LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas laid on board

Measurements:

17.99 in. (45.70 cm.) (height) by 22.01 in. (55.90 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed 'Helen Bradley' and with fly insignia (lower right); further signed, inscribed and dated 'It was midnight on New Year's Eve So/father allowed George and I to stay up and/see the New Year in, also father said the/Band was coming to play in front of/judsons shop and he would play his violin/Just as the church clock struck twelve the/Band came, Mother, the Aunts and Miss/Carter (who wore Pink) sang. Then everybody/shook hands and wished each other a/Happy New Year and it was now 1908/Helen Layfield Bradley 1972' (on a label verso)

Provenance:

Acquired by the family of the present owner in 1976,Private Collection, Canada