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Out of this Century - Confessions of an Art Addict

The Autobiography of Peggy Guggenheim

Peggy Guggenheim author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Headline Publishing Group

Published:14th Jun '18

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With a foreword by Gore Vidal, this frank and engaging book details Peggy Guggenheim's private and professional life, where she mixed with Picasso, Pollock, Ernst, Dali and many others.

The autobiography of a society heiress who became the bohemian doyenne of the art world.

This is the fascinating autobiography of a society heiress who became the bohemian doyenne of the art world. Written in her own words it is the frank and outspoken story of her life and loves: her stormy relationships with such men as Max Ernst and Jackson Pollock, and her discovery of new artists.

Known as 'the mistress of modern art', Peggy Guggenheim was a passionate collector and major patron. She amassed one of the most important collections of early twentieth-century European and American art embracing Cubism, Surrealism and Expressionism.

A must-read for anyone with an interest in these major-league artists, this seminal period of art history, and the ultimate self-invented woman.

Includes a foreword by Gore Vidal.

ISBN: 9780233005522

Dimensions: 196mm x 130mm x 36mm

Weight: 320g

464 pages