Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 17
Cat. 65 · Painting
The Red Door
Date not recorded
- Medium
- Oil on hardboard
- Dimensions
- 50 cm × 40 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
- Date
- Date not recorded
- Signature
- No signature.
- Catalogue no.
- Cat. 65
- Source
- Catalogue, entry 65
- Status
- Private collection
Description
A red door in solid limestone house, with shuttered windows above and potted flowers to the foreground.
Commentary
Thinned paint and a muted palette with low levels of texture suggest a painting from a photographic reference by Barbara Fleming.
Attribution
Attributed to Barbara Fleming.
Given to Barbara Fleming in the catalogue.
Catalogue wording: “Barbara Fleming No signature.”
Signature and inscriptions
No signature.
Verso
A Fleming in capitals 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.
Further works
Barbara Fleming
Cat. 5
The Abandoned Watering Can
Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on primed hardboard
Cat. 6
The Rowing Boat
Barbara Fleming
Date not recorded · Oil on primed hardboard
Cat. 7
The Cornfield
Possibly Barbara Fleming (attribution uncertain)
Date not recorded · Oil on hardboard, unvarnished
Cat. 11
A Pastoral Scene
Possibly Barbara Fleming (attribution uncertain)
Date not recorded · Oil on primed hard board