The artist's studio and thence by descent to the present owners

Judith Bumpus, Reginald Brill, Scolar press in association with Kingston University, pl.2, pl.3 and pl.5, illustrated.

Adam and Eve: Both works are on laid paper. There is foxing over the entire surface of the works and there are various handling marks. Eve has two very small pieces of paper including text stuck in the upper left corner and the head of Eve has been reworked on a seperate piece of paper and attached over the original working. Both works are held under glass in simple wooden frames. Unexamined out of their frames. Angel: On hand-made paper. There are some small indentations to the paper within the upper and lower left quadrants. The work has been squared for transfer. Under glass and held in a simple wooden frame. Unexamined out of its frame.
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'The Expulsion of Adam and Eve' (oil on canvas) was Brill's winning competition entry for the Slade Rome Scholarship in 1927. Brill made studies from life for each figure, Adam, Eve and the Angel.