The Edition

I hear the lament regularly. Friends from all around the world, all professions, residents of suburban towns and thriving international cities. Educated friends, rich and poor, stylish and some less so. They are all self-proclaimed “art lovers” but when it comes to becoming an art collector, they stop short with the defeatist mantra: “I don’t know how.”

They beg and plead for recommendations for what to buy or my opinion on whether or not their selections are “good”. While I’m flattered to be considered the arbiter of good...