A Poor Collector's Guide to Buying great Art

The art collector truly has a tough time: There is so much beauty, so much goodness. One major exhibition follows another, and galleries are popping up like mushrooms. You never see everything and discover all there is to find. Curiosity is constantly reignited, and the passion for collecting awakens in many. "A Poor Collector's Guide to Buying Great Art" provides relief and offers good advice. Many people want to buy art but don’t know how or where. They have favorite pieces in mind but hesitate and lack knowledge. They are familiar with the works, but not with the processes of the art world and the rules of the market. Do those even exist? How does one navigate without being led astray by their own passion into making poor decisions? Erling Kagge, a passionate art collector himself, knows all of this. Perhaps his experience as a mountaineer and successful visitor to both poles helps him explore, assess, and share the extremes of the art market with like-minded individuals. "A Poor Collector's Guide to Buying Great Art" sheds light on all aspects: how to orient oneself and search purposefully, learn to assess prices, and become an expert. How to follow one’s intuition, take one’s taste seriously, and find serious, trustworthy business partners. Erling Kagge provides very concrete assistance. He explains step by step and with a lot of humor how to find pieces that are worth their price and with which one can feel comfortable for a long time. It also highlights pitfalls and deceptive temptations—how to recognize and avoid them. Because, and here the experiences of the art collector can be particularly well compared to those of the extreme athlete: Trusting one’s own instinct does not mean that there are no rules to follow.