Art of Rivalry

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"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)