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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 45

Cat. 182 · Painting

The Lowering Sky

Assigned title

Attributed to Alec Fleming

Date not recorded

Medium
Oil on hard board
Dimensions
51 cm × 41 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
Date
Date not recorded
Signature
Unsigned.
Catalogue no.
Cat. 182
Source
Catalogue, entry 182
Status
Private collection
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Description

Sea scape with groines on beach.

Commentary

Strong ochres, yellows and browns dominate this oil sketch probably made in situ on the English coast. Alec Fleming’s consistent use of reserved areas of the painted surface, allowing blue / grey primer to show through are an indicator of his hand.

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

A Fleming in black 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.

Provenance and research

Research notes

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

Further works

Alec Fleming