Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 29
Cat. 113 · Painting
Lilies
Assigned title
Date not recorded
- Medium
- Oil on hard board- primed
- Dimensions
- 30 cm × 25 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
- Date
- Date not recorded
- Signature
- No signature.
- Catalogue no.
- Cat. 113
- Source
- Catalogue, entry 113
- Status
- Private collection
Description
White blooms against a dark green background.
Commentary
A simple composition of two lily flowers. A typical subject for Barbara, painted with atypical brush strokes in the white impasto and a more signature approach to the pink highlights and leaves.
Attribution
Attributed to Barbara Fleming.
Given to Barbara Fleming in the catalogue.
Catalogue wording: “Barbara Fleming No signature.”
Signature and inscriptions
No signature.
Verso
A Fleming in marker.
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
Fair, Some crazing, slight damage to one corner. Some detached paint flakes in the background colour.
Provenance and research
Research notes
- The title is marked [assigned] in the catalogue.
Further works
Barbara Fleming
Cat. 5
The Abandoned Watering Can
Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on primed hardboard
Cat. 6
The Rowing Boat
Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on primed hardboard
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