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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 45

Cat. 183 · Study

Study of A Man Wearing Spectacles

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. 183
Source
Catalogue, entry 183
Status
Private collection
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Description

Man in a purple polo neck sweater and brown jacket against a blue background.

Commentary

Signature use of flat brush work and strong tonal variation, especially on the fall of light on the face which is rendered in strong contrast and pale pink highlights.

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 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.

Further works

Alec Fleming