James Wigley
(1918 - 1999)
BROTHER AND SISTER, c.1962
oil on composition board
61.0 x 76.0 cm
70.0 x 85.0 cm (frame)
signed upper right: J. V. Wigley
inscribed with title verso: Brother x Sister
Estimate:
$1,500 - $2,500
Sold:
$1,227 (inc. BP)
lot details
70.0 x 85.0 cm (frame)
inscribed with title verso: Brother x Sister
Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Private collection
Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne
The Cbus Collection of Australian Art, Melbourne, acquired from the above 19 November 1990
Exhibited
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
Literature
Nainby, B., Stanhope, Z., and Furlonger, K., The Cbus Collection of Australian Art, in association with Latrobe Regional Gallery, Melbourne, 2009, p. 237
Condition:
This work is in very good, stable and near original condition.
There is a minor 1 cm horizontal surface scratch to the shoulder of the small child and another 2 cm vertical scratch to the arm of the girl together with minor paint loss to her little finger.
These surface blemishes are minor and visible in the enlarged online catalogue image.
Under ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of past restoration.
The work is housed in a timber gilt frame with linen slip.