There's a time in everyone's life when they should invest in some good art – here are some good places to start
The Art Traders
Buying and selling art is made easy at the Art Traders, a walk-in art shop selling works on consignment. You can get a Del Kathryn Barton print, Gary Heery's famous 1984 photo of Madonna, a Charles Blackman etching, or an exquisite piece of glassware.
Darlinghurst
Hogarth Galleries
Australia's oldest established aboriginal fine art gallery was supporting indigenous artists since before the genre was trendy. Pick up a masterwork by Minnie Pwerle, Anna Petyarre or Kathleen Petyarre, or a piece by a promising new generation artist.
Paddington
Outré Gallery
The best treasure trove of signed and limited edition pop art prints in Sydney specialises in lowbrow, street, tiki and retro art - from Mark Ryden's storybook babydolls to Niagara's pop art femmes fatales. They also have art books, magazines and toys.
Darlinghurst
Shapiro Auctioneers
Obtain anything from a Marc Newson embryo chair to an Emily Kame Kngwarreye canvas at Andrew Shapiro's auction house/gallery, specialising in 19th and 20th century fine and decorative arts, contemporary and indigenous art.
Woollahra
United Galleries
A "full service" gallery for serious investors, United Galleries offers artists' works on consignment, art market trend reports and access to private collection works pre-auction. Wendy Sharpe, Fred Cress, James Gleeson and major indigenous artists are all represented.
Darlinghurst
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