The art of rivalry
Subtitle: four friendships, betrayals, and breakthroughs in modern art
By: Sebastian Smee
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9780812994803
Subjects: Friends and associates; Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.); Psychology; Artists
Description: "Picasso & Matisse. Manet & Degas. Pollack & de Kooning. Lucian Freud & Francis Bacon. This is the story of four pairs of artists-- each linked by friendship and a spirit of competitiveness. Taken together, they form an impressive lineage stretching across more than 150 years. But in each case, these relationships had a flashpoint, a damaging psychological event that seemed to mark both an end and a new beginning, a break that led onto new creative innovations"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [357]-369) and index.
Table of contents: title: Freud and Bacon; title: Manet and Degas; title: Matisse and Picasso; title: Pollock and De Kooning.