Helen Bradley
Just Round the Corner is Mumps Station
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Modern British & Irish Art, Lot 66
19. Jun - 19. Jun 2024
Modern British & Irish Art, Lot 66
19. Jun - 19. Jun 2024
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Helen Bradley (British, 1900-1979)
Just Round the Corner is Mumps Station
signed 'HELEN BRADLEY' and with fly insignia (lower left) and titled 'Just round the corner is Mumps/Station and in no time our cabs will/be there, with Father and Mr Taylor (The Bank/Manager) getting our luggage down and/sorting it all out. Father always got/very cross saying that he couldn't/understand why we had to take so/much stuff away with us. He didn't/dare to grumble at Grandma or the/aunts and certainly not at Mr Maitland/or Miss Carter, (who wore pink) so instead./poor Mother had to put up with his/bad temper, but soon we would all/be on the train, and the train would/be speeding on towards Blackpool and/dear Grandpa and the year was 1906.' (on an artist's label attached to the backboard)
oil on board, in an artist's painted frame
33.2 x 53.6 cm. (13 x 21 1/8 in.) including the painted frame
Private Collection, U.K.
Just Round the Corner is Mumps Station
signed 'HELEN BRADLEY' and with fly insignia (lower left) and titled 'Just round the corner is Mumps/Station and in no time our cabs will/be there, with Father and Mr Taylor (The Bank/Manager) getting our luggage down and/sorting it all out. Father always got/very cross saying that he couldn't/understand why we had to take so/much stuff away with us. He didn't/dare to grumble at Grandma or the/aunts and certainly not at Mr Maitland/or Miss Carter, (who wore pink) so instead./poor Mother had to put up with his/bad temper, but soon we would all/be on the train, and the train would/be speeding on towards Blackpool and/dear Grandpa and the year was 1906.' (on an artist's label attached to the backboard)
oil on board, in an artist's painted frame
33.2 x 53.6 cm. (13 x 21 1/8 in.) including the painted frame
Private Collection, U.K.
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