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The Art of Rivalry

By Sebastian Smee

Four Friendships, Betrayals and Breakthroughs in Modern Art. Random House, 2017.

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Four turbulent tales of artist rivals, spanning from the early French impressionists to Picasso to Pollock, who shared both personal and professional rivalries and friendships that motivated each other to create masterpieces.

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Art enthusiasts • historians • lovers of gossip • philosophers of aesthetics • anyone interested in how rivalries spark inspiration

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Sebastian Smee is an art critic and the winner of a Pulitzer Prize for his criticism for The Boston Globe. He is a University of Sydney graduate and has also written for The Times and The Australian. His other books include Side by Side: Picasso v Matisse and Lucian Freud.

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