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70 - Collectors Auction June 30th Edition

Tue, Jun 30, 2026 12:00PM EDT
Lot 58

"Maternal Devotion" by Edna Hibel (United States, 1917-2014) Oil on Canvas

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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This impressive, large-scale oil painting by celebrated American artist Edna Hibel depicts an expansive, multi-generational narrative centered on her most famous themes of motherhood and humanism. The busy, folk-inspired composition features numerous mothers cradling infants, young children dressed in traditional patterned robes, and workers tending to agricultural tasks in the background, including a figure carrying a heavy water amphora on her head. The work is characterized by a heavily textured, impasto surface with a soft, pointillist or dappled light effect blending pastel tones, rich reds, and golds, showcasing Hibel's legendary talent as a colorist. The complex figurative scene is housed in a substantial, rustic mottled brown wooden frame with a gold beaded fillet and a linen liner.

Specifications

  • Artist: Edna Hibel (American, 1917-2014)

  • Medium: Oil on Canvas

  • Subject: Figurative family landscape with mothers and children

  • Frame Dimensions: 51 x 42 inches

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