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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 83

Cat. 336 · Study

Study of a Woman In Yellow

Assigned title

Attributed to Alec Fleming

1950s (approximate)

Medium
Oil on hard board
Dimensions
61 cm × 51 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
Date
1950s (approximate)Approximate period suggested in the catalogue commentary; not documented.
Signature
Unsigned.
Catalogue no.
Cat. 336
Source
Catalogue, entry 336
Status
Private collection
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Description

Portrait of a woman in a yellow dress against a green background.

Commentary

Probably 1950s. Typical of the artist in his mid career portraiture a half portrait in three quarter view with the beginnings of a signature approach to impasto treatment of the skin tones.

Attribution

Attributed to Alec Fleming.

Given to Alec Fleming in the catalogue.

Catalogue wording: “Alec Fleming Unsigned”

How attributions are worded

Signature and inscriptions

Unsigned.

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