Description

Mary Rumble Pitjara

TITLE: Bush Leaf Medicine
PAINTED IMAGE SIZE: Approx 895 x 625 mm [plus border for framing]
COMPLETED: 2009     
MEDIUM: Artist acrylic paint on pre-primed canvas

THE PAINTING: Mary has portrayed her version of the bush medicine leaf with a combination of a rich sky blue and white leaves set against a contrasting primed black background. The effect is quite simply stunning!

NOTE: Please see other photos below.

THE ARTIST:
Born: c1957
Skin Name: Pitjara
Language: Alyawarre
Region: Utopia

Born into an impressive artistic dynasty in the Utopia region of the Central Desert, Mary Rumble Pitjara has learned her craft from the very best. Art has always been in her blood as her impressive array of work clearly demonstrates. Her extended family includes her internationally esteemed aunts, Gloria and Kathleen Petyarre, and Gracie Morton Pwerle, who have heavily influenced her career. She is also the older sister of celebrated artist Katie Rumble Pitjara.

With several trademark styles in her repetoire, Mary Rumble mainly specialises in Women’s Body Paint, Bush Seed and Bush leaf designs and is recognised as producing some of the best examples of that genre. Her uncanny sense of design, colour selection and attention to detail are distinguishing traits of her paintings. Mary’s works are rapidly gaining well-deserved attention from collectors, with the astute ones recognising her future investment potential. Mary is definitely one to watch out for – if not already!

PROVENANCE: This painting will be supplied with a COA with a photo of Mary with her painting that she has signed verso.

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