Helen Layfield Bradley (1900-1979)
Lot 417

Helen Layfield Bradley (1900-1979)

The tide was out at Blackpool

Closed14 December 2012

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GBP 34,850

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Helen Layfield Bradley (1900-1979)
The tide was out at Blackpool
signed and dated 'HELEN BRADLEY/1972' and signed again with a fly (lower right), signed again, inscribed and dated again 'The tide was out at Blackpool so/Mother let George and I take our kite/on to the Sand Hills to fly it, but it/was time to go back to Grandpa's and/all morning Miss Carter (who wore pink)/and the Aunts had been looking out/for Mr Taylor (the Bank Manager). "Why he's/coming after all", said Dear Emily, but/her Mother said she must not wave to/a man, "it was most unlady like" and/she took Emily home another way, so/that they should not meet and the/year was 1907/Helen Layfield Bradley 1972' (on the artist's label attached to the backboard)
watercolour and gouache
14½ x 21½ in. (36.8 x 54.6 cm.)