Helen Layfield Bradley
We Told Grandpa The Dreadful News
Found at
Christies,
London
Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale, Lot 186
26. Nov - 26. Nov 2015
Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale, Lot 186
26. Nov - 26. Nov 2015
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed with a fly (lower right), signed again, inscribed and dated 'We told Grandpa the dreadful news as soon as/we reached Blackpool, that Dear Anne, who/had only been married a month, had left Willie/Mother read aloud the letter she had sent to/her saying that Willie had told her that she/must give up all thoughts of continuing her search/for knowledge and devote her life to Husband,/home and children. "Dear Anne", said Mother,/"please forgive her, she couldn't face such a bleak/future", but G
oil on canvas-board
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
with Mercury Gallery, London, where purchased by the present owner's father, October 1971.
oil on canvas-board
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
with Mercury Gallery, London, where purchased by the present owner's father, October 1971.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2015 Christies in London held the auction Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale, which included the work We Told Grandpa The Dreadful News by Helen Layfield Bradley. The price achieved of GBP 37,500.00 (€ 53,413.18) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 30,000.00 – 50,000.00. 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).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2015 führte Christies in London die Auktion Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit We Told Grandpa The Dreadful News von Helen Layfield Bradley zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 37.500,00 (€ 53.413,18) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben worden. 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
