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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 9

Cat. 34 · Painting

The Cove From Above

Assigned title

Possibly Alec Fleming (attribution uncertain)

Date not recorded

Medium
Oil on hardboard- unvarnished
Dimensions
51 cm × 40.3As recorded in the catalogue
Date
Date not recorded
Signature
Not recorded
Catalogue no.
Cat. 34
Source
Catalogue, entry 34
Status
Private collection
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Description

View across a sandy cove with a monument on a hill to the background.

Commentary

The smooth flat tonality and muted palette of the hills are reminiscent of late LS Lowry. The experimental palette and influence of contemporaries is indicative of A Fleming. The almost naive approach to the composition is enhanced by notable impasto.

Attribution

Possibly Alec Fleming (attribution uncertain).

The catalogue’s attribution is itself tentative; it is reproduced above and not resolved here.

Catalogue wording: “A Fleming ?? ??”

How attributions are worded

Verso

A Fleming.

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

Fair. Significant flattening damage to the bottom left corner- likely from transportation/storage. Some superficial spotting damage to the overall paint surface.

Provenance and research

Research notes

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

Further works

Alec Fleming