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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 36

Cat. 147 · Study

Study of a Bearded Man

Attributed to Barbara Fleming

Date not recorded

Medium
Oil on toothed side of hard board
Dimensions
61 cm × 51,5 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
Date
Date not recorded
Signature
Unsigned.
Catalogue no.
Cat. 147
Source
Catalogue, entry 147
Status
Private collection
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Description

A bearded young man, seated at a table in a high back chair, wearing a yellow shirt and brown tie.

Commentary

An unusual subject for Barbara Fleming. Possibly painted in an experimental style, almost naive, with thin paint and pencil marks clearly visible through the paint. Possibly unfinished. Possibly an early at- tempt by Barbara to paint from life. Possibly around 1960 and possibly a sketch of Alec Fleming.

Attribution

Attributed to Barbara Fleming.

Given to Barbara Fleming in the catalogue.

Catalogue wording: “Barbara Fleming Unsigned”

How attributions are worded

Signature and inscriptions

Unsigned.

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

Good. Unvarnished.

Further works

Barbara Fleming