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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 35

Cat. 144 · Painting

Blooms

Assigned title

Alec Fleming

1950s (approximate)

Medium
Oil on hard board
Dimensions
50.5 cm × 40.5 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
Date
1950s (approximate)Approximate period suggested in the catalogue commentary; not documented.
Signature
Signature in brown paint bottom right.
Catalogue no.
Cat. 144
Source
Catalogue, entry 144
Status
Private collection
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Description

A bunch of vivid white.c ream and pink blooms crammed into a brown ceramic vase on a wooden table against a blue grey background.

Commentary

A striking still life, most likely painted all prima, from life, possibly as early as 1950s. The confident brush strokes are present as is the impasto, whilst the subject, composition and palette re- main orthodox.

Attribution

Alec Fleming.

Catalogue wording: “Alec Fleming A Fleming contemporary signature in brown paint bottom right”

How attributions are worded

Signature and inscriptions

Signature in brown paint bottom right.

Verso

Large white ‘R’ in chalk, suggests rejection from an exhibition submission.

Condition

Good Unvarnished.

Provenance and research

Research notes

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

Further works

Alec Fleming