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Lot 17

JAMES WILLEBRANT (born 1950)
Aquatic Totem 1980
oil on canvas
signed and dated lower right: J. WILLEBRANT '80
signed, titled and dated verso: "Aquatic Totem" Willebrant '80
122 x 107cm

Estimate $1,200 - $1,800

Sold for $800

Overall surface dirt and some discolouration to central right side, light craquelure to horizon and spots of mildew to centre of composition and lower left quadrant, lower right quadrant with two instances of spiral craquelure and several other small lines of craquelure across lower third of painting.


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From the Collection of an Australian Fashion Designer, Sydney

The Collector's Auction

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8824
2:00pm - 8 September 2026
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra

VIEWING
Fri 4 – Sun 6 September, 11am - 5pm
The Bond, 36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra

CONTACT
Madeleine Mackenzie
sydney@leonardjoel.com.au


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