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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 23

Cat. 91 · Painting

The Hilltop Village

Assigned title

Attributed to Alec Fleming

Date not recorded

Medium
Oil on hard board
Dimensions
50 cm × 40 cmAs recorded in the catalogue
Date
Date not recorded
Signature
Not recorded
Catalogue no.
Cat. 91
Source
Catalogue, entry 91
Status
Private collection
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Description

A distant hilltop village in the shadow of a dominant mountain range, with a turbulent sky and desert in the foreground.

Commentary

The fluid, directional impasto, particularly the clouds set against an azure sky are a signature of later Alec Fleming works. The limited tonal range adds drama, whilst the flat strokes and vigorous brush work serve as a counterpoint to the small impressionistic marks used to suggest the village on the hill.

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 - block capitals.

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.

Provenance and research

Research notes

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

Further works

Alec Fleming