The Ladder of Art -- Week #86

I've had trouble getting back in gear after the Big Smoke.  Cast votes for up to four of these seven artists by Saturday, October 24.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.

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Last Week's Results

1. Long: 5

2. Legar: 4
2. Lowry: 4
2. Gozzolli: 4
2. Cragg: 4

6. Kelly: 2
7. Fouquet: -1

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This Week's Contest

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László Moholy-Nagy
1895 - 1946
Hungarian; worked in Germany and U.S.

Tournament Record: Tied for 297th. Tied with Mondrian, lost to Modigliani, beat Ramsay, lost to Redon. 20 votes for, 26 against (.435).

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Simone Martini
c.1284 - 1344
Sienese

Tournament Record: Tied for 297th. Defeated Masaccio, tied with Martin, beat Ramsay, lost to Marc and van Doesburg. 20 votes for, 26 against (.435).

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Fernand Léger
1881 - 1955
French

Tournament Record: Placed 304th. Tied with Leighton, beat Lawrence, lost to Monet, beat Giorgio Morandi, lost to Morisot. 25 votes for, 33 against (.431).

• Placed First in Ladder Week #83.
• Tied for Second in Week #85.
  

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L.S. Lowry
1887 - 1973
British

Tournament Record: Placed 305th. Defeated Lucas van Leyden, lost to Andy Goldsworthy, tied with Maillol, lost to the Master of Moulins. 21 votes for, 28 against (.429). 

• Placed Second, Week #83. 
• Placed Second, Week #84. 
• Tied for Second, Week #85. 
  

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Benozzo Gozzoli
1421 - 1497
Florentine

Tournament Record: Placed 332nd. Lost to El Greco and Jan van Goyen. 10 votes for, 14 against (.417).

• Tied for First, Week #73. 
• Tied for First, Week #75. 
• Tied for First, Week #77.
• Tied for First, Week #79.
• Tied for Third, Week #81.
• Placed Second, Week #82.
• Tied for Fourth, Week #83.
• Placed Third, Week #84.
• Tied for Second, Week #85.
  

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Tony Cragg
born 1949
English

Tournament Record:Placed 334th. Tied with Cozens, Lost to Andy Goldsworthy, Lambasted Lucas van Leyden, lost to Mabuse. 22 votes for, 31 against (.415).

• Tied for First in Week #72.
• Tied for Third, Week #74.
• Placed Third, Week #75.
• Placed Fourth, Week #76.
• Placed Third, Week #77.
• Placed Second, Week #78.
• Tied for First, Week #79.
• Placed Second, Week #81.
• Tied for Third, Week #82.
• Tied for Fourth, Week #83.
• Placed Fourth, Week #84.
• Tied for Second, Week #85.
  

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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.
  

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The Ladder of Art -- Week #83

Cast votes for up to four of these seven artists by Saturday, August 22.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.

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Last Week's Results

1. Chase: 9(!)

2. Gozzolli: 5
3. Cragg: 4
3. Matta: 4

5. Moroni: 3
5. Morandi: 3
7. Epstein: 1

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This Week's Contest

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Fernand Léger
1881 - 1955
French

Tournament Record: Placed 304th. Tied with Leighton, beat Lawrence, lost to Monet, beat Giorgio Morandi, lost to Morisot. 25 votes for, 33 against (.431).

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L.S. Lowry
1887 - 1973
British

Tournament Record: Placed 305th. Defeated Lucas van Leyden, lost to Andy Goldsworthy, tied with Maillol, lost to the Master of Moulins. 21 votes for, 28 against (.429). 

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Karel Appel
1921 - 2006
Dutch; worked internationally

Tournament Record: Placed 306th. Lost to Archipenko, beat Arp, lost to Anguissola. 18 votes for, 24 against (.429).

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Vladimir Tatlin
1885 - 1953
Russian

Tournament Record: Placed 311th. Tied with Tàpies, lost to Vasarely, tied with Zoffany, and lost to Thiebaud. 17 votes for, 23 against (.425).

• Placed First in Week #81.
  

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Roberto Sebastian Echaurren Matta
1911 - 2002
Chile

Tournament Record: Placed 312th. Lost to Matisse, defeated Mengs and de Heem, tied with Laurencin, lost to Renoir. 28 votes for, 38 against (.424).

• Placed Second, Week #80.
• Tied for Third, Week #81.
• Tied for Third, Week #82.
  

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Benozzo Gozzoli
1421 - 1497
Florentine

Tournament Record: Placed 332nd. Lost to El Greco and Jan van Goyen. 10 votes for, 14 against (.417).

• Tied for First, Week #73. 
• Tied for First, Week #75. 
• Tied for First, Week #77.
• Tied for First, Week #79.
• Tied for Third, Week #81.
• Placed Second, Week #82.
  

 

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Tony Cragg
born 1949
English

Tournament Record:Placed 334th. Tied with Cozens, Lost to Andy Goldsworthy, Lambasted Lucas van Leyden, lost to Mabuse. 22 votes for, 31 against (.415).

• Tied for First in Week #72.
• Tied for Third, Week #74.
• Placed Third, Week #75.
• Placed Fourth, Week #76.
• Placed Third, Week #77.
• Placed Second, Week #78.
• Tied for First, Week #79.
• Placed Second, Week #81.
• Tied for Third, Week #82.
  

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The Ladder of Art -- Week #82

Cast votes for up to four of these seven artists by Saturday, August 22.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.

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Last Week's Results

1. Tatlin: 7

2. Cragg: 6
3. Gozzolli: 5
3. Matta: 5

5. Hogarth: 4
6. Christo: 3
7. Bonnard: 1

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This Week's Contest

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Giorgio Morandi
1890 - 1964
Italian

Tournament Record: Placed 307th. Lost to Moreau, beat Moroni, lost to Léger. 15 votes for, 20 against (.429).

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Sir Jacob Epstein
1880 - 1959
American; worked in Britain

Tournament Record: Placed 308th. Lost to Ensor, tied with Elsheimer, lost to Nash. 15 votes for, 20 against (.429).

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Giovanni Battista Moroni
1520ish - 1578
Italian

Tournament Record: Placed 309th. Lost to Morisot and Morandi. 9 votes for, 12 against (.429).

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Roberto Sebastian Echaurren Matta
1911 - 2002
Chile

Tournament Record: Placed 312th. Lost to Matisse, defeated Mengs and de Heem, tied with Laurencin, lost to Renoir. 28 votes for, 38 against (.424).

• Placed 2nd, Week #80.
• Tied for 3rd, Week #81.

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Benozzo Gozzoli
1421 - 1497
Florentine

Tournament Record: Placed 332nd. Lost to El Greco and Jan van Goyen. 10 votes for, 14 against (.417).

• Tied for First, Week #73. 
• Tied for First, Week #75. 
• Tied for First, Week #77.
• Tied for First, Week #79.
• Tied for Third, Week #81.
  

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Tony Cragg
born 1949
English

Tournament Record:Placed 334th. Tied with Cozens, Lost to Andy Goldsworthy, Lambasted Lucas van Leyden, lost to Mabuse. 22 votes for, 31 against (.415).

• Tied for First in Week #72.
• Tied for Third, Week #74.
• Placed Third, Week #75.
• Placed Fourth, Week #76.
• Placed Third, Week #77.
• Placed Second, Week #78.
• Tied for First, Week #79.
• Place Second, Week #81.
  

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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, Week #74. 
• Placed First, Week #76. 
• Placed First, Week #78. 
• Placed First, Week #80. 

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The Ladder of Art -- Week #81

Cast votes for up to four of these seven artists by Saturday, August 15.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.

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Hello, fellow art enthusiasts!  I apologize for the missed week.  Blogger, the antique platform on which this publication is perched, has after many years replaced its clunky old interface with a clunky new interface.  This comes as a surprise, as I wouldn't have expected anyone at Google to remember that Blogger still exists.

I'm sure that the update solves various issues here and there, which is great, but the immediate effect is of course to make putting together a new post about six times as effortful as it was before.  In the way of things, this will persist for about a month, at which point I will be broken to the new system and forget that things were ever any different.

Also, things may look wrong.  Let me know if there are problems.

The Ladder of Art -- Week #80

Cast votes for up to four of these seven artists by Saturday, August 1.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.

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Last Week's Results

1. Cragg: 4
1. Gozzoli: 4

3. Christo: 3
4. Bonnard: 2
4. Duccio: 2

6. Boyd: 1
7. Bouts: -1

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This Week's Contest

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Roberto Sebastian Echaurren Matta
1911 - 2002
Chile

Tournament Record: Placed 312th. Lost to Matisse, defeated Mengs and de Heem, tied with Laurencin, lost to Renoir. 28 votes for, 38 against (.424).

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Georges Rouault
1871 - 1958
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 313th. Beat Rothko, lost to Rossetti and Théodore Rousseau. 14 votes for, 19 against (.424).

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Hans Hofmann
1880 - 1966
German; worked internationally

Tournament Record: Tied for 313th. Beaten Hodler, beat Hodgkin and Hicks. 14 votes for, 19 against (.424).

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Duccio
1255 - c.1319
Siennese

Tournament Record: Placed 319th. Defeated by Dubuffet and van Dyke. 11 votes for, 15 against (.423).

• Tied for Fourth, Week #77. 
• Placed Fourth, Week #78. 
• Tied for Fouth, Week #79.

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Javacheff Christo
born 1935
Bulgarian; works in the United States

Tournament Record: Tied for 320th. Defeated by De Chirico, beat Chase, lost to Chagall. 16 votes for, 21 against (.421).

• Tied for Second, Week #76. 
• Tied for First, Week #77. 
• Placed Third, Week #79.

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Pierre Bonnard
1867 - 1947
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 322nd. Tied with Bonington, lost to Banksy, beat Kitaj, and lost to Klimt. 21 votes for, 29 against (.420).

• Tied for 2nd, Week #76.
• Tied for 4th, Week #77. 
• Placed 3rd, Week #78. 
• Tied for 4th, Week #79.

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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, Week #74. 
• Placed First, Week #76. 
• Placed First, Week #78. 

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