The Infinite Art Tournament, Round Two: Van der Weyden v. Whistler!

Rogier Van der Weyden
1399ish - 1464
Dutch

Came from behind to beat Benjamin West in Round 1.

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James Abbot McNeill Whistler
1834 - 1903
American; worked in Britain

Defeated Sir David Wilkie in Round 1.

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The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Tatlin v. Vasarely!

Vladimir Tatlin
1885 - 1953
Russian

Tied with Antoni Tàpies in his first shot at Round One.

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Victor Vasarely
1908 - 1997
Hungarian; worked in France.

Tied with Velázquez (!) in his first shot at Round One.

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The Infinite Art Tournament, First Elimination Round #61/64

Faceoff #1: Vigée Le Brun v. Vouet

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
1755 - 1842
French

Lost to M. C. Escher in Round 1.

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Simon Vouet
1590 - 1649
French

Lost to Maurice de Vlaminck in Round 1.

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Faceoff #2: Wadsworth v. Wallis

Edward Wadsworth
1889 - 1949
British

Pummeled by Édouard Vuillard in Round 1.

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Alfred Wallis
1855 - 1942
British

Lost to Andy Warhol in Round 1 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!

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The Infinite Art Tournament, Round Two: Waterhouse v. Weight!

John William Waterhouse
1849 - 1917
English

Beat Antoine Watteau decisively in Round 1.

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Carel Weight
1908 - 1997
British

Trounced Tom Wesselmann in Round 1.

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The Semi-Finals: Gentileschi v. Feininger!

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"Semifinals" designates the Fourth to Seventh Rounds of the Infinite Art Tournament.  This is a Left Bracket Fourth Round Elimination Match.  It pairs Artemisia Gentileschi (4-1, 44-21, .677) and Lyonel Feininger (4-1, 38-22, .633). Leaving the Tournament are Carol Fabritius (5-2, 52-26, .667), who becomes the second highest ranked artist of the 318 who have left the tournament, and Naum Gabo (5-2, 49-31, .613).

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Artemisia Gentileschi
1593 - 1652
Italian

• Slew Gentile da Fabriano in his tent in Round 1.
• Dispatched Théodore Géricault in Round 2.
  
• Outpolled Jacques-Louis David in Round 3.
• Lost to Caspar David Friedrich in Round 4.
• Defeated Carel Fabritius in the Left Bracket Fourth Round by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!

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Lyonel Feininger
1871 - 1956
American; worked internationally

• Crushed Jean Fautrier in Round 1.
  
• Held off Carel Fabritius in Round 2 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Made it by Tsugouharu Foujita in Round 3
• Lost to Thomas Eakins in Round 4 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Strung up Naum Gabo in the Left Bracket Fourth Round by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!

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The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 3: Vallotton v. Vermeer!

Félix Vallotton
1865 - 1925
French

Defeated Maurice Utrillo by a single vote in Round 1. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Beat Kitagawa Utamaro in Round 2.

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Jan Vermeer
1632 - 1675
Dutch

Beat Veronese easily in Round 1.
Vanquished Maria Elena Vieira da Silva in Round 2.

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The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 3: Tissot v. Turner!

James Tissot
1836 - 1902
French

Beat Tintoretto in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Put a big upset on Titian in Round 2.

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J.M.W. Turner
1775 - 1850
British

Crushed Cy Twombly in Round 1.
Defeated Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in Round 2.

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