Erwin Fabian Germany, Australia, 1915-2020
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About Erwin Fabian
Industrial designer, graphic artist and sculptor Erwin Fabian was born in Berlin in 1915. He studied at the School of Arts & Crafts in Berlin and moved to London in the late 1930s where he was interned and transported to Australia in 1940 in the prison ship Dunera and was interned at Tatura, Victoria. After his release at the end of World War II he went to Melbourne where he worked as an illustrator and advertising artist and contributed drawings and designs to Army Education publications. In 1950 he moved to London and worked as a designer and lectured at the London School of Printing. He returned to Melbourne in 1962 and commenced work as a sculptor, exhibiting there and in other Australian capital cities as well as London. His work was included in Australian Sculpture Triennial in 1981 and The Europeans at the National Gallery of Australia in in 1997. A retrospective of his work was held at the Stadtmuseum in Berlin in 2000.
Only 2 works by this artist are listed in our database as being sold, of the 7 works offered for sale.
Erwin Fabian 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 415
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 207
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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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