Missing Brett Whiteley painting Waves V found during Launceston art gallery audit FriFriday 5 updated FriFriday 5 Waves V by Brett Whiteley was last seen in 1976. ( Share Print text only Cancel 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. Key points: 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.