Helen Bradley Paintings
Helen Bradley was born in Lees near Oldham in 1900. She began her art education at the age of 13, winning the John Platt scholarship to Oldham Art School in 1913. The outbreak of war and parental opposition brought an early end to her artistic career. Bradley only began to paint her distinctive scenes of an Edwardian girlhood at the age of 65. She simply wanted to show her grandchildren how different a place the world used to be when she was a child. In the 1960s, she met L. S. Lowry, who encouraged her in the creation of a narrative style based on her childhood memories and a personally expressive style finally began to emerge. From 1965 until she died in 1979, Bradley achieved international celebrity. Televised documentaries were made of her life, the Northern Ballet adapted her work for the stage and shortly before her death, she was awarded the MBE.
Late 20th Century Helen Bradley Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
Late 20th Century Helen Bradley Paintings
Oil, Board
Late 20th Century Helen Bradley Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Post-War Helen Bradley Paintings
Canvas, Cotton, Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Helen Bradley Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Helen Bradley Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
1960s Post-Impressionist Helen Bradley Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
1910s American Impressionist Helen Bradley Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Helen Bradley Paintings
Board, Canvas, Oil
1970s American Impressionist Helen Bradley Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Helen Bradley Paintings
Canvas, Cardboard, Oil
1950s American Realist Helen Bradley Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Surrealist Helen Bradley Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Realist Helen Bradley Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Helen Bradley Paintings
Oil, Board
20th Century Folk Art Helen Bradley Paintings
Oil, Board