Victor M. Rubin Australia, New Zealand, 1950-.
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About Victor Rubin
Born in Sydney in 1950, Victor Rubin studied at the Baker Art School, the National Art School and at Alexander Mackie College. After teaching for 10 years, he travelled to London in 1981, and then resumed his teaching career when he returned the following year. A modernist painter, he has held numerous solo exhibitions in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane since his first exhibition in Sydney in 1971.
We have records of art auction sales by Victor Rubin from 1986 and in total 340 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 180 (53%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $12,880 for The Poetics of the Butterfly Girl and Her Flowers sold by Elder Fine Art in June 2008. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Victor Rubin are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Heide Museum of Modern Art and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Victor Rubin 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 848
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 592
- 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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