Helen Bradley British, 1900-1979
Waiting at Liverpool to go to the Isle of Man
Oil on Canvasboard
46 x 62 cms / 18 x 24½ inches
Signed with Fly Insignia (lower left)
Description
"Waiting at Liverpool to go to the Isle of Man/Father decided we should all go for a holiday/to the Isle of Man. He said the sail and the pleasant air of the Island would do us good. George and I were a little afraid of the paddle steamer. It made such a noise. Grandma and the two aunts and/the dogs, Gyp and Barney, came with us, so also did Miss Carter (who wore pink) and Mr Taylor (the Bank Manager). I heard the aunts whisper that perhaps, with the journey across the water being so romantic, Mr Taylor might propose to Miss Carter, but he was most attentive to Aunt Frances and Aunt Charlotte in turn which made our holiday most enjoyable and the year was 1906" - Helen Layfield Bradley 1969.Provenance
Sale; Christie's, London, 30 June 2005, lot 251, where purchased by the present owner
Private Collection, U.K.