Background
He was born in Kristiania, and was a brother of Halvor Durban-Hansen.
He was born in Kristiania, and was a brother of Halvor Durban-Hansen.
Among his works are sculptors of Oscar Mathisen and Anders Sandvig, and busts of Rudolph Thygesen and Henrik Groth. He wrote art critics for the newspapers Morgenbladet, Morgenposten and Handelsog Sjøfartstidende, columns for the magazines Magasinet Foreign Alle and Farmand, and biographies of Christian Sinding, Gustav Vigeland and Kaare Espolin Johnson.