Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 78
Cat. 313 · Painting
Reading
Assigned title
1960s (approximate)
- Medium
- Oil on hard board
- Dimensions
- 61 cm × 51 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
- Date
- 1960s (approximate)Approximate period suggested in the catalogue commentary; not documented.
- Signature
- Not recorded
- Catalogue no.
- Cat. 313
- Source
- Catalogue, entry 313
- Status
- Private collection
Description
A woman reading in a striped dress against a brown background.
Commentary
Possibly mid 1960s. A typical deployment of short impasto brushstrokes with a bright palette and excellent light capture on the face.
Attribution
Attributed to Alec Fleming.
Given to Alec Fleming in the catalogue.
Catalogue wording: “Alec Fleming”
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 Unvarnished.
Provenance and research
Research notes
- The title is marked [assigned] in the catalogue.
Further works
Alec Fleming
Cat. 1
Woman in a Pearl Necklace
Attributed to Alec Fleming
1930s in style · Oil on hand-stretched canvas, fixed with nails; unframed
Cat. 2
Self Portrait – Alec Fleming
Attributed to Alec Fleming
Possibly early to mid-1960s, in style · Oil on hardboard
Cat. 3
Self Portrait – Head, Alec Fleming
Attributed to Alec Fleming
Possibly mid-1960s, in style · Oil on hardboard
Cat. 4
African Violets
Attributed to Alec Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on hardboard, unvarnished