Title: The art of rivalry
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"--
Subjects: Friends and associates, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Psychology, Artists, Picasso, pablo, 1881-1973, Matisse, henri, 1869-1954, Degas, edgar, 1834-1917, De kooning, willem, 1904-1997, Bacon, francis, 1909-1992, Artists, psychology, Art, modern, Pollock, jackson, 1912-1956, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), New York Times reviewed, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Artists, Architects, Photographers, ART, History, Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), Modern, 20th Century, Friendship
People: Willem De Kooning (1904-1997), Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), Lucian Freud, Manet, Édouard (1832-1883), Edgar Degas (1834-1917), Francis Bacon (1909-1992)