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  • THEORA ALTON HAMBLETT (Mississippi, 1895-1977)
    Sep. 13, 2026

    THEORA ALTON HAMBLETT (Mississippi, 1895-1977)

    Est: $15,000 - $25,000

    Faithfully Waiting, 1951 Oil on masonite h. 20 w. 24 in. Signed, titled, and dated '51 lower margin overall: 20-3/4 x 24-3/4 in. (framed)

    Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC
  • THEORA HAMBLETT OIL PAINTING ON BOARD
    Jul. 18, 2026

    THEORA HAMBLETT OIL PAINTING ON BOARD

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Oil painting on canvas board depicting a landscape after Theora Alton Hamblett. Depicts two large trees with two figures. Signed and dated 1974 lower right. Holds label to verso. Viewable measures 13" x 10". Frame measures 15" x 12" x 1".

    Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery
  • Theora Hamblett, American/Mississippi 1895-1977, "Simon Says", oil on canvas
    Jul. 16, 2026

    Theora Hamblett, American/Mississippi 1895-1977, "Simon Says", oil on canvas

    Est: $20,000 - $30,000

    Theora Hamblett American/Mississippi, 1895-1977 "Simon Says" oil on canvas 1973, signed and dated lower right, titled lower center, typed label with artist, title and date on backing paper, framed. Provenance: Collection of James Resko and the late Richard Gasperi, New Orleans, LA. Note: Renowned for her self-taught painting style, Theora Hamblett became one of Mississippi's most celebrated and distinguished artists. Hamblett began her professional career later in life at the age of fifty-five, eschewing the abstract style popular at the time in favor of subjects more personal. Over the ensuing twenty-two years, she developed an extraordinary oeuvre that is as unique as it is powerful. Many of Hamblett's paintings concentrated on her childhood memories, especially of the chicken farm in Paris, Mississippi where she spent her childhood. In nearly all her landscape paintings, she included animals or people, with the belief that those additions gave life to the scenes. After an accident which broke her hip and required surgery in 1954, Hamblett began to paint her dreams and visions, many with religious themes and elements. The same year, New York gallery owner and famous collector, Betty Parsons, discovered Hamblett's work and subsequently one of her paintings was included in a 1955 show of new acquisitions at the Museum of Modern Art. Hamblett's paintings have two main hallmarks that set them apart – pattern and color. Almost obsessively flat areas of color offset by the equally flat subjects are in dramatic contrast to her distinctive and highly patterned trees. The effect of the foliage evokes movement, as each leaf is individually painted resulting in layers of color. Hamblett was a lifelong resident of Lafayette County in Mississippi, and upon her death in 1977, she willed most of her collection of paintings to the University of Mississippi, making them rare to the market today.

    Neal Auction Company
  • THEORA HAMBLETT OIL PAINTING ON BOARD
    Apr. 25, 2026

    THEORA HAMBLETT OIL PAINTING ON BOARD

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Oil painting on canvas board depicting a landscape after Theora Alton Hamblett. Depicts two trees with pink foliage and two seated figures. Signed lower right. Holds label to verso. Viewable measures 11 3/4" x 8 3/4". Frame measures 14 7/8" x 11 7/8" x 1 1/4".

    Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery
  • THEORA HAMBLETT OIL PAINTING ON BOARD
    Feb. 28, 2026

    THEORA HAMBLETT OIL PAINTING ON BOARD

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Oil painting on canvas board depicting a landscape after Theora Alton Hamblett. Depicts a landscape with two large trees and young girl in red dress on a windy day. Signed and dated lower right. Holds label to verso. Viewable measures 11 5/8" x 8 1/2". Frame measures 13 1/4" x 10 1/4" x 1 1/2".

    Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery
  • Theora HAMBLETT, 1895-1977 (USA)
    Dec. 16, 2025

    Theora HAMBLETT, 1895-1977 (USA)

    Est: £16,000 - £24,000

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) Oil on canvas, 1975 Size 40,5 x 50,5 cm (16 x 20 inches) Frame dimensions 60 x 70 cm (23 2/3 x 27 1/2 inches) Signed and dated lower right

    Cultural Tradition
  • Theora HAMBLETT, 1895-1977 (USA)
    Dec. 16, 2025

    Theora HAMBLETT, 1895-1977 (USA)

    Est: £20,000 - £30,000

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) Oil on canvas, 1973 Size 51 x 61 cm (20 x 24 inches) Frame dimensions 61 x 71 cm (24 x 28 inches) Signed and dated lower right

    Cultural Tradition
  • THEORA HAMBLETT OIL PAINTING ON BOARD
    Dec. 06, 2025

    THEORA HAMBLETT OIL PAINTING ON BOARD

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Oil painting on canvas board depicting a landscape after Theora Alton Hamblett. Depicts two large trees with two figures. Signed and dated 1974 lower right. Holds label to verso. Viewable measures 13" x 10". Frame measures 15" x 12" x 1".

    Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery
  • Theora Hamblett, American/Mississippi 1895-1977, "Sardis Lake", oil on canvas
    Nov. 21, 2025

    Theora Hamblett, American/Mississippi 1895-1977, "Sardis Lake", oil on canvas

    Est: $30,000 - $50,000

    Theora Hamblett American/Mississippi, 1895-1977 "Sardis Lake" oil on canvas 1965, signed and dated lower right, "A.W.C. Inc., Brooklyn, New York" framer's label on reverse of frame, framed. Note: Renowned for her self-taught painting style, Theora Hamblett became one of Mississippi's most celebrated and distinguished artists. Hamblett began her professional career later in life at the age of fifty-five, eschewing the abstract style popular at the time in favor of subjects more personal. Over the ensuing twenty-two years, she developed an extraordinary oeuvre that is as unique as it is powerful. Many of Hamblett's paintings concentrated on her childhood memories, especially of the chicken farm in Paris, Mississippi where she spent her childhood. In nearly all her landscape paintings, she included animals or people, with the belief that those additions gave life to the scenes. After an accident which broke her hip and required surgery in 1954, Hamblett began to paint her dreams and visions, many with religious themes and elements. The same year, New York gallery owner and famous collector, Betty Parsons, discovered Hamblett's work and subsequently one of her paintings was included in a 1955 show of new acquisitions at the Museum of Modern Art. Hamblett's paintings have two main hallmarks that set them apart – pattern and color. Almost obsessively flat areas of color offset by the equally flat subjects are in dramatic contrast to her distinctive and highly patterned trees. The effect of the foliage evokes movement, as each leaf is individually painted resulting in layers of color. Hamblett was a lifelong resident of Lafayette County in Mississippi, and upon her death in 1977, she willed most of her collection of paintings to the University of Mississippi, making them rare to the market today. The noteworthy painting offered here entitled "Sardis Lake" from 1965 is a masterful example of Hamblett's characteristic brushwork and deft utilization of color. Sardis Lake is a reservoir on the Tallahatchie River in Mississippi created by Sardis Dam which was constructed between 1938 and 1942. The lake is popular with anglers and known for its groves of bald cypress trees. The landscape around the lake was a source of inspiration for Hamblett as she captured the scene at least twice, in this large work from 1965 and a smaller one with the same distinctive cypress trees dated 1966, which was recently donated to the University of Mississippi Foundation. The sharply, curved shoreline, tilted towering trees, and off-kilter boat add to the dynamism of the composition and frame the small fisherwoman dressed in blue within the scene. With her innovative use of scale, perspective and color choice, Hamblett perfectly captures both the quiet, tranquil feeling of a day fishing alone on the lake and the vibrancy and energy of nature. She transforms a classic Mississippi landscape with her modern, fresh approach in a way that feels at once both personal and universal.

    Neal Auction Company
  • Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American
    Oct. 17, 2025

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American

    Est: €20,000 - €30,000

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) ; oil on canvas, 1957 / framed ; dimensions 60 x 72 cm (23 2/3 x 28 1/3 in.) ; frame size 63 x 75 cm (24 3/4 x 29 1/2 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $430 , National post with tracking service $285 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $330 , National post with tracking service $215

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  • THEORA HAMBLETT OIL PAINTING ON BOARD
    Sep. 27, 2025

    THEORA HAMBLETT OIL PAINTING ON BOARD

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Oil painting on canvas board depicting a landscape after Theora Alton Hamblett. Depicts a landscape with two large trees, young girl in red dress and three chickens. Signed lower right and dated 1967. Holds label to verso. Viewable measures 13 1/2" x 10 1/2". Frame measures 17 5/8" x 14 1/2" x 1".

    Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery
  • Theora HAMBLETT, 1895-1977 (USA)
    Sep. 16, 2025

    Theora HAMBLETT, 1895-1977 (USA)

    Est: £20,000 - £30,000

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) 1976 Oil on canvas, size 56 x 71 cm (22 x 28 inches) Frame dimensions 75 x 90 cm (29 1/2 x 35 1/2 inches) Signed and dated lower right

    Cultural Tradition
  • THEORA HAMBLETT OIL PAINTING ON BOARD
    Jun. 21, 2025

    THEORA HAMBLETT OIL PAINTING ON BOARD

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Oil painting on canvas board depicting a landscape after Theora Alton Hamblett. Depicts a large tree with purple leaves and two orange mushrooms Signed and dated 1975 lower right. Label to verso Viewable measures 9 1/4" x 7 1/4". Frame measures 12 1/2" x 10 1/2".

    Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery
  • Theora HAMBLETT, 1895-1977 (USA)
    Jun. 17, 2025

    Theora HAMBLETT, 1895-1977 (USA)

    Est: £20,000 - £30,000

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977). 1969. Oil on canvas, size 51 x 61 cm (20 x 24 inches), frame dimensions (55,4 x 65 inches). Signed and dated lower right.

    Cultural Traditions
  • Theora HAMBLETT, 1895-1977 (USA)
    Mar. 18, 2025

    Theora HAMBLETT, 1895-1977 (USA)

    Est: £20,000 - £30,000

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977). 1977. Oil on canvas, size 45 x 61 cm (17 3/4 x 24 inches). Frame dimensions 63 x 78 сm (24 3/4 x 30 2/3 inches). Signed and dated lower right.

    Cultural Traditions
  • Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American
    Feb. 21, 2025

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American

    Est: €20,000 - €30,000

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) ; oil on canvas, 1957 / framed ; dimensions 60 x 72 cm (23 2/3 x 28 1/3 in.) ; frame size 63 x 75 cm (24 3/4 x 29 1/2 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $430 , National post with tracking service $285 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $330 , National post with tracking service $215

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  • Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American
    Dec. 15, 2024

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American

    Est: €10,000 - €15,000

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) ; oil on canvas, 1976 / framed ; dimensions 51 x 40,7 cm (20 x 16 in.) ; frame size 63,5 x 53,2 cm (25 x 21 in.) ; signed and dated lower left corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $430 , National post with tracking service $285 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $330 , National post with tracking service $215

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  • Theora Hamblett, American/Mississippi 1895-1977, Buzzard's Home, oil on masonite, 24 in. x 18 in
    Nov. 22, 2024

    Theora Hamblett, American/Mississippi 1895-1977, Buzzard's Home, oil on masonite, 24 in. x 18 in

    Est: $25,000 - $35,000

    Theora Hamblett American/Mississippi, 1895-1977 Buzzard's Home oil on masonite 1955, signed and dated lower right, inscribed with artist, title and "The Parsons Gallery / deliver to 1083 5th Ave. / Nat. Academy of Design / open til 7 pm" en verso, 24 in. x 18 in., framed, overall 28 in. x 22 in. x 1 1/2 in.

    Neal Auction Company
  • Theora Hamblett, American/Mississippi 1895-1977, Sweet Relaxation, oil on masonite, 18 in. x 24 in
    Nov. 22, 2024

    Theora Hamblett, American/Mississippi 1895-1977, Sweet Relaxation, oil on masonite, 18 in. x 24 in

    Est: $25,000 - $35,000

    Theora Hamblett American/Mississippi, 1895-1977 Sweet Relaxation oil on masonite 1956, signed and dated lower right, 18 in. x 24 in., framed, overall 20 1/8 in. x 25 1/8 in. x 1 1/2 in. Provenance: Greg Thompson Fine Art, Little Rock, AR.

    Neal Auction Company
  • Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American
    Jun. 28, 2024

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American

    Est: $15,000 - $20,000

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) ; oil on canvas, 1976 / framed ; dimensions 51 x 40,7 cm (20 x 16 in.) ; frame size 63,5 x 53,2 cm (25 x 21 in.) ; signed and dated lower left corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $430 , National post with tracking service $285 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $330 , National post with tracking service $215

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  • Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American
    Jun. 28, 2024

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American

    Est: $25,000 - $30,000

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) ; oil on canvas, 1957 / framed ; dimensions 60 x 72 cm (23 2/3 x 28 1/3 in.) ; frame size 63 x 75 cm (24 3/4 x 29 1/2 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $430 , National post with tracking service $285 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $330 , National post with tracking service $215

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  • Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)
    May. 30, 2024

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)

    Est: $15,000 - $25,000

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977), "Red Rooster Atop the Chicken Coop", 1977, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 16 in. x 19 7/8 in., framed, overall 16 11/16 in. x 20 5/8 in. x 1 3/8 in. Provenance: Acquired from the artist, 1977. Note: Renowned for her self-taught painting style, Theora Hamblett became one of Mississippi’s most celebrated and distinguished artists. Hamblett began her professional career late in life at the age of fifty-five, eschewing the abstract style popular at the time in favor of subjects more personal. Over the ensuing twenty-two years, she developed an extraordinary oeuvre that is as unique as it is powerful. Many of Hamblett’s paintings concentrated on her childhood memories, especially of the chicken farm in Paris, Mississippi where she spent her childhood. In nearly all her landscape paintings, she included animals or people, with the belief that those additions gave life to the scenes. She also painted many landscapes that featured children playing games to evoke a sense of nostalgia. After an accident which broke her hip and required surgery in 1954, Hamblett began to paint her dreams and visions, many with religious themes and elements. The same year, New York gallery owner and famous collector, Betty Parsons, discovered Hamblett's work and subsequently one of her paintings was included in a 1955 show of new acquisitions at the Museum of Modern Art. Hamblett’s paintings have two main hallmarks that set them apart – pattern and color. Almost obsessively flat areas of color off-set by the equally flat subjects are in dramatic contrast to her distinctive and highly patterned trees. The effect of the foliage evokes movement, as each leaf is individually painted resulting in layers of color. Hamblett was a lifelong resident of Lafayette County in Mississippi, and upon her death in 1977, she willed most of her collection of paintings to the University of Mississippi, making them rare to the market today. Ref.: Hamblett, Theora. Theora Hamblett Paintings. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1975; “Theora Hamblett." Greg Thompson Fine Art. www.gregthompsonfineart.com. Accessed May 2, 2024.

    Neal Auction Company
  • Theora Hamblett "Three Marys" #2 1968 Painting
    May. 18, 2024

    Theora Hamblett "Three Marys" #2 1968 Painting

    Est: $10 - $100,000

    Theora Hamblett (1895-1977) "Three Marys" #2 1968 Oil On Canvas Painting. This painting is one of Theora's "Dreams and Visions" paintings. The meaning behind the painting is mentioned on pg. 40 of her book, "Dreams and Visions," published 1975 in collaboration with Edwin E. Meek. A photograph of a very similar painting titled, "Three Madonnas No. 20," is on page 41. Included with this painting is Dr. Larry Ray's personal copy of "Dreams and Visions." This painting came about as a result of a vision Hamblett had where she saw clouds flying around two faces and a center image that was revealed when the clouds withdrew. Theora was said to have never sold a painting until she fully understood the message God was conveying to her through the painting. Painting with frame measures 19" X 25". Theora was born in Paris, Mississippi, January 15, 1895. Her father Samuel was a Civil War veteran, who was 72 years old when Theora was born. Hamblett painted from an early age, but in 1955 became serious about painting. One of her early works "The Vision" was exhibited in New York at The Museum of Modern art in 1955. Provenance; Dr Larry Ray, Professor of Art Lambuth University, Jackson Tennessee. Dr. Ray hosted a February 1968 exhibit of Theora's works at Lambuth and purchased this painting from her. The exhibit is listed on page 13 of "Theora Hamblett Paintings" University of Mississippi Press 1975. Hamblett's paintings have been part of some of the most prominent collections in the world including The Nelson Rockefeller Collection, Sir Alex Guiness, Chase Manhattan Bank, United States Embassies, Betty Parsons Gallery, Lee and Pup McCarty and others. Theora Hamblett's paintings are exhibited at The Morris Museum of Art and The Ogden Museum of Southern Art. The University of Mississippi Museum maintains Hamblett's archive, including six hundred of her paintings. Her works have been exhibited at The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The American Visionary Museum, The Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Mississippi Museum of Art and Lauren Rogers Museum. Condition- Painting is in very stable condition with some craquelure. Frame has some wear and losses and is basically a very simple thin strip of wood attached to the stretcher. See photos.

    Kennedy's Auction Service
  • Theora Hamblett, "Two Girls Roller Skating" 1968
    May. 18, 2024

    Theora Hamblett, "Two Girls Roller Skating" 1968

    Est: $10 - $100,000

    Theora Hamblett (1895-1977) "Two Girls Roller Skating" 1968, Oil on Canvas Painting, signed and dated lower right, "T. Hamblett 68." The painting measures 16" X 20" and is framed in a Circa 1900 oak and gesso frame painted to match the painting, 19" X 25". Theora was born in Paris, Mississippi January 15, 1895. Her father Samuel was a Civil War veteran, who was 72 years old when Theora was born. Hamblett painted from an early age, but in 1955 became serious about painting. One of her early works "The Vision" was exhibited in New York at The Museum of Modern art in 1955. Provenance; Dr Larry Ray, Professor of Art Lambuth University, Jackson Tennessee. Dr. Ray hosted a February 1968 exhibit of Theora's works at Lambuth and purchased this painting from her. The exhibit is listed on page 13 of "Theora Hamblett Paintings" University of Mississippi Press 1975. Hamblett's paintings have been part of some of the most prominent collections in the world including The Nelson Rockefeller Collection, Sir Alex Guiness, Chase Manhattan Bank, United States Embassies, Betty Parsons Gallery, Lee and Pup McCarty and others. Theora Hamblett's paintings are exhibited at The Morris Museum of Art and The Ogden Museum of Southern Art. The University of Mississippi Museum maintains Hamblett's archive, including six hundred of her paintings. Her works have been exhibited at The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The American Visionary Museum, The Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Mississippi Museum of Art and Lauren Rogers Museum. Condition- Painting and frame are in good condition. See photos.

    Kennedy's Auction Service
  • Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)
    Apr. 19, 2024

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)

    Est: $30,000 - $50,000

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977), "Children's Playground", 1955, oil on masonite, signed and dated lower right, "Morris Gallery, New York" label with artist and title en verso, 18 in. x 31 3/4 in., framed, overall 18 3/4 in. x 32 1/2 in. x 1 3/8 in. Provenance: Morris Gallery, New York, NY. Note: Renowned for her self-taught painting style, Theora Hamblett became one of Mississippi’s most celebrated and distinguished artists. Hamblett began her professional career later in life at the age of fifty-five, eschewing the abstract style popular at the time in favor of subjects more personal. Over the ensuing twenty-two years, she developed an extraordinary oeuvre that is as unique as it is powerful. Many of Hamblett’s paintings concentrated on her childhood memories, especially of the chicken farm in Paris, Mississippi where she spent her childhood. In nearly all her landscape paintings, she included animals or people, with the belief that those additions gave life to the scenes. She also painted many landscapes that featured children playing games to evoke a sense of nostalgia. After an accident which broke her hip and required surgery in 1954, Hamblett began to paint her dreams and visions, many with religious themes and elements. The same year, New York gallery owner and famous collector, Betty Parsons, discovered Hamblett's work and subsequently one of her paintings was included in a 1955 show of new acquisitions at the Museum of Modern Art. Hamblett’s paintings have two main hallmarks that set them apart – pattern and color. Almost obsessively flat areas of color off-set by the equally flat subjects are in dramatic contrast to her distinctive and highly patterned trees. The effect of the foliage evokes movement, as each leaf is individually painted resulting in layers of color. Hamblett was a lifelong resident of Lafayette County in Mississippi, and upon her death in 1977, she willed most of her collection of paintings to the University of Mississippi, making them rare to the market today. The significant painting offered here entitled “Children’s Playground” from 1955 is a masterful example of Hamblett’s intricate brushwork and saturated palette - highly reminiscent of her 1952 painting “Path and Pasture” which holds the auction record for her work. In “Children’s Playground,” Hamblett’s figures balance precariously on a large, felled tree, with boys and girls perched on the exposed stump and fallen trunk. The immense scale of the tree and exquisite technicolor sky embody childhood fantasy, and this painting, more so than any other canvas by the artist that has been offered at auction, poignantly captures the vibrant, imaginative magic of children immersed in play.

    Neal Auction Company
  • Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)
    Mar. 14, 2024

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)

    Est: $7,000 - $10,000

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977), "Purple Tree with White Dog", 1975, oil on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, 10 in. x 8 in., framed, overall 15 1/4 in. x 13 in. x 1 1/2 in.

    Neal Auction Company
  • Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)
    Mar. 14, 2024

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)

    Est: $15,000 - $25,000

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977), "Soldier with Flag on a Windy Day", 1969, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 16 in. x 20 in., framed, overall 16 3/4 in. x 20 3/4 in. x 1 1/2 in. Note: Renowned for her self-taught painting style, Theora Hamblett became one of Mississippi’s most celebrated and distinguished artists. Hamblett began her professional career late in life at the age of fifty-five, eschewing the abstract style popular at the time in favor of subjects more personal. Over the ensuing twenty-two years, she developed an extraordinary oeuvre that is as unique as it is powerful. Many of Hamblett’s paintings concentrated on her childhood memories, especially of the chicken farm in Paris, Mississippi where she spent her childhood. In nearly all her landscape paintings, she included animals or people, with the belief that those additions gave life to the scenes. After an accident which broke her hip and required surgery in 1954, Hamblett began to paint her dreams and visions, many with religious themes and elements. The same year, New York gallery owner and famous collector, Betty Parsons, discovered Hamblett's work and subsequently one of her paintings was included in a 1955 show of new acquisitions at the Museum of Modern Art. Hamblett’s paintings have two main hallmarks that set them apart – pattern and color. Almost obsessively flat areas of color off-set by the equally flat subjects are in dramatic contrast to her distinctive and highly patterned trees. The effect of the foliage evokes movement, particularly in the rare windy scene with waving American flag offered here, as each leaf is individually painted resulting in layers of color. Hamblett was a lifelong resident of Lafayette County in Mississippi, and upon her death in 1977, she willed most of her collection of paintings to the University of Mississippi, making them rare to the market today. Ref.: Hamblett, Theora. Theora Hamblett Paintings. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1975. Theora Hamblett." Greg Thompson Fine Art. www.gregthompsonfineart.com. Accessed Feb. 15, 2024.

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  • Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American
    Oct. 06, 2023

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American

    Est: $15,000 - $20,000

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) ; oil on canvas, 1976 / framed ; dimensions 51 x 40,7 cm (20 x 16 in.) ; frame size 63,5 x 53,2 cm (25 x 21 in.) ; signed and dated lower left corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $430 , National post with tracking service $285 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $330 , National post with tracking service $215

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  • Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American
    Oct. 06, 2023

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American

    Est: $10,000 - $15,000

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) ; oil on canvas, 1971 / framed ; dimensions 35,6 x 46 cm (14 x 18 in.) ; frame size 55,6 x 65 cm (22 x 25 1/2 in.) ; signed and dated at the bottom ; Shipping to USA - DHL $430 , National post with tracking service $285 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $330 , National post with tracking service $215

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  • Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American
    Oct. 06, 2023

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American

    Est: $20,000 - $25,000

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) ; oil on canvas, 1966 / framed ; dimensions 60 x 72,5 cm (23 2/3 x 28 1/2 in.) ; frame size 66,5 x 78 cm (26 1/4 x 30 3/4 in.) ; signed and dated lower left corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $650 , National post with tracking service $450 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $520 , National post with tracking service $380

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  • Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American
    Oct. 06, 2023

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American

    Est: $25,000 - $30,000

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) ; oil on canvas, 1957 / framed ; dimensions 60 x 72 cm (23 2/3 x 28 1/3 in.) ; frame size 63 x 75 cm (24 3/4 x 29 1/2 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $430 , National post with tracking service $285 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $330 , National post with tracking service $215

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  • Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American
    Aug. 04, 2023

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American

    Est: $20,000 - $25,000

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) ; Landscape, 1965 ; oil on canvas ; dimensions 61 x 76,5 cm (24 x 30 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $430 , National post with tracking service $285 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $330 , National post with tracking service $215

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  • Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American
    Aug. 04, 2023

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) USA - Mississippi - American

    Est: $15,000 - $20,000

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) ; oil on canvas / 1972 ; dimensions 40,7 x 51 cm (16 x 20 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $430 , National post with tracking service $285 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $330 , National post with tracking service $215

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  • Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)
    Jun. 15, 2023

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)

    Est: $6,000 - $8,000

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977), "Girl with Chickens", 1976, oil on canvas board, signed lower left, dated lower right, inscribed en verso, 7 in. x 5 in., framed, overall 7 1/2 in. x 5 1/2 in. x 1/2 in.

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  • Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) - USA - Mississippi - American
    Jun. 09, 2023

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) - USA - Mississippi - American

    Est: $20,000 - $30,000

    Theora HAMBLETT (1895-1977) ; Landscape ; 1966 ; oil on canvas ; dimensions 41 x 61 cm (16 x 24 in.) ; signed lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $330 , National post with tracking service $185 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $230 , National post with tracking service $115

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  • Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)
    Mar. 30, 2023

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)

    Est: $15,000 - $25,000

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977) , "Boy and Girl", 1974, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, inscribed and label with artist and title on stretcher, 16 in. x 20 in., framed, overall 16 1/2 in. x 20 1/2 in. x 1 1/4 in.

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  • Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi)
    Sep. 18, 2021

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi)

    Est: $15,000 - $25,000

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977) , "Pack Saddle", 1972, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, titled lower center, 16 1/4 in. x 20 in., original frame

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  • Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895)
    Jun. 26, 2021

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895)

    Est: $18,000 - $25,000

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977) , "Schoolgirls at Recess", 1966, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower center, 24 1/4 in. x 36 in., framed

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  • Theora Hamblett American, 1895-1977 A Wish, A Vision and Their Fulfillment, 1958
    May. 12, 2021

    Theora Hamblett American, 1895-1977 A Wish, A Vision and Their Fulfillment, 1958

    Est: $15,000 - $20,000

    Theora Hamblett American, 1895-1977 A Wish, A Vision and Their Fulfillment, 1958 Signed and dated T. Hamblett '58 (lr); inscribed as titled (lc) Oil on canvas 36 1/4 x 39 inches (92.1 x 99 cm) C Estate of Felice Ross

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  • Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)
    Feb. 06, 2021

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)

    Est: $18,000 - $25,000

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977) , "Mother Goat and Kids", 1971, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, handwritten label with artist and title on backing, 24 in. x 30 in., framed . Provenance: Descended in the family of the artist. Note: Theora Hamblett began her professional career late in life, eschewing the abstract style popular at the time in favor of subjects more personal. After an accident that broke her hip and required surgery in 1954, Hamblett began to paint her dreams and visions. The same year, New York gallery owner and famous collector, Betty Parsons, discovered Hamblett's work and subsequently one of her paintings was included in a 1955 show of new acquisitions at the Museum of Modern Art. Many of Hamblett’s paintings concentrated on her early memories, especially of the chicken farm in Paris, Mississippi where she spent her childhood. In nearly all of her landscape paintings, she included animals or people, with the belief that these additions gave life to the scenes. A charming family of goats surrounded by Hamblett’s iconic trees take center stage in the rare and mature work offered here. Hamblett’s minimalist style is abstract, yet representational, with the highly patterned trees vibrating with tiny leaves, made all the more kinetic by being placed between the field of solid gold surrounding the goats and the bright blue Mississippi sky. Ref.: Wertkin, Gerard, ed. Encyclopedia of American Folk Art. New York, NY: Routledge, 2003, pp. 243-244. "Theora Hamblett." Greg Thompson Fine Art. www.gregthompsonfineart.com. Accessed Dec. 19, 2020

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  • Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)
    Nov. 20, 2020

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977) , "Feeding Chickens", 1976, oil on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, 10 in. x 8 in., framed

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  • Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)
    Jun. 22, 2019

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977), "Brother and Sister", 1976, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, inscribed en verso, 16 in. x 12 in., framed; accompanied by copy of letter from the artist

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  • Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)
    Jun. 22, 2019

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)

    Est: $15,000 - $25,000

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977), "Tree Jumping", 1976, oil on linen, signed and dated lower right, 20 in. x 16 in., framed; together with framed notes from artist. (2 pcs.)

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  • Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)
    Apr. 13, 2019

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)

    Est: $6,000 - $8,000

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977), "Tree with Mushrooms", 1975, oil on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, 7 in. x 5 in., framed. Provenance: Windham Collection, Oxford, MS

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  • Theora Hamblett (1895 - 1977): High Water
    Dec. 08, 2018

    Theora Hamblett (1895 - 1977): High Water

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    Oil on canvas, 1967, signed 'T. Hamblett' and dated lower right, titled lower center, with the Betty Parsons Gallery, NY inkstamp on the stretcher.24 1/4 x 36 1/4 in., 25 x 37 in. (frame).

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  • Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)
    Nov. 17, 2018

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)

    Est: $15,000 - $18,000

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977), "Girl with Horse and Dog", 1973, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 16 in. x 20 in., framed

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  • Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977), "Marbles"
    Oct. 14, 2018

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977), "Marbles"

    Est: $7,000 - $10,000

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977) "Marbles", 1973 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right, titled lower center, inscribed "Sold A. Tahir" and typewritten label with artist, title and date en verso. Framed. 16" x 20", framed 17" x 21" Provenance: Estate of Mary Elizabeth Tahir, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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  • Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)
    Jul. 14, 2018

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977)

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977), "Multicolored Blue Glass Dish", dia. 9 in. Provenance: Acquired from the artist, c. 1960s

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