If a fence is connecting to a solid block, you can't place item frames or paintings due to the hitbox of fences/walls
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this is a duplicate, but shortly what's said there: intended, you cannot as a fence = 1.5 for entitys and paintings/item frames are entitys
The bug report that FVbico is most likely talking about is MC-712
Confirmed for 14w26b