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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 51

Cat. 205 · Study

Study of a Nude

Assigned title

Possibly Alec Fleming (attribution uncertain)

1970s (approximate)

Medium
Oil on hard board
Dimensions
50.7 cm × 45 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
Date
1970s (approximate)Approximate period suggested in the catalogue commentary; not documented.
Signature
Not recorded
Catalogue no.
Cat. 205
Source
Catalogue, entry 205
Status
Private collection
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Description

A seated nude, with big hair on green cloth.

Commentary

A life study with significant impasto, showing the artist’s facility in capturing light on skin. Likely in England 1970s.

Attribution

Possibly Alec Fleming (attribution uncertain).

Unsigned. The catalogue gives only “A Fleming”, and the reverse carries the ‘A Fleming’ marker, which the catalogue’s introductory note says may denote ownership rather than authorship. The work is therefore not attributed to Alec Fleming on that basis.

Catalogue wording: “A Fleming”

How attributions are worded

Verso

A Fleming in purple marker. Block capitals.

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