Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 64
Cat. 258 · Painting
The Gondoliers
Assigned title
1960s (approximate)
- Medium
- Oil on hard board
- Dimensions
- 30 × m × 25 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
- Date
- 1960s (approximate)Approximate period suggested in the catalogue commentary; not documented.
- Signature
- Signed B Fleming in brown paint bottom right.
- Catalogue no.
- Cat. 258
- Source
- Catalogue, entry 258
- Status
- Private collection
Description
Gondolas on a venetian canal.
Commentary
An expressionistic highly textured palette, probably painted from life on holiday in Venice. Likely contemporaneously with A Fleming’s venetian scene at Cat 201. Most likely 1960s.
Attribution
Barbara Fleming.
Catalogue wording: “B Fleming Signed B Fleming in brown paint bottom right”
Signature and inscriptions
Signed B Fleming in brown paint bottom right.
Verso
Remnants of brown tape suggesting easel fixing. Some random primer marks.
Condition
Fair Flattening to all four corners.
Provenance and research
Research notes
- The title is marked [assigned] in the catalogue.
Linked material
Related works
Related to

The Gondola
Attributed to Alec Fleming
Cross-referenced in the catalogue entry (cat. 201).
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