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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 6

Cat. 21 · Painting

Standing Nude

Assigned title

Attributed to Alec Fleming

1970s (approximate)

Medium
Oil on hard board
Dimensions
51 cm × 61 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
Date
1970s (approximate)Approximate period suggested in the catalogue commentary; not documented.
Signature
Not recorded
Catalogue no.
Cat. 21
Source
Catalogue, entry 21
Status
Private collection
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Description

A nude girl, with bobbed hair, standing behind a chair.

Commentary

An accomplished sketch in oils, possibly from a life class. Shows a good command of anatomy and a good choice of pose. Highly likely to be from mid/ late 1970s Alec Fleming style. The mature handling of the paint, especially in the impasto work on the hands suggests a later more evolved work.

Attribution

Attributed to Alec Fleming.

Given to Alec Fleming in the catalogue.

Catalogue wording: “Alec Fleming A Fleming in black letters to verse”

How attributions are worded

Verso

A Fleming in block letters in marker. No other significant 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 overall. No foxing or water staining.

Provenance and research

Research notes

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

Further works

Alec Fleming