An enchanting original oil on board by sought after artist Helen Bradly M.B.E ' Alice Oh Alice' with original label to the near c.1971. Superbly detailed and painted in typical Bradley naive but idyllic style with the artist and her brother George depicted in the painting, her maiden aunt and the family dogs. The large cat to the right typically oversized and a nod by the artist to the Turkish style of painting. Wonderful deep colours with trees scratched through the paint, signed with the artists monogram bottom left. Helen Bradley trained early in her life as an artist but only took up pa...inting in her 60's to illustrate to her grandchildren what life was like in her childhood (further information on the artist is available at www.helenbradley.co.uk). This work with the original description in the artist hand giving an insight into the meaning of the painting. Original Mercury Gallery label to the rear including the name of the original owners. One of 36 paintings exhibited by the gallery in 1971. Presented in superb original condition and set in a quality contemporary grey and silver gilt timber frame. Measures including the frame 29" wide x 23" high x 2" max depth. Stock number CS69.