{"product_id":"bessie-pitjara-bush-plum-signed-acrylic-on-canvas-painting-115cm-x-95cm","title":"BESSIE PITJARA \"Bush Plum\" Signed Acrylic on Canvas Painting 115cm x 95cm","description":"\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\"\u003e\n\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBESSIE PITJARA \/ PETYARRE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e(1970 - )\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eHand Signed, Original Acrylic On Canvas\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eTitle: \u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003eBush Plum\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eImage Size: 115cm x 95cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eSigned: Verso\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eCondition: Excellent - New\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eStretched and Ready to Hang.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eComes with Certificate of Authenticity from Martinez Art Dealer and photo of Bessie with this work.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eYou can also come view this work and many others in our Surry Hills Gallery in Sydney. Please message me to arrange a time to view in person.\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eSerafin Martinez\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003ePrincipal, Martinez Art Dealer\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003eSurry Hills, Sydney, Australia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eABN 36 561 407 649\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBiography:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003eBessie Pitjara (also spelled Petyarre) was born in 1970 and grew up in the expansive Indigenous homelands region of Utopia, some 240km north-east of Alice Springs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003eBessie is the daughter of highly regarded artist Polly Ngale, and follows in her footsteps artistically, depicting the Dreamings of the Anwekety (bush plum or conkerberry) and Kame (pencil yam) that have been passed down to her. Bessie's sister, Kate Pitjara, is also a celebrated artist who paints this story. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003eAnwekety is the Anmatyerre word for the conkerberry or bush plum, a berry that is favoured by Indigenous people of the Central and Western desert regions for its sweet taste and nutritional value. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003eBessie typically paints the Anwekety story from Ahalpere country, telling of the winds that blew from all directions, scattering the seeds all over the ancestral lands. 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