Little Figure With Big Wings

c. 1935-1943

Maybelle Stamper

Associated Names
Maybelle Stamper

Artist, American, 1907 - 1995

This abstract image features swirling shapes and curved lines. Dominant curved lines resembling wings occupy the image, with a small figure in the center. Smooth contours and softer lines draw the eye inward, while darker elongated shapes contrast against lighter backgrounds, creating a dynamic balance.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Bethesda Art Gallery, Glen Echo, MD); Dave H. and Reba W. Williams, Greenwich, CT, 16 March 2000; gift to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In ink: lower left, LITTLE FIGURE WITH BIG WINGS (in caps); lower right, MAYBELLE STAMPER (in caps); below lower center, CINCINNAT 1935? To June 1943.In pencil: lower lefft, 10/11 2nd pr.

Wikidata ID

Q76441173

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