Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 40
Cat. 161 · Painting
The Kitchen
Assigned title
Date not recorded
- Medium
- Oil on hardboard
- Dimensions
- 51 cm × 41 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
- Date
- Date not recorded
- Signature
- No signature.
- Catalogue no.
- Cat. 161
- Source
- Catalogue, entry 161
- Status
- Private collection
Description
A pewter jug with bread beef and vegetables laid across a kitchen table.
Commentary
An interpretation of a classic still life, possibly taken from a book illustration and copied from an earlier work, in the manner of Chardin The meet has been well painted with a good capture of light, but little impasto.
Attribution
Attributed to Barbara Fleming.
Given to Barbara Fleming in the catalogue.
Catalogue wording: “Barbara Fleming No signature”
Signature and inscriptions
No signature.
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 on clean board.
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