Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 36
Cat. 146 · Painting
The Countess
Assigned title
Date not recorded
- Medium
- Oil on toothed side of hard board
- Dimensions
- 61 cm × 50.5 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
- Date
- Date not recorded
- Signature
- Not recorded
- Catalogue no.
- Cat. 146
- Source
- Catalogue, entry 146
- Status
- Private collection
Description
A young woman with hair up in a navy dress against a green and red background.
Commentary
The subject is less than usual for Barbara Fleming being a half portrait in three quarter view. The evidence of smaller multi directional brush work and unblended paint in the background leaving defined areas is characteristic. Most likely painted in England from a photographic reference.
Attribution
Attributed to Barbara Fleming.
Given to Barbara Fleming in the catalogue.
Catalogue wording: “Barbara Fleming”
Verso
A Fleming in purple 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
Good.
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