A long-lost Brett Whiteley drawing has been found after being misplaced in the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery for more than four decades.
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QVMAG curators located the Waves V drawing earlier this week in a gallery storage draw as part of the institution's collection audit.
The whereabouts of the drawing was first questioned in mid-2018 after researchers inquired about the artwork.
But, the museum first purchased the drawing 42 years earlier for $800 and there was no further record in its collection. It had never been displayed.
"We are pleased to confirm Waves V by Brett Whiteley has always been safely looked after in the collection as a result of this project," he said.
"By committing to the collection audit we have been able to preserve, analyse and register QVMAG's precious and extensive collection for the first time in the museum's 130-year history."
Daina Oliver
Daina Oliver is digital journalist based in Launceston. She was previously a local government reporter at The Daily Advertiser and The Wimmera Mail-Times after joining ACM in 2017. She is originally from Whyalla, South Australia, and graduated from the University of Adelaide in 2016 with a Bachelor of Media with a specialisation in journalism. Got stories? Get in touch. daina.oliver@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Daina Oliver is digital journalist based in Launceston. She was previously a local government reporter at The Daily Advertiser and The Wimmera Mail-Times after joining ACM in 2017. She is originally from Whyalla, South Australia, and graduated from the University of Adelaide in 2016 with a Bachelor of Media with a specialisation in journalism. Got stories? Get in touch. daina.oliver@austcommunitymedia.com.au
