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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 21

Cat. 82 · Painting

The Brunette

Assigned title

Attributed to Alec Fleming

Date not recorded

Medium
Oil on hardboard
Dimensions
50 cm × 40 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
Date
Date not recorded
Signature
Not recorded
Catalogue no.
Cat. 82
Source
Catalogue, entry 82
Status
Private collection
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Description

Half Portrait of a young woman with long brown hair and slight decolletage, in a spotted house coat. against a turquoise background.

Commentary

An archetypal mature period Alec Fleming portrait study. Likely painted alla prima in England from life.

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

Unvarnished. Fair condition.

Provenance and research

Research notes

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

Further works

Alec Fleming