Famous artists were good before they were famous

Most of us can’t afford an original Sidney Nolan, Margaret Olley, Jeffrey Smart or Brett Whiteley. The work of these iconic Australian artists hangs in the most prestigious galleries and fetches tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars at international auctions.

It’s no coincidence that work by the most famous artists tends to rise in value after the artist’s death – suddenly their body of work is finite.

But what about talented – but less famous – living artists? What if they live somewhere remote and don’t exhibit in metropolitan art galleries? What if they are students, or recent graduates? What if they’ve had a career behind them already and take up painting later in life? What if they’ve been working for years creating beautiful art with little or no recognition?

This is where Bluethumb comes in. Famous artists like Sidney Nolan were good before they were famous. Their work sold for reasonable prices before they were famous. And now art lovers all over Australia have the chance to buy art directly from the creators and support talented Australian artists, before they become famous.

A few comparisons for you, courtesy of Bluethumb’s talented Australian artists:

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