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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 19

Cat. 74 · Painting

The Red Sail Boat

Assigned title

Attributed to Alec Fleming

Date not recorded

Medium
Oil on hard board
Dimensions
50.5 cm × 40.5 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
Date
Date not recorded
Signature
No signature.
Catalogue no.
Cat. 74
Source
Catalogue, entry 74
Status
Private collection
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Description

A red sail boat drawn up on the a sandy cove, with a small lighthouse and low buildings in the middle distance and a smaller lighthhouse in the distance Four figures gathered on the shoreline.

Commentary

Displays Alec Flemings typical sketch dry brush approach. Highly likely to be painted en plein air. A bright and light palette, suited to what appears to be a Mediterranean scene. Possibly southern France. The tonal recession in the painting of the buildings suggest a mature period for Fleming.

Attribution

Attributed to Alec Fleming.

Given to Alec Fleming in the catalogue.

Catalogue wording: “Alec Fleming -No signature.”

How attributions are worded

Signature and inscriptions

No signature.

Verso

A Fleming in marker pen. Some random white paint marks.

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