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Esther Erlich
Biography
Esther Erlich (b. 1955), a Melbourne-based painter, has been exhibiting since the early 1980s, often with the Libby Edwards Galleries in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane and the Barry Newton Gallery in Adelaide.
3 portraits in the collection
Triceratops
Esther Erlich
Image
The Honourable J.J. Carlton with Cravat, 2000
Esther Erlich
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of an anonymous donor 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Portrait of a lady (Sonia McMahon), 1999
Esther Erlich
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Gift of an anonymous donor 2014
Paul Capsis, 2004
Esther Erlich
Portrait, oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Gift of the artist 2017
Air wear
Magazine article by Esther Agostino, 2015
Aviation carried women’s roles in society to greater heights – fashion followed suit.
Hermannsburg Potters, 1999
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Esther Erlich and Joe
Vox pops
Joe is my grandson, he's the youngest of my son's kids, and the other two have been painted already so I did him.
Bill Leak
Biography
Bill Leak (1956-2017), portrait painter and caricaturist, trained at the Julian Ashton art school in the mid-1970s, and began his career painting landscapes.
7 portraits in the collection
Desperately seeking Sonia
Magazine article by Angus Trumble, 2015
Esther Erlich’s portrait of Lady McMahon.
Annette Kellerman smiling, c. 1907 (printed 2003)
H. Walter Barnett
Portrait, modern bromide print on paper from an original negative
Gift of an anonymous donor 2004
The Streetons’ rich serenade
Passion
If music be the food of love
Skater
Portraits by Nikki Toole
Previous exhibition, 2012
Nikki Toole has travelled the world to photograph skateboarders.
Annette Kellerman
Biography
Annette Kellerman (1886–1975), champion swimmer and entertainer, was among the early twentieth century's most recognisable women.
2 portraits in the collection
Hattie Shepparde, 1872
Bardwell's Royal Studio
Portrait, carte de visite photograph
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Graham Smith 2009
Big it up
Magazine article by Magda Keaney, 2005
Former National Portrait Gallery Curator Magda Keaney was a member of the selection panel of the Schwepes Photographic Portrait Prize 2004 at the National Portrait Gallery London.