Wolfgang Sievers Australia, 1913-2007
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About Wolfgang Sievers
Photographer Wolfgang Sievers was born in 1913 in Berlin, Germany. He first studied archaeology and learnt photography and after a break studied at the Contempora College of Applied Arts in Berlin, where he later taught photography. In 1938 Sievers left Germany to escape war service and came to Australia via England. He enlisted for war service and in 1945 set up a studio specialising in industrial photography in Melbourne. He held a joint exhibition of photography for fashion, business and industry in 1953 with Helmut Newton. In 1959 he illustrated The Fabulous Hill, about mining at Broken Hill, New South Wales. From the 1960s Sievers specialised in industrial work. He was created an Officer in the Order of Australia in 2002. After his death in 2007, the Australian National Gallery, curated a touring exhibition, The Life and Work of Wolfgang Sievers in 1991.
Wolfgang Sievers is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1994 of 436, of which 269 (62%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $20,400 for Gears for Mining Industry, Vickers Ruwolt, Burnley, Victoria 1967 sold by Leonard Joel in May 2010. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Wolfgang Sievers are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and a further eight major public national galleries (see list below).
Wolfgang Sievers is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McCulloch, Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch-Childs. The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art. 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006. Page 884
- Australian Prints + Printmaking, a database listing printmaking artists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region based on the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia.
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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