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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 28

Cat. 109 · Painting

Houses In The Wood

Assigned title

Attributed to Alec Fleming

Date not recorded

Medium
Oil on hard board
Dimensions
40 cm × 30 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
Date
Date not recorded
Signature
Unsigned.
Catalogue no.
Cat. 109
Source
Catalogue, entry 109
Status
Private collection
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Description

Houses in a woodland clear- ing with a mountain range in the distance.

Commentary

The primer marks showing through the oil paint are indicative of A Fleming’s practice. Th e composition is well framed with confident brush marks and significant impasto capturing the play of light.

Attribution

Attributed to Alec Fleming.

Given to Alec Fleming in the catalogue.

Catalogue wording: “Alec Fleming unsigned”

How attributions are worded

Signature and inscriptions

Unsigned.

Verso

A Fleming in faded marker Some random white marks.

The reverse is marked “A Fleming” in block capitals. Many boards in the collection carry this marking, and some of them are considered to be by Barbara Fleming. The marking may record ownership rather than authorship and is not treated here as evidence of attribution.

Condition

Good. No water damage. A single pin hole piercing to the centre indicates previous informal hanging.. Unvarnished.

Provenance and research

Research notes

  • The title is marked [assigned] in the catalogue.

Further works

Alec Fleming