Helen Layfield Bradley
One Friday in June
Found at
Christies,
London
20th Century British& Irish Art, Lot 84
27. May - 27. May 2010
20th Century British& Irish Art, Lot 84
27. May - 27. May 2010
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Helen Layfield Bradley (1900-1979)
One Friday in June
signed 'HELEN BRADLEY' and with a fly (lower left), and inscribed 'One Friday in June, Uncle John met/Father in Manchester and told him/the good news that he's just bought a/country cottage, except, he said, "It's got/enough rooms to put you all up, so,/tell Jane to get ready and we'll expect/you all for Dinner tomorrow, I mean",/he said, "the aunts, Grandma, and I couldn't/leave out Mrs Carter and Mr Taylor (the Bank/Manager)", so, we all went, and it was a/lovely place, next to Uncle John's was the/old farm which had a moat round it and/a lake with fish in it. The walk to the/lake became our after-tea walk. Father and/Uncle John always walked in front talking about/fishing and the year was 1907.' (on a label attached to the backboard)
watercolour and bodycolour
15¾ x 19½ in. (40 x 49.5 cm.)
One Friday in June
signed 'HELEN BRADLEY' and with a fly (lower left), and inscribed 'One Friday in June, Uncle John met/Father in Manchester and told him/the good news that he's just bought a/country cottage, except, he said, "It's got/enough rooms to put you all up, so,/tell Jane to get ready and we'll expect/you all for Dinner tomorrow, I mean",/he said, "the aunts, Grandma, and I couldn't/leave out Mrs Carter and Mr Taylor (the Bank/Manager)", so, we all went, and it was a/lovely place, next to Uncle John's was the/old farm which had a moat round it and/a lake with fish in it. The walk to the/lake became our after-tea walk. Father and/Uncle John always walked in front talking about/fishing and the year was 1907.' (on a label attached to the backboard)
watercolour and bodycolour
15¾ x 19½ in. (40 x 49.5 cm.)
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In May 2010 Christies in London held the auction 20th Century British& Irish Art, which included the work One Friday in June by Helen Layfield Bradley. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 30,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 32,450.00 (€ 38,019.68). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Helen Layfield Bradley - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Our First Morning in Blackpool, which sold at auction in November 2007 for GBP 94,100.00 (€ 131,764.35).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im Mai 2010 führte Christies in London die Auktion 20th Century British& Irish Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit One Friday in June von Helen Layfield Bradley zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 30.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 32.450,00 (€ 38.019,68) einen neuen Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Helen Layfield Bradley mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Our First Morning in Blackpool beobachtet, die im November 2007 für GBP 94.100,00 (€ 131.764,35) versteigert wurde.
Helen Layfield Bradley - Auction history
