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Matisse & Picasso: The Story of Their Rivalry & Friendship
Matisse Picasso The Story of Their Rivalry Friendship Author:Jack Flam Matisse & Picasso achieved extraordinary prominence during their lifetimes. They stand not only for different kinds of art, but also for different ways of living. Matisse, known for his restraint & intense sense of privacy, for his decorum & discretion, created an art that transcended daily life & conveyed a sensuality that inhabited an abstract... more » & ethereal realm of being. In contrast, Picasso became the exemplar of intense emotionality, of art as a kind of autobiographical confession that was often charged with violence & explosive eroticism. This vol. explores the compelling, competitive, parallel lives of these two artists & their very different attitudes toward the idea of artistic greatness, toward the women they loved, & ultimately toward their confrontations with death. Illustrated.« less