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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 14

Cat. 52 · Painting

Stand Of Trees By Water

Assigned title

Attributed to Alec Fleming

Date not recorded

Medium
Oil on hard board. unvarnished
Dimensions
50.5 cm × 40 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
Date
Date not recorded
Signature
Not recorded
Catalogue no.
Cat. 52
Source
Catalogue, entry 52
Status
Private collection
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Description

A Sketchy and dynamic depiction of a copse reflected in water with a standing male figure in the foreground in a pink jacket.

Commentary

A striking almost abstract expressionist approach to depicting nature. A real potential departure and likely late career Alec Fleming working in England, En plein air.. The very expressive use of brushwork point to the rapidity of the execution.

Attribution

Attributed to Alec Fleming.

Given to Alec Fleming in the catalogue.

Catalogue wording: “Alec Fleming”

How attributions are worded

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. Slight flattening of corners.

Provenance and research

Research notes

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

Further works

Alec Fleming