Art Collecting Today

I happened on this book by Doug Woodham and read it in the course of a few days. It’s a well done account of the ins and outs of the art market. I’ve done my collecting, in particular the works by sculptors, now in the collection of Northwestern’s Block Museum. Besides those ins and outs it has much to say about do’s and don’ts—all of them seem to be helpful. As to whether any collector is open to such general advice is an open question. Dyed in the wool collectors are not much interested in advice telling them what genre they should be interested in. Still, the book was worth reading even though I’m quite sure I will never benefit from its advice.