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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 1

Cat. 1 · Painting

Woman in a Pearl Necklace

Assigned title

Attributed to Alec Fleming

1930s in style

Medium
Oil on hand-stretched canvas, fixed with nails; unframed
Dimensions
40.5 cm × 52 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
Date
1930s in styleDated on stylistic grounds only; described in the catalogue as an earlier painting.
Signature
No signature
Catalogue no.
Cat. 1
Source
Catalogue, entry 1
Status
Private collection
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Description

A woman in a purple twin set with pearls and a bow.

Commentary

An earlier painting by Alec Fleming, in style of the 1930s. Possibly a portrait of Barbara Fleming.

Attribution

Attributed to Alec Fleming.

Given to Alec Fleming in the catalogue. The work is unsigned.

Catalogue wording: “Alec Fleming – no signature”

How attributions are worded

Signature and inscriptions

No signature

Verso

‘B. F’ in marker on the rear, to the top of the canvas overlap. ‘A Fleming’ in pencil.

  • Marker: ‘B. F’ (top of canvas overlap)
  • Pencil: ‘A Fleming’

Condition

Fair condition. Some foxing. Small dent to the lower right quarter. Unvarnished.

Provenance and research

Research notes

  • Identity of the sitter not established; the catalogue suggests she may be Barbara Fleming.

Further works

Alec Fleming