With the first Second-Round Elimination match, we enter a new phase in the Infinite Art Tournament: at this level, and with every subsequent elimination round match in the left bracket, TWO artists will drop out of play.
Leaving us this week, each with respectable records of 1-2, are American minimalist Carl Andre (13 cumulative votes for, 27 against) and seventeenth-century Roman sculptor Alessandro Algardi (19-19).
Josef Albers
1888-1976
Dutch; worked in the United States
- Lost to animal specialist Jacques-Laurent Agasse in Round 1.
- Defeated early American painter Washington Allston in Left Bracket First-Round Elimination by two votes -- a one-vote swing would have resulted in a draw. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!
- Defeated living American minimalist Carl Andre in the Left Bracket Second Round by two votes -- a one-vote swing would have resulted in a draw. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
1836-1912
Dutch; worked in England
- Lost narrowly to Albrecht Altdorfer in Round 1.
- Defeated Jacopo Amigoni easily in Left Bracket First-Round Elimination.
- Defeated seventeenth-century Roman sculptor Alessandro Algardi in the Left Bracket Second Round.
Vote for the artist of your choice in the comments, or any other way that works for you. Commentary and links to additional work are welcome. Polls open for at least one month past posting, but likely much longer.
