Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 40
Cat. 164 · Painting
The White House
Assigned title
Date not recorded
- Medium
- Oil on hardboard
- Dimensions
- 54 cm × 33 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
- Date
- Date not recorded
- Signature
- Not recorded
- Catalogue no.
- Cat. 164
- Source
- Catalogue, entry 164
- Status
- Private collection
Description
White houses nestled in a valley with a white rail fence to the foreground and autumnal trees.
Commentary
Whilst this bears the inscription A Fleming in pencil on the verso. Nothing in this painting suggests Alec Fleming. The style is naive, possibly a copy of a Swedish folk painting, certainly from a photograph.
Attribution
Attributed to Barbara Fleming.
Given to Barbara Fleming in the catalogue.
Catalogue wording: “Barbara Fleming”
Verso
A Fleming in pencil.
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
Fair Unvarnished.
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