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The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art by Sebastian Smee

The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art runs 10.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Bob Souer (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.4listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.4 hours of listening.

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30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
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What our data says

  • At 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art is an audiobook by Sebastian Smee: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Bob Souer, released September 27, 2016, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.4 hrs
Narrated by
Bob Souer
Released
September 27, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
ISBN
9781515982135

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art as an audiobook?

The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.

Is The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art?

The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art is narrated by Bob Souer.

Is The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours.