The gripping memoirs of an iconic and visionary woman, the great collector who shaped the history of 20th century art.

Born into a wealthy New York family, Peggy Guggenheim decided to leave her "ordinary" life behind and went to Europe in 1921 in search of adventure. There she sowed the seeds of her career as one of the most important figures in modern art, catapulting artists such as Brancusi, Cocteau and Kandinsky and launching the careers of Jackson Pollock and Robert Motherwell, among many others. Her gripping memoirs are a portrait of the art world from the 1930s onwards, the ins and outs of collecting and the social and political history of the 20th century, as well as an amusing journey through the crazy life of this woman, which includes her romances and friendships with the most prominent personalities of the time.

Critics have said...
"One of the most eccentric and sophisticated patrons of the last hundred years. [...] The Peggy of art, of costumes, lovers, luxury houses and photos and paintings by the leading figures of the time".

Karmentxu Marín,El País

"If there is one person who has lived off everything, it has been Marguerite 'Peggy' Guggenheim."

Vogue

"The privileged gaze of a woman who lived with intensity."

Telva, César Suárez

"Gossip and art lovers, leave the magazines on the coffee table and open up Confessions of an Art Addict."
José Luis G. Gómez,La Opinión de Málaga

"With an often sarcastic tone, [...] the value of these memoirs is not only in being a testimony of the contemporary art world in those years, but also in capturing the impact she had and justifying a life of passion for modern art, all from the intimate gaze of one of the most influential figures of the 20th century."

Sofía Giraldo,Madrid Actual

"A stream of women as energetic, expert and dedicated as Peggy Guggenheim is what the art world needs. [...] Halfway between the savvy collector and the true art lover, Guggenheim offers us an interesting record of the art of the 1920s and 1930s."
Kirkus

"Peggy was not content to be just another socialite of her time. She broke the mold, supported artists who would change the history of modern art, and challenged the social norms of her time."

Preslava Boneva,The Objective

"This memoir [...] reflects a world [...] lost [...]. But because the prose in this book is all Peggy's own work, something has been saved. One hears in these lines the energetic yet leisurely voice; one sees the sudden, swift, sidelong glance that often accompanies her swift judgments; one enjoys if not her person, at least her shadow on the page."
Gore Vidal, foreword

"It's clear that Ms. Guggenheim is that pleasing combination of astute collector and true art lover, and her book is an interesting record of the art movement of the 1920s and '30s."

Publishers Weekly

"Required reading for anyone interested in the artists at the forefront, in this fruitful period of art history, and in the quintessential self-made woman."

Waterstones

"In her inimitable and daring style, Peggy offers us a glimpse inside the art world with intimate, often surprising portraits of its protagonists. Sincere, witty, and always funny, here is a memoir that captures a valuable chapter in the history of modern art."

Barnes and Noble

Publisher: Lumen