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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 39

Cat. 157 · Painting

Standing Self Portrait

Assigned title

Attributed to Alec Fleming

1950s (approximate)

Medium
Oil on hard board
Dimensions
61 cm × 50.5 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
Date
1950s (approximate)Approximate period suggested in the catalogue commentary; not documented.
Signature
Unsigned.
Catalogue no.
Cat. 157
Source
Catalogue, entry 157
Status
Private collection
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Description

A man in a blue shirt, striped tie and navy trousers standing with a cane in an interior.

Commentary

This could well be a standing self portrait. The proportions suggest that it was painted from a photographic reference which would be unusual for A F. Likely painted in England possibly 1950s. All of the signature elements of A F’s emerging style are present, including impasto, broad flat brush marks, attention to light fall, especially on the skin and rapid confident painting on a smooth surface with vigorous strokes.

Attribution

Attributed to Alec Fleming.

Given to Alec Fleming in the catalogue.

Catalogue wording: “Alec Fleming Unsigned”

How attributions are worded

Signature and inscriptions

Unsigned.

Verso

No significant marks.

Condition

Good condition overall. Unvarnished Slight water marking to the verso at the base.

Provenance and research

Research notes

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

Further works

Alec Fleming