The Ruined Bastide

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: Not recorded
Catalogue no.: Cat. 189
Source: Catalogue, entry 189
Status: Private collection

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Description

A ruined building by an unmade road in a rural setting.

Commentary

Likely painted in France, very much in the Romantic style. Despite its size, this is very much a sketch in situ. It is possible that Fleming has chosen to paint the subject as the light is changing, capturing shadows on the side of the buildlng. The trees and rocks are no more than suggested but with thick impasto and confident brush work.

Attribution

Attributed to Alec Fleming.

Given to Alec Fleming in the catalogue.

Catalogue wording: “Alec Fleming”

How attributions are worded

Verso

A Fleming Some random white paint marks possibly from transportation.

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.