<b>BESSIE PITJARA</b><br>
Community: Utopia, Northern Territory<br>
Region: Central Australia (Anmatyerre / Alyawarre)<br>
<b>Untitled (Bush Berries / Bush Flowers)</b><br>
Acrylic on canvas (unstretched)<br>
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<b>Dimensions:</b> Approximately 150-160 x 60-70 cm (estimated from photographs; no dimension inscription visible)<br>
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<b>Provenance:</b> Artist name "Bessie Pitjara" inscribed verso. Inventory reference "ERT77131" inscribed verso.<br>
<b>COA / Art Centre Documentation:</b> Not present with the lot as photographed.<br>
<b>Condition:</b> Very Good. Paint surface intact with strong colour saturation. No cracking, flaking, or paint loss visible. Canvas unframed and unstretched.<br>
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Bessie Pitjara is an Anmatyerre / Alyawarre artist from the Utopia region of the Northern Territory, well known for her densely worked bush berry and bush flower paintings. Her dot-work technique produces a rich, layered surface of extraordinary depth and texture, placing her among the most recognisable women painters from the Utopia community.<br>
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This portrait-format canvas is covered in an all-over composition of overlapping rounded dot marks in pink, rose, crimson, light blue, and lavender against a dark navy ground. The dots are applied in clusters and layers, building a shimmering, textured field that is characteristic of Pitjara's representation of bush berries in full abundance. The verso is inscribed with the artist's name and an inventory reference number ERT77131.<br>
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Works by Bessie Pitjara have appeared at Australian art auction and in specialist Aboriginal art gallery sales, with comparable canvases in this size range trading from $400-$2,500 depending on provenance documentation. The absence of a COA should be noted. All available information is as described.<br>
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<b>Specifications</b><br>
Artist: Bessie Pitjara<br>
Attribution: Inscribed verso<br>
Community: Utopia, Northern Territory<br>
Region: Central Australia (Anmatyerre / Alyawarre)<br>
Medium: Acrylic on canvas (unstretched)<br>
Dimensions: Approx. 150-160 x 60-70 cm (estimated)<br>
Verso reference: ERT77131<br>
Frame: Unframed<br>
COA: Not present<br>
Condition: Very Good

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