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Theora Hamblett (American/Mississippi, 1895-1977), "Madonna", texstone and mixed media on board, initialed lower right, 40 1/4 in. x 19 1/2 in., framed. Provenance: Acquired from the artist, c. 1960s. Note: Renowned for her self-taught painting style, Theora Hamblett has become one of Mississippi’s most celebrated artists. Although paint was her primary medium, Hamblett occasionally experimented in other media, including glass and Texstone Gravel, a type of crushed glass sold by the bag in twelve colors. Hamblett used the Texstone Gravel to create mosaic-style works, which she would then coat with a poured plastic to seal the gravel in place. Hamblett worked with Texstone and glass only few times because of the fumes created, making the works offered here extremely rare. Hamblett painted many religious scenes throughout her life, illustrating the visions and dreams that came to her, as well as Biblical stories such as Christ and the Apostles, the Madonna, and the life of St. Peter. In her Texstone works, she continued this theme with a Madonna made from both gravel and tiles, as well as a Star of David, which Hamblett referred to as “The Creator’s Star.” The gravel’s texture in these works serves to link her mixed media work to her paintings, mimicking the style of Hamblett’s tiny brush strokes. Ref.: Hamblett, Theora. Theora Hamblett Paintings. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1975.