Esther Erlich (born 1955)[1] is a Melbourne-based Australian artist who has been exhibiting since 1985. She won the 1998 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize with her painting, "Gaunt and Glorious" a portrait of Steve Moneghetti.[2] In 2000 Esther won the Archibald People's Choice Award with her painting of Bill Leak.[3]
Her works can be found in the collections of the National Library of Australia,[4] the National Portrait Gallery,[3] ALP Building Canberra, Council for Adult Education Victoria, Royal Overseas League Australian Collection, Performing Arts Museum Victoria.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Esther Erlich". MutualArt. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ McDonald, John (29 June 2018). "Art: Esther Erlich". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Esther Erlich, b. 1955". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ Erlich, Esther (1990). "Portrait of Louis Kahan". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Esther Erlich". Libby Edwards Galleries. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- Let's Face It - The History of the Archibald Prize by Peter Ross
- AGNSW Gallery (Dec 2000 - Jan 2001 edition), National Gallery of Victoria publication
- The National Library of Australia's 38th Annual Report 1997-1998
- Who's Who of Australian Visual Artists by D.W. Thorpe (Nov 1995)
- Australian Artist (Dec 1991)
- Portraits of Australia 1990 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize Collection