The Florida Highwaymen
Despite being a resident of Florida, I had never heard of the Flordia Highway until recently.
The Highwaymen was a small group of African American painters from Ft. Pierce that began painting Florida landscapes in the late fifties. Under the tutelage of local landscape artist, A. E. “Beanie” Backus, these young artists developed their own individual techniques, creating unique depictions of Florida’s sunsets, waterscapes, marshes and inlets with raw beauty and charm. Through the leadership and creativity of a Mr. Alfred Hair, the artists shunned traditional methods, and painted quick, brisk images of Florida’s tropical beauty in bright colors, often painting on wood or masonite. They sold their creations from the trunks of their cars along Florida’s east coast for as little as twenty dollars each, showering the state with approximately 200,000 paintings. In the 70’s and 80’s, however, the Highwaymen fell on hard times as consumer tastes changed. But in the 90’s, an interest in “outsider art” developed in the art world and a Florida collector coined this group of artists as the “Highwaymen.” Today, their paintings are widely sought after and several original Highwaymen still paint today.
We have the pleasure of listing a beautiful piece of art done by a man who was part of the original group, but who left early to pursue a career that would steady put food on the table. Horace Foster was not inducted with the Highwaymen into the Florida Artist’s Hall of Fame, nor is he mentioned by name in the book “The Highwaymen”. He was however in fact there in the early days of the Highwaymen’s journey. He started out as a helper, making frames, then moved on to helping the painters by painting in “penciled in areas”. He eventually left the group to pursue another career but has since returned to painting. He is still painting in the Highwaymen vernacular and his works are in great demand.
This artwork we currently have on eBay measures 31½,” x 23½” matted and framed. The actual painting is 23″ x 15″ and comes to the winning bidder matted and in a lovely white oak frame. The painting is a beautiful sunset river scene with a mirrored effect, with several trees and clouds and a bright orange sky in the background. The pictures we have on the auction do not do justice to the vivid colors in this painting but it will clearly hold the viewers attention in person.
The painting is signed “H. Foster” in lower left corner and is a genuine Oil Painting - NOT a print.
If you have a keen interest in oil paintings, or in Florida landscapes, or in “The Highwaymen”… or simply in beautiful art, you owe it to yourself to have a look at this beauty.
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February 6th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
I have been reading this blog for a while now, and I thought it would be proper to leave a note of appreciation here.
Many Thanks,
Jim Mirkalami