A Poor Collector's Guide to Buying Great Art

Slim, readable and approachable. Lots of useful tips for learning about the contemporary art market. Passionate Hobbyist I liked this book very much! It's a slim volume that can be read in a few hours, but it's full of refreshing candor. Best of all is that it inspires the reader to buy contemporary art and live with it.What I found most approachable is that the author - though not poor by any means - shared how he ha. LA Tool said no poor collector is at that level. not very many tips- geared torich folks- he says a minimun of $5000 per work no poor collector is at that level.. christopher Cantrell said Five Stars. I love art the book is a practical guide to collecting.

As an extremeathlete, he knows very well how to followrules yet trust his instinct where it counts.This know-how has benefitted Kagge onthe art market and now it will benefit allreaders of A Poor Collector’s Guide to BuyingGreat Art, too.. Kagge’s practicalyet entertaining step-by-step guidance alsoincludes ways to identify and avoid pitfallsand deceptive temptations. What does someoneactually need to know to prevent their personaltastes from leading them to make thewrong investment decisions?On his way to becoming a passionateart collector himself, Norwegian adventurerErling Kagge had to learn these ropesand answer this exact question. His yearsas a mountain climber and visitor to bothpoles undoubtedly helped him to exploreand assess the extremes of the art market.Thankfully for us, his experience alsogave him the desire and skills to imparthis