Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 31
Cat. 121 · Painting
Courting Couple
Assigned title
Date not recorded
- Medium
- Oil on hardboard
- Dimensions
- 35 cm × 31 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
- Date
- Date not recorded
- Signature
- No signature.
- Catalogue no.
- Cat. 121
- Source
- Catalogue, entry 121
- Status
- Private collection
Description
A couple embrace on a park bench in the sun, with trees and bushes surrounding and receding to the distance.
Commentary
Most likely painted in England. A palimpsest and some feint indecipherable pencil markings suggest this may have been submitted for an exhibition.
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.
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
Flatting to the top right corner. A single pin hole piercing top centre, possibly from informal hanging.
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