Signed and with fly insignia (lower left), with the artist's handwritten narrative on verso - "On the Evening of Christmas Day the Bells rang out merrily as we all set out for Church - all, except Mrs Maitland and Dear Emily. Mrs Maitland said she didn't feel very well and would rest a while and perhaps feel better by the time we all arrived home. We were looking forward to singing the Carols and meeting Mr Taylor (the Bank Manager) who was coming back to Grandma's with us. We were going to light the Tree and have Crackers, Games and a Good Supper and the year was 1907. Helen Layfield Bradley 1972", watercolour and gouache on paper.
Dimensions: 36.5cm x 51.5cm (14.25in x 20.25in)
This painting is illustrated on page 6 of Miss Carter Came With Us by Helen Bradley, 1973.
The Unicorn Gallery, Wilmslow, Cheshire.
Private Collection, U.K.
Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.
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Sold for £44,000
Auction: Northern Art - Live Online, 30th Jun, 2022
This sale features a stunning selection of artworks by many of the great Northern artists to include work by Helen Bradley, L.S. Lowry, Peter Brook, Geoffrey Key, Arthur Berry, Alan Lowndes, Donald McIntyre, William Turner, Trevor Grimshaw, Reg Gardner, Malcolm Croft and many others.
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