ALL of
these pieces were given to her brother by Maybelle. Many years
later,these were then given to her nephew by him and thence given to us
( my wife is her great niece ). All pieces listed have never left the
family . Interested in purchasing the
entire Maybelle collection ? All pieces
listed as "available" , for $
75,000 as a package only. Contact us.
Maybelle was born in Dublin, NH in 1907 as Mabelle Richardson
and raised in the Dublin / Hancock / Peterboro area of New Hampshire.In
the 1920's she studied under George DeForest Brush in Dublin.She
graduated from Keene, NH in 1927. She studied at Boston in 1928 &
29 before going to new York, where she studied from 1930 - 1937. She
married Willson Stamper in 1937. ( This was an unhappy narriage and
this period influenced her style of work ).She changed her name to
Maybelle and kept her married name of Stamper for the rest of her life.
She followed this by teaching at the Cinncinati Art Academy from
1938-1943.In the 1940's she visited Nova Scotia several times with
friends and
we have unknown/uncataloged landscapes and lithographs from this
period as well. In 1943-46 she visited Captiva Island in Florida.
She fell in love with the island and made it her home for the rest of
her life. She painted landscapes, modern art, portraits etc, whatever
it
took to survive in the early period , becoming a talented, listed and
well know artist through all this. Above all, she is best known
for her lithographs and rightly so. We have early works of hers on
masonite, paper, paper bags, canvas. As she was a relation, this
description will be added to as time goes on, and we dig up the notes
left by her. Her work has been in major exibitions from the
1930's through the 1990's. She died in 1995 leaving hundreds of
cataloged pieces. Nearly all of the pieces offered here are NOT
included in her cataloged works. See the publication "Songs Of
Maybelle" assembled by Jay Williams /
McKissick Museum / University of South Carolina.
Some or her exibitions:
1930's - New York - GRD Gallery,Krusharr Gallery,Morton Gallery, Studio
Club, Eighth St. Playhouse, Montross Gallery
1930's - Womans Art Club - Cinncinati , Cinncinati Museum of Modern Art
1930's -World's Fair-New York
1940's - Cinncinati Modern Art Society
1960's - R.R. Robinson Gallery - Naples, FL
1960's - Currier Galley - Manchester, NH
1960's - Marion Koogler McNay Art Institue - San Antonio,TX
1960's - University of North Carolina-Greensboro, NC
Yes, our prices are far under "market", but even
better -
Buy $2,500 or more of our artwork & deduct 10% from total
Please note
that the shopping cart will not work for the discount.
You must call, fax, or email us. Phone/fax 307-367-4398
Since these have
never left the family, and many are unsigned,
we will be putting the following stamp on the back
of ALL works in our collection by Maybelle.
Also, all pieces will be filed to disc with size
and any available info as a way of providing clear provenance in the
future and for possible printing.
We will be forwarding a copy of this disc
to the Smithsonian upon completion.
#_____From the
Maybelle
Richardson
Stamper
Collection
Of
Alice & Michael
Aldrich
As
long as it is returned at your expense within 10 days of
receipt, and in the same condition as originally shipped ( insured of
course), ALL Maybelle pieces can be returned for exchange/credit of the
purchase price towards different Maybelles.
MS C1
Unsigned.
Watercolor on paper. 2" tear on edge directly behind ear.
14" diameter.
$275
MS C2 Unsigned
15" x 20". Oil on paper. $450.
MS C3 Colored lithograph.
With folded matting.
Illustration for the poem "Design for dying" by Virginia Bethel.
Back of matting is signed and addressed.
Maybelle Richardson Stamper
1051 Celestial St,.Cint.
Image 9 1/2" x 12 3/4"
$550
MS C5
"Ill omen"
Signed
Lithograph 6/7
Dated 1949, 1946, & MAY '38.
10 1/4" 15 1/4"
$450
MS C4
MS C4
"Washing dishes at Doris'"
Unsigned.
9" x 11" watercolor.
Her #42.
Now look at what the piece is attached to. A mint early broadside
for the Cincinnati Art Museum.
$500.
MS C21 Signed .
Her #268
Watercolor and ink drawing.
12 3/4" x 15 1/4"
$400.
MS 236
5" x 5 1/2" image size
Unsigned
Watercolor on paper.
This is one of 2 greeting cards
in our collection
made by Maybelle.
$150 Sold
MS 237 3" x 4 1/2" image size
Unsigned
Watercolor on paper.
This is one of 2 greeting cards in our collection
made by Maybelle.
$175
MS C7 Initialled.
Lithograph #1
12 1/2" x 19"
$450.
MS C8
Signed.
Her #197
Watercolor on paper.
10" x 15".
$500.
MS C9
Initialled.
Lithograph #6
12 1/2" x 19"
$450.
MS C10 "Time will not invade your fragile
loveliness #2"
Initialled.
Lithograph. 11/11
9 1/2" x 12 1/2" overall.
$450
MS 17 Unsigned
9 1/2" x 12 1/24"
Colored drawing on paper.
$225
MS 235 Unsigned
7" x 8 1/4"
Colored drawing on paper.
$175
MS C11 Signed.
Her #28
6" x 18 1/2"
Oil on heavy paper.Actual shape. 3/4" tear in lower right side.
$250. Sold
MS C12 Unsigned
10 5/8" 22 5/8"
Oil on heavy paperboard.
$350 Sold
MS C13 Signed.
Watercolor on heavy paper.
9 1/2" x 12 1/4"
$350
Sold
MS C14 Signed. Her #66
Oil on paper.11" x 17"
$350.
MS 238 Signed
7" x 8 1/4"
" Lydia"
" #4"
Lithograph
$375
MS 239 Signed
10" x 12"
Sketch on card stock.
"Sketch in one sitting"
Oct. 21, 1931
$500
Sold
MS C15 Signed.
Her # 77 ( again)
Extremely fine "cobwebs" throughout"
(" x 14".
Watercolor on paper.
$400 Sold
MS C16
"Timid, timid"
Signed. Her # 53
11" x 17".
Watercolor on paper.
$350
Sold.
MS 243 Signed
10" x 13"
Another with one of her stories running through it.
Her # 73
Watercolor & drawing on card stock.
$500 Sold
MS C17
"Out of roots"
Signed .Her #275
10 3/4" x 15 3/4"
Watercolor and line drawing on paper.
Very fine detail.
$300 Sold
MS C18 "Laugh, laugh, we clown ones"
Signed twice.
Her #76
Oil on paper. 9 3/4" x 15".
$450.
Sold
MS C19
Signed.
Her # 77
Oil on paper,10" x 15".
$475.
MS C20 Unsigned .
Her #46.
Oil on paper. 11 3/4" x 13".
$375
MS C22 Signed.
Her #245
Watercolor on paper. 11" x 17"
Has one of her little stories running through this in very fine print.
$400.
Sold
MS C23 Signed Her #59
11" x 17" Oil on paper.
$450.
MS C43
15 5/8" x 19 7/8".
Signed
This is an early piece of Maybelle's work. This was one of her
early instructors but I no longer remember which one, possibly George
DeForest Brush. This is an oil
on masonite with her original signature - Mabelle Richardson. Title is
"portrait" and her number is " 79-Bon Vivant". An excellent
example of her beginning work.
$475.
MS C44
16 1/4" x 23".
Unsigned
Another nice early oil on masonite.
$475.
MS C45 15 3/4"x26"
Signed
Another oil on masonite, except this one seems to be paper bonded to
the board. Later signature of Maybelle Stamper. One of her larger
pieces.
$550.
MS C46
Approximately 5 1/2" x 9".
Unsigned
Watercolor on paper.
" Red and Black Abstraction"
Her #51 - 1930's price - $100.
Slight damage to top left edge of paper.
$175.
MS C47
16" x 23"
Unsigned
Oil on paper. Edges are getting a little rough, but a rather
unique Maybelle. I do have many of her unsigned larger landscape
pieces, including a number of seascape ( shores, rowboats, etc ) from
the Novia Scotia period.
$375
MS C48
3 1/4" x
10 1/4"
Unsigned
Watercolor on paper
"Yellow Dragon"
Her # 50
$150
Sold
MS C49
9" x 12 1/2" image size.
Signed & initialled.
Very unusual Maybelle. This is an
abstract lithograph, signed and instialled both. Titled below image
"Beginning to lose fear. #21".& signed Maybelle Stamper. Inside the
corner of the image, it is initialled M.R.S. and titeld "FEAR # ll."
$450.
MS C50
Image 9 3/4" x 12".
Initialled MRS 1942.
Lithograph.
$375.
MS C51
10" x 15"
Signed
Her # 65.
Water color and oil on paper.
$400. Sold
MS C52
9 1/4" x
12 1/2"
Unsigned
Lithograph.
Her # 2/6
Lithograph of one of her early NYC instructors.
Not sure
but this may be Kimon Nicolaides
.
$175
MS C53
7 1/2" x 10"
Unsigned
I have several of these pencil & ink drawings that were of her NYC
instructors. Unfortunately I do not know who was who. Most of these
pieces were made during her period
studying under Kimon Nicolaides.
$150.
MS C54
8"x 9 3/4' image.
Unsigned
I have a
number of these block prints from her NYC classes in varying colors and
groups.
$50.
MS C55
8"x11 1/2"
Unsigned
"Fire"
Appears to be a colored pencil or crayon drawing on paper.
$175.
MS C56 4" x 5"
Unsigned
Slight discoloration on one corner.
I have a number of these block prints from her NYC classes in varying
colors and groups.
$75.
MS 42 12" x 18"
Unsigned
Drawing on paper.
Bottom edge starting to discolor
$275.
MS 241 Watercolor on #80 artists board.
13" x 19 1/2"
$275
MS C57 8" x 11"
Unsigned
I have a number of these block prints from her NYC classes in varying
colors and groups.
$100.
MS C58
12 1/8" x 19 1/8".
Unsigned.
"Reciprosity"
Oil on heavy paper.
$225.
MS C59
7" x9 1/2"
Signed
Oil on heavy paper.
Her # 124.
$ 475.
MS C60
7 1/2" x
10"
Signed
Oil on paper.
Her # 100.
$475.
MS C61
16" x 16"
Unsigned
* has note in her handwriting on back though.
