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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 8

Cat. 28 · Painting

Head of Bearded Man

Assigned title

Attributed to Alec Fleming

Date not recorded

Medium
Oil on hardboard
Dimensions
50.5 cm × 41 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
Date
Date not recorded
Signature
No signature.
Catalogue no.
Cat. 28
Source
Catalogue, entry 28
Status
Private collection
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Description

Three quarter view- half torso and head of bearded man in brown workman’s jacket. Lit from a skylight in what appears to be an upper room.

Commentary

Heavily influenced in composition, palette, subject and paint application by French post impressionism. Strong painted outlines and limited, dark palette.

Attribution

Attributed to Alec Fleming.

Given to Alec Fleming in the catalogue.

Catalogue wording: “Alec Fleming- No signature”

How attributions are worded

Signature and inscriptions

No signature.

Verso

A Fleming in block capitals -marker pen. Water marking.

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 slight flattening to the top left corners. Some water marking to the lower portion of the rear- toothed side of the hardboard. Not visible on the painted surface.

Provenance and research

Research notes

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

Further works

Alec Fleming