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
$
85,000as
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 marriage
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. Maybelle did
a lot of her early work at
"the box" in the woods of
Dublin, NH, and would retreat
there for extended periods of
time. It no longer exists, and
the land no longer belongs to
the Richardson family. We have
the only existing image
of this cabin that we know of,
and it was painted by Mabelle
( original spelling of her
name )
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
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.
#_____From
the
Maybelle
Richardson
Stamper
Collection
Of
Alice & Michael
Aldrich
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sales. 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 136
Signed
M. M. Richardson
9 1/2" x 12 3/4"
Dated 1937
Lithograph.
$575
MS105 Size 20" x 15" Dec. 26 - 1933 Signed Watercolor on
paper . $300
MS51
A&B "Girl With Flowers" Size 12 3/4' x 9 1/2" Unsigned ( Have 2 copies ) $375.
MS51 C&D "Girl With Flowers" Size 12 3/4" x 9 1/2" Signed ( Have 2 copies )
$475.
MS 242
Signed
8 1/2" x 11"
Crayon on paper..
" Scream any way - Laugh any way"
Her #16 ( again )This is another
one with one of her stories in it, but
beyond that, this is
a VERY unusual piece. This is done on a
letter dated September 21,1943. This letter
was sent from Abercrombie & Fitch
to Mrs. Wilson Y. Stamper , Captiva Island.
Maybelle had written to them asking
for liquid ant poison. ( which they did not
have.) )
$775
MS 158
Unsigned
9 1/4" x 12 1/2"
Crayon on paper.
Strange little drawing, but then,
that's Maybelle.
$400
MS56
Size
12 1/2" x 8 1/2" Signed $400
MS108 Size 18" x 12" Unsigned $175
MS52 Size 18 1/2" x 13" Oil on paper.
Signed
This piece was lightly pasted onto stiff
paperboard ( by Mabelle & yes, it
should come off easily ) . No rips, tears,
creases, stains, foxing, etc A very
unusual piece for her. Obviously she was
not sure how it was to display as the 2
lower right black streaks are where she
crossed out her signature. She then signed
it 180 degrees differently !! Also, this
is a very early Mabelle ( early 30's ) as
she signed it Mabelle Richardson and not
Mabelle Richardson Stamper. These
early signatures do not show up
again until she moved to Captiva.
$700
(framed)
Kept by family
MS 140
Signed
8 3/4" x 12 1/4"
Watercolor on paper.
Her #16
"TRAP - BAITED WITH A LIE CALLED
HAPPINESS" on back.
$495
MS 142
Signed
7 1/2" x 10"
Her # 26
Crayon on paper.
Another survivor with more of her
continuing story.
These are all stories of HER life
and breakdown.
$575
MS 143
Signed
7 1/2" x 10 1/2"
Watercolor & ink on heavy card stock.
Her # 141
"Hold web - tight secure web"
$575
MS2 Size 9 1/2" x 4 1/2" Unsigned $195
MS 230
Unsigned
7" x 8 1/2"
Watercolor on paper.
$195
MS28 Size 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" Unsigned $110
$195
MS100
Portrait of Jean Size 19" x 12 1/2" Signed
$375
$55
$300
MS 225
Signed
11 1/2" x 16"
Watercolor on heavy paper.
Her # 291
Spectacular piece as this has very tiny
verses & stories woven into the
painting and the entire back has one of
her personal stories. She is starting to
have her breakdown and this is obvious in
the story. There are not many of these as
she destroyed most of them.
$1,100
MS101
Unsigned
15" x 20"
Watercolor on paper
$95
MS 229
Unsigned
7" x 8 1/2"
Watercolor on paper
$195
MS 102
Unsigned
15" x 20"
Watercolor on paper
$95
MS 228
Unsigned
8 1/2" x 14"
Watercolor on paper
$195
MS 169
Signed
7 1/2" x 10"
Colored lithograph . 6/6 "growth"
Slight discoloration in margin as shown in
photo. $395
MS55
Unsigned
15 1/4" x 16 1/2"
Watercolor on paper Very unusual subject.
Appears to show a hanging and a
black man whipping a group of people. $275
MS 99
Signed
10" x 14"
Watercolor & drawing on
paper Her # 272
$475
MS 172
Unsigned
6 1/4" x 9 1/4"
Colored pencil drawing on paper
$295
$95
MS174 Size 11" x 8" Initialled - 5/11 $375
MS 61
Unsigned
15" x 20"
Oil on paper $195
$95
MS57
Signed
simply "Mabelle"
15 1/4" x 20"
Watercolor on paper
$375
Maybelle's first artwork
NOT FOR SALE
To David Bream at the
Lincoln Grant School
in Covington, KY.
"I want to got to an art school. I want to
be an artist"
To me, her finest piece of art.
MS177 Size 8 3/4" x 6" Signed ( On Friday the 13th
calendar page ) $295
MS 178
Signed
9 1/2" x 12 1/2"
Colored pencil drawing on paper " Outdoor at vacation" Her old tape marks can
be seen . $395
MS 69
Unsigned
6" x 8 1/4" image size/
Lithograph
" Three dainty maidens"
$195
MS63
15" x 20"
Unsigned
$375
MS 152
Signed
9" x 13" image
Lithograph
"Grape like heads"
"30 prints available - $25.00"
( 1930's money ! )
Her #15
$495
MS 65
Unsigned
19 1/2" x 12 1/2"
Oil on paper $475
$395
MS67 Size 8 3/4" x 6 1/4" Unsigned \ Lithograph See MS188 on page 2 for
a black & white lithograph of "Picking a
Flower" $375
MS70
"Charity,Hope,& Faith" Size 10" x 6 1/2" Unsigned $295
MS 53
19" x 25 1/2"
Signed $
575
MS72
Dorothy Size 6 1/2" x 9 1/4" Signed $395
MS 49
Unsigned
16" x 12 1/2"
"Intoxication #3"
Lithograph
( very detailed ) $ 450
MS74 Size 8" x 10" Unsigned This is a copy of her
"Adam & Eve"
( yes, she had 2 versions of Adam & Eve
)
Note that "God" is a woman. $
295
