Helen Bradley
Uncle Tom's Funeral Procession
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 GBP
Price realised: 50.250 GBP
Price realised: 50.250 GBP
Description
Helen Bradley (British, 1900-1979)
Uncle Tom's Funeral Procession
signed 'HELEN BRADLEY' and with fly insignia (lower right); further signed, inscribed and dated '"Theyre off" called John Sam'els wife Florrie, who was/standing on a chair peeping through the Blind, but Martha/Higgingbottom who was also peeping was away counting/the neighbours who were following the Hearse. "We cant/feed all that lot" said aunt Mary, who was away/stealing the ham. Mother wasnt thinking about the food/but great uncle Toms sideboard. "I wonder who he's left it/too" she said, but aunt Annie (who was only an aunt by/marriage) said, "Jane, youve enough furniture, I could do/ with that sideboard". Just then Sarah's voice came from/upstairs, "Everybody's making for the front garden
oil on canvas laid on board
60.3 x 151.5 cm. (23 3/4 x 59 5/8 in.)
The Artist, thence by family descent | The Estate of Margaret Bradley
Uncle Tom's Funeral Procession
signed 'HELEN BRADLEY' and with fly insignia (lower right); further signed, inscribed and dated '"Theyre off" called John Sam'els wife Florrie, who was/standing on a chair peeping through the Blind, but Martha/Higgingbottom who was also peeping was away counting/the neighbours who were following the Hearse. "We cant/feed all that lot" said aunt Mary, who was away/stealing the ham. Mother wasnt thinking about the food/but great uncle Toms sideboard. "I wonder who he's left it/too" she said, but aunt Annie (who was only an aunt by/marriage) said, "Jane, youve enough furniture, I could do/ with that sideboard". Just then Sarah's voice came from/upstairs, "Everybody's making for the front garden
oil on canvas laid on board
60.3 x 151.5 cm. (23 3/4 x 59 5/8 in.)
The Artist, thence by family descent | The Estate of Margaret Bradley
Auction result well in line with expectations
In September 2021 Bonhams in London held the auction Blazing a TrailModern British Women, which included the work Uncle Tom's Funeral Procession by Helen Bradley. The price achieved of GBP 50,250.00 (€ 58,466.57) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 40,000.00 – 60,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Helen Bradley - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Oh it's the King and Queen, which sold at auction in April 2019 for GBP 162,500.00 (€ 189,034.46).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im September 2021 führte Bonhams in London die Auktion Blazing a TrailModern British Women durch, in der auch die Arbeit Uncle Tom's Funeral Procession von Helen Bradley zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 50.250,00 (€ 58.466,57) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 40.000,00 – 60.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Helen Bradley mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Oh it's the King and Queen beobachtet, die im April 2019 für GBP 162.500,00 (€ 189.034,46) versteigert wurde.
Helen Bradley - Auction history
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