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Alec & Barbara FlemingPaintings, drawings and works on paper

Reference photograph, catalogue sheet 24

Cat. 94 · Study

Woman In A Blue Headscarf

Assigned title

Possibly Alec Fleming (attribution uncertain)

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. 94
Source
Catalogue, entry 94
Status
Private collection
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Description

A head and shoulders portrait study of a young woman in a blue head scarf and denim shirt.

Commentary

Whilst the fluidity of the impasto marks on the shirt, and the mixing of the paint on the canvas are indicative of Alec Fleming the facial features are less pre- cisely painted with little evidence of the usual light, and considered brush work.

Attribution

Possibly Alec Fleming (attribution uncertain).

The catalogue’s attribution is itself tentative; it is reproduced above and not resolved here.

Catalogue wording: “Alec Fleming????”

How attributions are worded

Verso

A Fleming. Some contact 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

Flattening to top left corner. Contact marks to the rear. Left hand edge appears roughly hand cut.

Provenance and research

Research notes

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

Further works

Alec Fleming