Helen Bradley (British, 1900-1979) The Day thou Gavest, Lord is Ended 40.5 x 51 cm. (16 x 20 in.)
Helen Bradley (British, 1900-1979)
Do come along children
signed with fly insignia (lower left), further signed, inscribed and dated '"Do come along children", said Alice, "It's/growing Dark and time for Tea", and as/George gave his fire a last prod, the mists/of Evening crept over The Enchanted Garden/and the fields beyond which were Grandpa's./The Cows were warm in their byre and/a Blackbird sang his Evening Hymn/and Alice, George and I joined in with/The Day thou Gavest, Lord is Ended/and the Year was 1907/Helen Layfield Bradley 1972' (on a label attached to the backboard)
oil on canvasboard
40.5 x 51 cm. (16 x 20 in.)
Sold for £18,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • PROVENANCE:
    Acquired directly from the artist by Surgeon Vice-Admiral Sir James Watt KBE
    Thence by descent

Category: Fine Art / Modern British and Irish Art


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