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Good Afternoon Mrs Carter
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Helen Layfield Bradley (1900-1979)
Good Afternoon Mrs Carter
signed and dated 'HELEN BRADLEY/1973' and with a fly (lower left), signed again, inscribed and dated again '"Ha, Good Afternoon Mrs Carter," boomed Mrs/Hope-Ainsworth as she, Bertie and Nellie came/out of their gate just as we were passing on/our afternoon walk along Den Lane, "How/very nice to see you - you must all come/in and have tea", "Thank you", said Mother,/"but I think the children would rather go for/a walk", "Nonsense Jane, come along/children", and she took our hands and/led us into her sitting room, where/we had to be quiet and sit on her/horsehair sofa which scratched our/legs. We were given a glass of milk and/a bun, but Mrs Hope-Ainsworth, in spite of/having lots of money couldn't bake buns/like Aunt Mary or mother and the year was 1906./Helen Layfield Bradley 1973' (on a label attached to the backboard)
oil on canvas-board
16 x 20 in. (40.7 x 50.8 cm.)
Good Afternoon Mrs Carter
signed and dated 'HELEN BRADLEY/1973' and with a fly (lower left), signed again, inscribed and dated again '"Ha, Good Afternoon Mrs Carter," boomed Mrs/Hope-Ainsworth as she, Bertie and Nellie came/out of their gate just as we were passing on/our afternoon walk along Den Lane, "How/very nice to see you - you must all come/in and have tea", "Thank you", said Mother,/"but I think the children would rather go for/a walk", "Nonsense Jane, come along/children", and she took our hands and/led us into her sitting room, where/we had to be quiet and sit on her/horsehair sofa which scratched our/legs. We were given a glass of milk and/a bun, but Mrs Hope-Ainsworth, in spite of/having lots of money couldn't bake buns/like Aunt Mary or mother and the year was 1906./Helen Layfield Bradley 1973' (on a label attached to the backboard)
oil on canvas-board
16 x 20 in. (40.7 x 50.8 cm.)
Provenance
Purchased directly from the artist by the present owner circa 1970.
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