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Lot 40

JAMES WIGLEY (1918-1999)
Brother and Sister c.1962
oil on board
signed upper right: J V Wigley
title inscribed verso
61 x 76cm (70 x 85cm framed)

Estimate $800 - $1,200

Sold for $600

In good condition with no visible signs of repair.


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Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Private collection
Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne
The Cbus Collection of Australian Art, Melbourne, acquired from the above 19 November 1990
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, CBUS Collection Part III, Traditional + Modern Art, 16 August 2022, lot 34


James Wigley at Australian Galleries, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 7 – 17 August 1962, cat. 13
Figurative Works from the Cbus Collection of Australian Art, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Victoria, 4 August – 2 December 2012
on long term loan to Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria


Nainby, B., Stanhope, Z., and Furlonger, K., The Cbus Collection of Australian Art, in association with Latrobe Regional Gallery, Melbourne, 2009, p. 237

The Collector's Auction

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8779
2:00pm - 2 June 2026
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra

VIEWING
Fri 29 – Sun 31 May, 11am - 5pm
The Bond, 36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra

CONTACT
Madeleine Mackenzie
sydney@leonardjoel.com.au


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