The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Second Round: Vigée Le Brun v. Warhol!

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
1755 - 1842
French

Lost to M. C. Escher in Round 1.
Crushed Simon Vouet in First Round Elimination.

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Andy Warhol
1928 - 1987
American

Defeated Alfred Wallis in Round 1 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Ambushed by Édouard Vuillard in Round 2.

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The Infinite Art Tournament, Round Two: Vasarely v. Zorn!

Victor Vasarely
1908 - 1997
Hungarian; worked in France.

Tied with Velázquez (!) in his first shot at Round One.
Beat Vladimir Tatlin in Round 1.

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Anders Zorn
1860 - 1920
Swedish

Defeated Johann Zoffany in Round 1.

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The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 3: Escher v. Vuillard!

M. C. Escher
1898 - 1972
Dutch

Tied for First in Phase 1, Flight 4 of the Play-In Tournament.
Placed Third in Phase 2, Flight 4 of the Play-In Tournament.
Won a spot in the Main Tournament Brackets away from Bill Viola in the first "Fight for Their Right" Contest.
Beat Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun in Round 1.
Trounced Maurice de Vlaminck in Round 2.

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Édouard Vuillard
1868 - 1940
French

Trounced Edward Wadsworth in Round 1.
Defeated American Andy Warhol in Round 2.

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The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Second Round: del Verrocchio v. Utamaro!

Andrea del Verrocchio
1435 - 1488
Florentine

Thumped by Vieira da Silva in Round 1.
Beat Veronese by a single vote in First Round Elimination. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!

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Kitagawa Utamaro
1753 - 1806
Japanese

Beat Paolo Uccello in Round 1.
Lost to Félix Vallotton in Round 2.

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The Semi-Finals: Rego v. Pissarro!

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"Semifinals" designates the Fourth to Seventh Rounds of the Infinite Art Tournament.  This is a Left Bracket Fourth Round Match between Paula Rego (4-1, 30-24, .555) and Camille Pissarro (3-1, 28-14, .666).  Leaving the Tournament is Odelon Redon (4-2, 37-23, .617).

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Paula Rego
Born 1935
Portuguese

• Demolished Ad Reinhardt in Round 1.
• Nicked Odilon Redon by a single vote in Round 2. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Stomped by Raphael in Round 3.
• Snuck by Ljubov Popova by a two-vote swing in the Left Bracket Third Round. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Odilon Redon by a single vote, again, in a Left Bracket Third Round Elimination Grudge Match. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!

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Camille Pissarro
1831 - 1903
Caribbean-born; French

• Lambasted Andrea Pisano in Round 1.
• Came from behind to beat 15th century master Pisanello in Round 2.
• Won easily against Jackson Pollack in Round 3.
• Lost to Patenier in Round 4 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!

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The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Second Round: Uccello v. Vieira da Silva!

Paolo Uccello
1397 - 1475
Florentine

Lost to Kitagawa Utamaro in Round 1.
Defeated Maurice Utrillo in First Round Elimination by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!

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Maria Elena Vieira da Silva
1908 - 1992
Portuguese; worked in France

Defeated Andrea del Verrocchio in Round 1.
Lost to Vermeer in Round 2.

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The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Third Round: Sisley v. Ruysch!

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Alfred Sisley
1839 - 1899
French

• Beat David Alfaro Siqueiros in Round 1.
  
• Tied with Michiel Sittow in Round 2. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
  
• Lost to Henri Rousseau in the Round 2 Tiebreaker.
  
• Upset Mark Rothko by a wide margin in the Left Bracket Second Round.
• Beat Théodore Rousseau in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination.

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Rachel Ruysch
1664 - 1750
Dutch

• Beat Jacob van Ruisdael easily in Round 1.
• Took down Francesco Salviati in Round 2.
• Skunked by John Singer Sargent in Round 3.

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