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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 50

Cat. 201 · Painting

The Gondola

Assigned title

Attributed to Alec Fleming

Date not recorded

Medium
Oil on hard board
Dimensions
50.7 cm × 45 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
Date
Date not recorded
Signature
No signature.
Catalogue no.
Cat. 201
Source
Catalogue, entry 201
Status
Private collection
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Description

A Venetian gondola moored beneath a bridge.

Commentary

A strong palette dominated by reds and browns showing a Venetian canal scene in bold thick brush strokes and a fauvist approach to colour. Possibly painted from sketches.

Attribution

Attributed to Alec Fleming.

Given to Alec Fleming in the catalogue.

Catalogue wording: “Alec Fleming No signature”

How attributions are worded

Signature and inscriptions

No signature.

Verso

An earlier sketch of the scene with differing proportions in pencil A Fleming in marker. Some contact marks in white paint.

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

Fair. Flattening to the top right hand corner unvarnished.

Provenance and research

Research notes

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

Further works

Alec Fleming