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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 19

Cat. 75 · Painting

Yellow Wild Irises

Assigned title

Attributed to Barbara Fleming

Date not recorded

Medium
Oil on prepared daler panel
Dimensions
45.5 cm × 35.5 cm A stand- ard 18” × 14” Daler Board.As recorded in the catalogue
Date
Date not recorded
Signature
Not recorded
Catalogue no.
Cat. 75
Source
Catalogue, entry 75
Status
Private collection
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Description

Yellow irises, growing in clumps in a river by a low bridge. Two large willow trees in the middle distance.

Commentary

The composition and subject are typical of Barbara Fleming’s work in capturing the nature around her. An orthodox pastoral scene, probably southern England, the style of paint application, with small directional markings and thinner paint application, and some ‘wet over dry’ strokes bear the influence of French Impressionism- notably Monet.

Attribution

Attributed to Barbara Fleming.

Given to Barbara Fleming in the catalogue.

Catalogue wording: “Barbara Fleming”

How attributions are worded

Verso

A Fleming in RED marker pen. A Daler sticker with sizes and a price 43p [post decimilisation]

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. Some contact marks to the painted surface especially the top left. Flattening to the top right corner. Post 1971.

Provenance and research

Research notes

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

Further works

Barbara Fleming