Saturday, May 1, 2021

The Ladder of Art -- Big Week #103



Last Week's Results
1. Hodler: 7

2. Cuyp: 6
3. Kiefer: 4
3. Corot: 4

5. Utrillo: 3
6. Lorenzo Monaco: 1
7. Rothko: 0


This Week's Contest


Henri Rousseau
1844 - 1910
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 255th. Tied with Rubens, beat Sisley and Rossetti, lost to Sargent and Rivera. 32 votes for, 37 against (.455).




Nicolas Poussin
1594 - 1665
French; worked in Italy

Tournament Record: Tied for 256th. Beat Powers and Popova, lost to Prod'hon and Redon. 19 votes for, 22 against (.463).




Gerard Ter Borch
1617 - 1681
Dutch

Tournament Record: Tied for 257th. Lost to Teniers, tied with Tanguy, beat Nolde, lost to Terbrugghen. 19 votes for, 22 against (.463).




Anselm Kiefer
Born 1945
German

Tournament Record: Tied for 258th. Beat Kelly, lost to Kapoor, beat Bonington, lost to Cartier-Bresson. 23 votes for, 27 against (.460).

  • Tied for Third, Week #102. 


Aelbert Cuyp

1620 - 1691
Dutch

Tournament Record: Tied for 260th. Lost to Cranach the Elder, beat Daubigny, lost to Courbet. 17 votes for, 20 against (.459).

  • Placed Second, Week #101.
  • Placed Second, Week #102. 



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
  • Tied for Fourth, Week #97.
  • Placed Second, Week #98.
  • Tied for Fourth, Week #99.
  • Tied for First, Week #100.
  • Tied for Third, Week #102.




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, Weeks #95, 97, 99, 101.



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

8 comments:

mrs.5000 said...

I'll go with Rousseau, Kiefer, ter Borch, and Cuyp.

Morgan said...

Corot and Chase for sure, then also ter Boch and... Kiefer

Candida said...

Rousseau, Ter Borch, Chase.

Nora said...

Chase, Kiefer, Cuyp, and Corot.

Chuckdaddy said...

Feels like kind of a weak collection as we cross the midway point. I'll go with Chase, Kiefer, and Rousseau. And I'll vote against Cuyp.

Elliott said...

Chase, Corot, ter Borch, and Poussin.

Michael5000 said...

Me? I'll vote the Yes, Dear ticket: Rousseau, Kiefer, ter Borch, and Cuyp.

Michael5000 said...

Susan votes for Henri Rousseau, Anselm Kiefer, Adelbert Cuyp, Wm. Chase.