Cat. 5
The Abandoned Watering Can
Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on primed hardboard
Artist
Barbara Fleming
British painter, Cheshire
Life dates to be confirmed
Introduction
Barbara Fleming was a British painter who worked in Cheshire and was active in the post-war decades, particularly from the 1950s to the 1980s.
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A short introduction to her subjects and approach, written from documented sources, will appear here.
Barbara Fleming and Alec Fleming are catalogued as distinct artists. Where a work cannot yet be assigned to either, it is listed as uncertain. Alec Fleming
Selected works
Signed or firmly attributed
Cat. 6
The Rowing Boat
Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on primed hardboard
Cat. 12
The Grindstone
Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on primed hard board. unvarnished
Cat. 138
Mischief
Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on hard board
Cat. 143
Orange Trees
Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on artisan framed ‘grange cotton canvas with stretcher wedges and nails in place
Cat. 230
The Hamlet
Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on hard board
Cat. 231
A Pyrenean Village sic
Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on hard board
Cat. 232
The Archway and Steps
Barbara Fleming
1960s (approximate) · Oil on hard board
Attributed to Barbara Fleming
Cat. 27
Cypress Trees in a Valley
Attributed to Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on hardboard
Cat. 32
The Rush Pond
Attributed to Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on hardboard
Cat. 42
Jars and Bottles
Attributed to Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on hardboard
Cat. 43
A Copse of
Attributed to Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on hardboard
Cat. 50
The Bridge
Attributed to Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on hard board. some impasto, painted with distinct texture. some elements particularly the sky, have been painted with a palette knife
Cat. 51
The Or- namental Pond
Attributed to Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on hard board
Cat. 55
The White Church
Attributed to Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on hardboard
Cat. 57
The Geranium Garden
Attributed to Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on hard board
Possibly by Barbara Fleming
Works the catalogue tentatively associates with Barbara Fleming; attribution remains uncertain.
Cat. 7
The Cornfield
Possibly Barbara Fleming (attribution uncertain)
Date not recorded · Oil on hardboard, unvarnished
Cat. 11
A Pastoral Scene
Possibly Barbara Fleming (attribution uncertain)
Date not recorded · Oil on primed hard board
Cat. 25
Church By The River
Possibly Barbara Fleming (attribution uncertain)
Date not recorded · Oil on smooth hard board surface/
Cat. 29
Dappled Shade
Possibly Barbara Fleming (attribution uncertain)
Date not recorded · Oil on hardboard
Cat. 209
The Field of Gold
Possibly Barbara Fleming (attribution uncertain)
Date not recorded · Oil on hard board
Biography
Early life and training
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Birth date and place, family background and any formal training to be added from documentary sources.
Work and practice
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Subjects, working methods, preferred media and supports to be added as the catalogue is researched.
Exhibitions and reception
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Exhibition history, societies and press notices, where documented.
Chronology
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Chronology entries will be added with a source for each. The rows below show the layout only.
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- 1950s
- Active in Cheshire (period of activity as supplied; details to follow).
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Research
- In the cataloguer’s opinion, a number of boards marked “A Fleming” on the reverse are by Barbara Fleming.
Information about Barbara Fleming — documents, photographs, exhibition records or recollections — is welcome. Contact the archive