Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 34
Cat. 139 · Painting
Onions
1960s (approximate)
- Medium
- Oil on hard board
- Dimensions
- 35 cm × 30 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
- Date
- 1960s (approximate)Approximate period suggested in the catalogue commentary; not documented.
- Signature
- No signature.
- Catalogue no.
- Cat. 139
- Source
- Catalogue, entry 139
- Status
- Private collection
Description
Four onions against a dark blue,flowing background.
Commentary
Possibly painted in the 1960s Suggested in the way in which the onions seem to float within the background and the brushstrokes which follow the forms are reminiscent of Munch.
Attribution
Attributed to Barbara Fleming.
Given to Barbara Fleming in the catalogue.
Catalogue wording: “Barbara Fleming No signature”
Signature and inscriptions
No signature.
Verso
B Fleming in black marker.
Condition
Good Unvarnished Some lifting in pattern of toothed hard board surface, possibly applied when wet.
Further works
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The Abandoned Watering Can
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Date not recorded · Oil on primed hardboard
Cat. 6
The Rowing Boat
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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