LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas laid on board

Measurements:

23.98 in. (60.90 cm.) (height) by 47.99 in. (121.90 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed with fly insignia (lower right); further signed, inscribed and dated '"It's going to be a beautiful Sunny Evening/When we get to Blackpool", Gyp and Barney/Grandma and the three aunts were in a second/class compartment. Chatting away and planning/all the outings we were going to have when we/got to Blackpool. Mr Taylor (the Bank Manager) had/to travel first class along with Miss Carter (who/wore pink) and Mrs Maitland and Emily. Grandma, Miss Carter, George & I and the dogs and cats stayed with/Grandpa and had a lovely time and the year was 1906/Helen Layfield Bradley 1970' (on a label verso)

Literature:

Helen Bradley, And Miss Carter Wore Pink; Scenes from an Edwardian Childhood, Jonathan Cape, London, 1971, p.11 (col.ill.)

Provenance:

With Mercury Gallery, London, 29 March 1972, where acquired by,Jonathan Cape Ltd., London,Private Collection, U.K