Mistress of modernism : the life of Peggy Guggenheim / Mary V. Dearborn
Boston, Massachusetts ; New York, New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004. First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Boards slightly warped. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #457083
ISBN: 0618128069
Physical description; 382 p. Notes; Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Title Page -- Front -- 1. Fortunes and Family -- 2. Changes, Taking Leave -- 3. The King of Bohemia -- 4. The Heiress and the Anarchist -- 5. Mr. and Mrs. Bonzo -- 6. Endings and Beginnings -- 7. An Idea -- 8. A New Life -- 9. Out of the Gate -- 10. The Beginnings of War: The Best-Laid Plans -- 11. On the Run -- 12. The States -- 13. "When Art Wore a Rose": Highs and Lows -- 14. Two Stories: Pollock and Pegeen -- 15. Making a Mark -- 16. Becoming a Legend -- 17. A Last Stand -- 18. What Remains -- 19. Last Days -- Back. Subjects; Guggenheim, Peggy 1898-1979. Guggenheim, Peggy.
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Art Collectors and collecting Europe ; Biography.
Price: €18.95