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Esther Furber

Esther Furber
Title
Esther Furber
Dimensions
60 × 30 cm
Region
Central Desert

Provenance and context of painting

• Artist: Esther Furber
• Skin name: Peltharre
• Born: 18 May 1955
• Language: Arrernte
• Residence: Truckies Camp, Alice Springs
• Title: Not recorded
• Date: 4 November 2008
• Medium: Acrylic on canvas
• Size: 60 × 30 cm
• Catalogue code: TAEF08C3007
• Provenance: Tangentyere Artists, Alice Springs
• Accompanied by its original Tangentyere Artists Certificate of Authenticity
• The painting is composed of repeated undulating horizontal lines in red, blue, white and earthy tones.
• The closely layered lines create a strong sense of rhythm and movement across the vertical canvas.
• No title, Dreaming or explanatory story is recorded on the certificate, so no specific cultural interpretation has been attributed to the imagery.

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One Phoenix Arts acknowledges the Larrakia people as the Traditional Owners of the land on which our gallery stands, and pays respect to Elders past and present. We acknowledge the artists and their communities across the Northern Territory, the Kimberley and the deserts, who hold the stories in these works.