Missing Brett Whiteley painting Waves V found during Launceston art gallery audit
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Waves V by Brett Whiteley was last seen in 1976.
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An ink drawing by a famed Australian artist has been re-discovered after almost 45 years, lost in a collection of over 1.5 million items in a northern Tasmanian museum.
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The work, Waves V, is estimated to be worth around $30,000
Another painting by Whiteley broke an Australian art action record last year
Launceston s Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (QVMAG) found the Brett Whiteley artwork that was acquired in the 1970s.
The drawing called Waves V was purchased by the gallery in 1976 and was recorded in the museum s collections.