drawing
- Museum number
- 1999,1127.3
- Description
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Tree stumps with gantry; broken tree stumps and rubbish in the foreground, with camp buildings and vehicles in distance. 1944
Sanguine conté drawing on cream paper
- Production date
- 1944
- Dimensions
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Height: 405 millimetres
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Width: 508 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- This drawing was made by this German-born artist after he was released from internment camps in Australia where he had been from 1941. After his release he was engaged in army service and many of his drawings, including the present work, were done at Tocumwal, New South Wales. See also 1999-11-27-2. For his works, see Stephen Coppel's essay 'Erwin Fabian: The Sculptor's Journey' in "Max und Erwin Fabian: Berlin-London-Melbourne", exhib. cat., edited by Dominik Bartmann, Berlin, Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin, Museum Ephraim-Palais, 9 November 2000-4 February 2001.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1999
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1999,1127.3