Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 61
Cat. 248 · Painting
The Cleaning Cupboard
Assigned title
1970s (approximate)
- Medium
- Oil on hard board
- Dimensions
- 40.5 cm × 30.5 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
- Date
- 1970s (approximate)Approximate period suggested in the catalogue commentary; not documented.
- Signature
- Not recorded
- Catalogue no.
- Cat. 248
- Source
- Catalogue, entry 248
- Status
- Private collection
Description
Two buckets one blue, one red, with a broom.
Commentary
Unusual impasto, possibly a product of B Fleming’s later more mature period in England in the 1970s.
Attribution
Attributed to Barbara Fleming.
Given to Barbara Fleming in the catalogue.
Catalogue wording: “B Fleming”
Verso
B Fleming in black marker [The usual attributor’s hand]
Condition
Poor Flattening to bottom right.damage to top right some contact marks to the painted surface. A piercing hoe top centre, possibly from informal hanging.
Provenance and research
Research notes
- The title is marked [assigned] in the catalogue.
Further works
Barbara Fleming
Cat. 5
The Abandoned Watering Can
Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on primed hardboard

Cat. 6
The Rowing Boat
Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on primed hardboard

Cat. 7
The Cornfield
Possibly Barbara Fleming (attribution uncertain)
Date not recorded · Oil on hardboard, unvarnished

Cat. 11
A Pastoral Scene
Possibly Barbara Fleming (attribution uncertain)
Date not recorded · Oil on primed hard board