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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 39

Cat. 160 · Painting

Portrait Of The Artist With Wine Bottle and Glasses

Assigned title

Attributed to Alec Fleming

Date not recorded

Medium
Oil on hard board
Dimensions
61 cm × 50.5 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
Date
Date not recorded
Signature
Not recorded
Catalogue no.
Cat. 160
Source
Catalogue, entry 160
Status
Private collection
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Description

A middle aged man in an orange jacket, blue neckerchief and pork pie hat, seated at a table with wine bottle and glasses.

Commentary

A charming portrait with well captured mise en scene, in a bar or cafe owing something to Modigliani around the hands and to the painters of southern France in the palette and composition, particularly Matisse..

Attribution

Attributed to Alec Fleming.

Given to Alec Fleming in the catalogue.

Catalogue wording: “Alec Fleming”

How attributions are worded

Verso

A Fleming in marker pen A palimpsest of a stamp.

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. Some flattening to the top right hand corner. Some contact marks, slight scratching and a small paint lift.

Provenance and research

Research notes

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

Further works

Alec Fleming