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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 50

Cat. 204 · Study

Study of A Young Man In A Blue Shirt

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
Not recorded
Catalogue no.
Cat. 204
Source
Catalogue, entry 204
Status
Private collection
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Description

A young man in a blue shirt- head and shoulders against an ochre background.

Commentary

An archetype of A Fleming’s portrait studies. Unusually however, seen face on. The flesh tones on the nose and neck capturing the fall of light are particularly convincingly painted in the artist’s mature style.

Attribution

Attributed to Alec Fleming.

Given to Alec Fleming in the catalogue.

Catalogue wording: “Alec Fleming”

How attributions are worded

Verso

A Fleming. Marker White gesso contact marks.

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