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One Friday in June
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Helen Layfield Bradley (1900-1979)
One Friday in June
signed 'HELEN BRADLEY' and with a fly (lower left), and inscribed 'One Friday in June, Uncle John met/Father in Manchester and told him/the good news that he's just bought a/country cottage, except, he said, "It's got/enough rooms to put you all up, so,/tell Jane to get ready and we'll expect/you all for Dinner tomorrow, I mean",/he said, "the aunts, Grandma, and I couldn't/leave out Mrs Carter and Mr Taylor (the Bank/Manager)", so, we all went, and it was a/lovely place, next to Uncle John's was the/old farm which had a moat round it and/a lake with fish in it. The walk to the/lake became our after-tea walk. Father and/Uncle John always walked in front talking about/fishing and the year was 1907.' (on a label attached to the backboard)
watercolour and bodycolour
15¾ x 19½ in. (40 x 49.5 cm.)
One Friday in June
signed 'HELEN BRADLEY' and with a fly (lower left), and inscribed 'One Friday in June, Uncle John met/Father in Manchester and told him/the good news that he's just bought a/country cottage, except, he said, "It's got/enough rooms to put you all up, so,/tell Jane to get ready and we'll expect/you all for Dinner tomorrow, I mean",/he said, "the aunts, Grandma, and I couldn't/leave out Mrs Carter and Mr Taylor (the Bank/Manager)", so, we all went, and it was a/lovely place, next to Uncle John's was the/old farm which had a moat round it and/a lake with fish in it. The walk to the/lake became our after-tea walk. Father and/Uncle John always walked in front talking about/fishing and the year was 1907.' (on a label attached to the backboard)
watercolour and bodycolour
15¾ x 19½ in. (40 x 49.5 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Phillips, London, 25 September 2001, lot 196, where purchased by the present owner.
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