Confessions of an Art Addict

Peggy Guggenheim, in a candid self-portrait, provides an insider's view of the early days of modern art

Peggy Guggenheim was born into affluence and a lavish lifestyle. Bored with her seemingly “pedestrian” life in New York, she headed for Europe in 1921, where she would sow the seeds for a future as one of modern art’s most important and influential figures.

In the midst of Europe’s avant-garde circles, she reveled in her love affairs with prominent artists and also became a serious collecto...