Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 41
Cat. 166 · Painting
The Road In Winter
Assigned title
Date not recorded
- Medium
- Oil on hardboard
- Dimensions
- 51 cm × 41 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
- Date
- Date not recorded
- Signature
- Unsigned.
- Catalogue no.
- Cat. 166
- Source
- Catalogue, entry 166
- Status
- Private collection
Description
A road cuts between snow and ice covered rocks, with a bare tree to the left foreground.
Commentary
An accomplished depiction of a bleak winter scene with convincing handling of the snow. The sky is light but carries snow. The flat brush work is characteristic of Alec Fleming but shows a maturity of style and a significant degree of impasto, with a command of tone.
Attribution
Attributed to Alec Fleming.
Given to Alec Fleming in the catalogue.
Catalogue wording: “Alec Fleming Unsigned.”
Signature and inscriptions
Unsigned.
Verso
A Fleming in marker pen. Some random white paint marks.
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.
Provenance and research
Research notes
- The title is marked [assigned] in the catalogue.
Further works
Alec Fleming
Cat. 1
Woman in a Pearl Necklace
Attributed to Alec Fleming
1930s in style · Oil on hand-stretched canvas, fixed with nails; unframed
Cat. 2
Self Portrait – Alec Fleming
Attributed to Alec Fleming
Possibly early to mid-1960s, in style · Oil on hardboard
Cat. 3
Self Portrait – Head, Alec Fleming
Attributed to Alec Fleming
Possibly mid-1960s, in style · Oil on hardboard
Cat. 4
African Violets
Attributed to Alec Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on hardboard, unvarnished