<b>HILDA BIRD</b><br>
Community: Not confirmed from available documentation<br>
Region: Central Australia (style consistent with Western Desert / Utopia region tradition)<br>
<b>Untitled (Bush Flowers, Bush Tucker and Waterhole Country)</b><br>
Acrylic on canvas (unstretched)<br>
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<b>Dimensions:</b> 199 x 120 cm (inscribed verso)<br>
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<b>Provenance:</b> Artist name inscribed twice on verso in marker. No art centre label, gallery sticker, or catalogue number present.<br>
<b>COA / Art Centre Documentation:</b> Not present with the lot as photographed.<br>
<b>Condition:</b> Good. Paint surface intact with strong colour saturation throughout. No cracking, flaking, or paint loss visible. Canvas edges uneven in places with some minor soiling on the verso. Unframed and unstretched, presented with a painted black border.<br>
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This is a substantial large-format Aboriginal painting measuring 199 x 120 cm on unstretched canvas. The work is rich in detail, filling the picture plane with concentric circle motifs representing waterholes, U-shaped forms, seed pod shapes filled with fine dotting, stylised bush flowers in blues, purples, and pinks, and wavy line forms representing watercourses. The palette moves through cool teals and greens in the upper register to warm oranges, reds, and browns at the base, suggesting a landscape journey from lush country to arid desert. The dot-work technique is confident and layered, consistent with established Aboriginal women's painting practice from Central Australia.<br>
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The artist name "Hilda Bird" is inscribed on the verso. No art centre documentation or COA accompanies this lot as photographed. Buyers with a particular interest in provenance and community documentation are advised to make their own inquiries prior to bidding. All available information for this work is as described.<br>
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<b>Specifications</b><br>
Artist: Hilda Bird<br>
Attribution: Inscribed verso<br>
Community: Not confirmed<br>
Region: Central Australia (style consistent)<br>
Medium: Acrylic on canvas (unstretched)<br>
Dimensions: 199 x 120 cm<br>
Frame: Unframed, painted black border<br>
COA: Not present<br>
Condition: Good

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