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Miss Winterbottom taught the Infants
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HELEN BRADLEY (1900-1979)
Miss Winterbottom taught the Infants
signed 'HELEN BRADLEY' and with a fly (lower left), signed again, inscribed and dated 'Miss Winterbottom taught the infants./George and I had been for our afternoon/walk with Mother, Grandma, the Aunts and/Miss Carter (who wore Pink). we had walked/along Spring Lane and round the Cemetery/and back by the School. there was/Miss Winterbottom standing outside with/her class of children, Mother said that/she was very particular and always/wore white kid gloves because she thought/some of the poorer children where not/quite clean. George and I thought it must/be wonderful to go to school and have all those/children to play with, but Father said that we/must have our lessons at home and the year/was 1906./Helen Layfield Bradley 1973’ (on the artist’s label attached to the backboard)
oil on canvas-board
15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm.)
Painted in 1973.
Miss Winterbottom taught the Infants
signed 'HELEN BRADLEY' and with a fly (lower left), signed again, inscribed and dated 'Miss Winterbottom taught the infants./George and I had been for our afternoon/walk with Mother, Grandma, the Aunts and/Miss Carter (who wore Pink). we had walked/along Spring Lane and round the Cemetery/and back by the School. there was/Miss Winterbottom standing outside with/her class of children, Mother said that/she was very particular and always/wore white kid gloves because she thought/some of the poorer children where not/quite clean. George and I thought it must/be wonderful to go to school and have all those/children to play with, but Father said that we/must have our lessons at home and the year/was 1906./Helen Layfield Bradley 1973’ (on the artist’s label attached to the backboard)
oil on canvas-board
15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm.)
Painted in 1973.
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner’s grandmother, and by descent.
Brought to you by
Pippa Jacomb
Director, Head of Day Sale