Farm Buildings France

A collection of pan tiled farm buidlings, divided by a road with a low range of hills in the distance. Hangar buildings to the foreground. Likely a view of buildings in Touille in the Haute Garrone department of South West France. Painted in 1953 in an orthodox A Fleming style.

A well balanced composition, with an orthodox, academic approach to paint application. Possibky painted in the studio from sketches. A strong influence of French real- ism, with colours from life and accomplished depiction of shadow and recession.

Attributed to Alec Fleming.

The catalogue records a signature but qualifies it; the attribution is given as the cataloguer’s opinion.

Catalogue wording: “A Fleming Faint signature in block capitals to the lower right. Labelled Alec Fleming to the reverse”

How attributions are worded

Signature in block capitals to the lower right.

In pencil to the stretcher -[top] ‘Touille, Hte Garrone, France, 1953. Affixed label. ‘Farm Buildings France, Alec Fleming. 4 [Possibly one of a series.

In need of some restoration, principally cleaning and restretching. Some surface build up of chalk and ochre, possible from storage. Cracking and painting of the paint surface where the upper stretcher has stressed the canvas. Some light foxing. Paint crazing and flaking to the top left. No water damage.