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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 55

Cat. 225 · Study

Woman In A Blue Headscarf

Possibly Alec Fleming (attribution uncertain)

Date not recorded

Medium
Oil on hard board
Dimensions
51 cm × 41 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
Date
Date not recorded
Signature
Not recorded
Catalogue no.
Cat. 225
Source
Catalogue, entry 225
Status
Private collection
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Description

A study of a woman in a blue head scarf.

Commentary

Heavy impasto, bearing the influence of London painters including Auerbach, Kossof and Bomberg. Painted alla prima fro life, against a neutral background. Signature short flat brushstrokes.

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 marker.

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 some small contact marks to the painted surface. Unvarnished.

Further works

Alec Fleming