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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 6

Cat. 22 · Painting

Woman in A Yellow Dress

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
Signed A Fleming in marker bottom right.
Catalogue no.
Cat. 22
Source
Catalogue, entry 22
Status
Private collection
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Description

A mature woman with short hair in a yellow scoop necked dress. Three quarter view- head and torso.

Commentary

This painting feels more like a study, with pencil and charcoal marks left on the surface, along with the painyt. The flesh tones are well handled with less impasto visible flat brush work than Cats 15-21. The confidence of the mark making and the flat less worked tones, suggest an alla prima study from life. Likely 1970s, possibly in series with Cats 15-19.

Attribution

Attributed to Alec Fleming.

The catalogue records a signature but qualifies it; the attribution is given as the cataloguer’s opinion.

Catalogue wording: “Alec Fleming Signed A Fleming in marker bottom right.”

How attributions are worded

Signature and inscriptions

Signed A Fleming in marker bottom right.

Verso

An address in script for a ‘Mr Gradwell, Carlisle Depot. An affixed sticker with the word ‘Appleby] Pencil measurements and a partial pencil sketch for the finished painting.

Condition

Fair.

Further works

Alec Fleming