The art collector really doesn't have it easy: there is so much beauty, so much good; one century exhibition follows the next, and galleries are springing up like mushrooms. You never see everything and discover everything. Curiosity is constantly rekindled, and the passion for collecting is awakened in many.

A Poor Collector’s Guide to Buying Great Art provides relief and gives good advice. Many people want to buy art but don't know how or where. They have favourite pieces in mind but don't dare—and are not familiar with it. They know the works, but not the processes of the art business or the rules of the market. Do they even exist? How do you find your way around without being tempted by your own passion into making wrong decisions?

Erling Kagge, himself a passionate art collector, knows all about this. Perhaps his experience as a mountaineer and successful visitor to both poles of the Earth helps him to explore, assess, and pass on the extremes of the art market to interested like-minded people.

A Poor Collector’s Guide to Buying Great Art illuminates all aspects: how to orient yourself and search specifically, learn to assess prices, and become an expert. How to follow your intuition, take your taste seriously, and find equally serious, trustworthy business partners.

Erling Kagge provides very concrete assistance. He explains step by step and with a lot of humour how to find pieces that are worth their price and that you will feel comfortable with for a long time. Pitfalls and deceptive temptations are also highlighted—how to recognise and avoid them. Because, and here the experiences of the art collector can be particularly well compared with those of the extreme athlete: trusting your own instinct does not mean that there are no rules to follow.