Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 48
Cat. 194 · Study
A Study of Woman Knitting a Garment
Assigned title
1970s (approximate)
- Medium
- Oil on hard board
- Dimensions
- 51 cm × 41 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
- Date
- 1970s (approximate)Approximate period suggested in the catalogue commentary; not documented.
- Signature
- Signed A Fleming in red paint bottom right.
- Catalogue no.
- Cat. 194
- Source
- Catalogue, entry 194
- Status
- Private collection
Description
A half portrait of an elderly woman knitting.
Commentary
Clearly painted contemporaneously with Cat 185. Most likely the artist’s wife Barbara Fleming early 1970s, showing his mature style.
Attribution
Alec Fleming.
Catalogue wording: “Alec Fleming Signed A Fleming in red paint bottom right”
Signature and inscriptions
Signed A Fleming in red paint bottom right.
Verso
Some random white paint contact marks [ likely from batch priming and storage]
Condition
Good.
Provenance and research
Research notes
- The title is marked [assigned] in the catalogue.
Linked material
Related works
Related to
Study of a Woman Knitting
Attributed to Alec Fleming
Cross-referenced in the catalogue entry (cat. 185).
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