Sunday, June 6, 2021

The Ladder of Art -- belated Week #105



Last Week's Results
1. Hodler: 6

2. De Hooch: 6
3. Ter Borch: 4
3. H. Rousseau: 4
3. Siberechts: 4

6. Burne-Jones: 1
6. Wallis: 1


This Week's Contest



Jean-Honoré Fragonard
1732 - 1806
French

Tournament Record: Placed 250th. Beat Francis and Frankenthaler, lost to Friedrich, beat Hockey, lost to Gabi. 31 votes for, 35 against (.470).




Jan Siberechts
1627 - 1703
Dutch; worked in Britain

Tournament Record: Tied for 251st. Beat Sickert, lost to Sheeler and Severini. 14 votes for, 16 against (.467).

  •  Tied for Third, Week #104.



Pieter De Hooch
1629 - 1684
Dutch 

Tournament Record: Tied for 253rd. Beat van Honthorst and Homer (who recovered to place 7th!), lost to Varo, beat Hobbema, lost a rematch to Homer. 32 votes for, 37 against (.455).

  • Placed Second, Week #104. 


Henri Rousseau
1844 - 1910
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 255th. Beat Roubiliac, tied with Rubens, beat Sisley and Rossetti, lost to Sargent and Rivera. 32 votes for, 37 against (.464).

  • Tied for Third in Week #103. 
  • Tied for Third again in Week #104.




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).

  • Tied for Third, Week #103. 
  • Tied for Third again, Week #104.



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. 
  • Tied for First, Week #103. 



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.
  • Tied for First, Week #103.


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

8 comments:

Candida said...

Fragonard for sure, then de Hooch, Chase, and Siberechts.

Morgan said...

Gerard Ter Borch and Anselm Kiefer, for me.

mrs.5000 said...

De Hooch, Ter Borch, and Rousseau.

Michael5000 said...

Susan says: "VOTES: Jan Siberechts, Pieter De Hooch, Anselm Kiefer & Chase."

Michael5000 said...

And I'll go with Kiefer, whom I've warmed to, plus the Dutch lads and Fragonard.

Chuckdaddy said...

Hooch, Kiefer, Chase, and...Siberechts

Elliott said...

Chase, Hooch, and Fragonard. Vote against Rousseau.

Nora said...

Fragonard, de Hooch, Chase, and Siberechts.