The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Second Round: Sánchez Cotán v. Salviati!

Juan Sánchez Cotán
1561 - 1637
Spanish

Pounded by John Singer Sargent in Round 1.
Beat Sassetta in First Round Elimination.

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Francesco Salviati (AKA Francesco de' Rossi)
1510 - 1563
Florentine

Defeated minimalist Robert Ryman in Round 1.
Lost to Rachel Ruysch in Round 2.

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The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Tamayo v. Tanguy!

Rufino Tamayo
1899 - 1991
Mexican

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Yves Tanguy
1890 - 1955
French

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The Annual January IAT Quorum Call

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the month of December is a misery to be endured.  Fortunately there is January.  In January, if you are lucky, you can pick up the tattered wreckage of your life -- including, but not limited to, catching up on your voting in the Infinite Art Tournament!  That's what I've been doing, anyway.

Here are the December matches that are a bit thin in the votes department.  If you haven't registered your aesthetic preferences yet, it's time to get in there and assess some art!!!  For the team!

• Sodoma v. Soulages
• Hunt v. Popova
• First Elimination Round #54/64
• Soutine v. Spencer
• Rodin v. Romney
• Spilliaert v. de Staël
• Redon v. Poussin
• Kandinsky v. Benton
• Riopelle v. van Ostade
• Steen v. Stella

And as long as we're taking care of business, I might as well announce LAST CALL on some matches that will be closing soon.  This includes two high-profile Fourth Round pairings:

• Rockwell v. Monet
• O'Keeffe v. Pannini

Also, four Second Round matches:

• Schiele v. Schnabel
• Schwitters v. van Scorel
• Serra v. Seurat
• Sheeler v. Siberechts

That's a lot of art appreciation!  Pace yourself!

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Second Round: van Ruisdael v. Savery!

In this contest, we have one artist who just skunked an opponent 9-0, and another who got skunked 0-12.  I guess this is where we find out how important momentum is!

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Jacob van Ruisdael
1628 - 1682
Dutch

Thumped by Rachel Ruysch in Round 1.
Took all the votes in First Round Elimination against Robert Ryman.

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Roelandt Savery
1576 - 1639
Dutch

Defeated Sassetta in Round 1.
Skunked by John Singer Sargent in Round 2.

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The Wednesday Post

Chicken In A Basket in Our Time
the meta-clue that you are approaching a solvable puzzle

A while back, I passed on a boring postcard puzzle that had arrived in the mail.  Here's the postcard:

Lest you get all excited and buy tickets to Honolulu in order to visit the Wells Fargo Chicken in a Basket Pizza, I better break it to you that the Wells Fargo Chicken in a Basket Pizza no longer exists. Here's what 1067 Alakea looks like these days:

Frankly, I have mixed feelings about the change.

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 3: Ruysch v. Sargent!

Rachel Ruysch
1664 - 1750
Dutch

Beat Jacob van Ruisdael easily in Round 1.
Took down Francesco Salviati in Round 2.

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John Singer Sargent
1856 - 1925
American

Beat Juan Sánchez Cotán easily despite crowd support in Round 1.
Skunked Roelandt Savery in Round 2.

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The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Stubbs v. Sutherland!

On the first Saturday of an odd-numbered month, you'd usually be entitled to a semi-final match.  But this time we'll just close out First Round First Week with, what else: a First Round match.  Please put your hands together for Stubbs v. Sutherland!

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George Stubbs
1724 - 1806
British

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Graham Sutherland
1903 - 1980
British

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