lost to Lewis. 20 votes for, 24 against (.455).



Paolo Uccello
1397 - 1475
Florentine

Tournament Record: Tied for 269th. Lost to Utamaro, beat Utrillo, lost to Vieira da Silva. 15 votes for, 18 against (.455).




Isamu Noguchi
1904 - 1988
American

Tournament Record: Tied for 269th. Lost to Nicholson, beat Nauman, lost to Nolan. 15 votes for, 18 against (.455).



John Martin
1789 - 1854
British

Tournament Record: Placed 273th. Beat Marini, tied with Martini, lost to Haeckel; beat Masaccio and lost to van Doesburg. 24 votes for, 29 against (.453).

  • Tied for Third in Week #96.


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.
  • Placed Second, Week #92.
  • Tied for First, Week #93.
  • Tied for Fourth, Week #95.
  • Placed Second, Week #96.

 



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.
  • Placed First in Week #92.
  • Tied for Fourth in Week #94.
  • Placed Second in Week #95.
  • Tied for Third, Week #96.

 
 


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, Weeks #74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84 & 86.
  • Tied for Second, Week #88.
  • Placed First, Week #89.
  • Placed First, Week #91.
  • Tied for First, Week #93.
  • Placed First, Week #95.




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

9 comments:

Michael5000 said...

I'll start!

Heckel, Uccello, Utrillo, Chase.

Morgan said...

Heckel, Martin, Corot, Chase.

chuckdaddy said...

Martin, Utrillo, Chase, and Corot

Nora said...

Martin, Utrillo, Chase, and Corot

Elliott said...

Martin, Noguchi, Chase, and Corot

chuckdaddy said...

Ooh, I forgot about the Heckel woodcuts. I'll replace my vote for Martin with him.

Candida said...

Uccello, Noguchi, Utrillo, Chase.

Michael5000 said...

Susan says: VOTES -- Uccello, Martin, Utrillo & Chase.

mrs.5000 said...

I'll go with Heckel, Uccello, Utrillo, and Martin.