A.E. Backus and Highwaymen Auction Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 1:00pm

Upcoming Highwaymen Auction

Gathering another great selection of A.E. Backus and Highwaymen paintings for our next Auction.

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Lot 1
H. Newton
24″ x 28″
“Classic Florida Sunrise”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $10,000-$20,000

2 (1) — Lot 2
R.A. McLendon
24″ x 48″
“Panoramic View of Riomar Beach”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $10,000-$20,000

Lot 3
A.E. Backus
18″ x 24″
“Riding the Breakers”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $30,000-$40,000

Lot 4
S. Newton
20″ x 24″
“Riverfront Homestead”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Lot 5
A. Black
24″ x 36″
“Sunrise Over the Jacaranda”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $1,500-$2,500

Lot 6
R. Butler
26″ x 47″
“Posing for the Artist!”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $8,000-$15,000

7 (1) — Lot 7
A. Hair
24″ x 36″
“Swaying Palms!”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $5,000-$10,000

8 (1) — Lot 8
M.A. Carroll
24″ x 36″
“Washing Day”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $6,000-$12,000

Lot 9
H. Newton
24″ x 48″
“Waves Crashing at the Jetty”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $10,000-$20,000

Lot 10
L. Newton
24″ x 36″
“Docked at the Island”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

11 (1) — Lot 11
H. Newton
28″ x 36″
“River Access by the Poinciana”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $20,000-$30,000

Lot 12
R.A. McLendon
24″ x 36″
“Storm’s Passing”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $4,000-$8,000

13 (1) — Lot 13
J. Gibson
24″ x 48″
“Sunset Reflections”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Lot 14
S. Newton
24″ x 48″
“Sunrise at Backcountry Hammock”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $5,000-$10,000

15 (1) — Lot 15
W. Daniels
24″ x 36″
“St. Lucie River Vista”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

16 (1) — Lot 16
S. Newton
24″ x 36″
“Royal Poinciana by the Dock”
MUSEUM QUALITY
Oil on Upson
Estimate $8,000-$12,000

17 (1) — Lot 17
L. Roberts
18″ x 24″
“St. Lucie River Scene”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

18 (1) — Lot 18
H. Newton
24″ x 35″
“Billowing Clouds at Riomar Beach”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $9,000-$18,000

19 (1) — Lot 19
R.A. McLendon
24″ x 30″
“Poinciana in Full Bloom”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $4,000-$6,000

20 (1) — Lot 20
S. Newton
24″ x 30″
“Exploding Waves at Walton Rocks”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Lot 21
A.E. Backus
Ex: Simonsen Collection-Ft. Pierce
16″ x 20″
“North Beach Dunes”
Oil on Canvas Board
Estimate $15,000-$30,000

22 (1) — Lot 22
W. Daniels
18″ x 24″
“Reflecting Palm”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $1,500-$2,500

Lot 23
L. Newton
12″ x 24″
“Moonlit Dock”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $1,500-$3,000

Lot 24
G. Buckner
24″ x 36″
“Fishing at the Inlet”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $4,000-$8,000

25 (2) — Lot 25
H. Newton
24″ x 30″
“Breezy Night on the River”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $15,000-$25,000

26a — Lot 26a
L. Roberts (signed)
18″ x 24″
“St. Lucie River w/ Cotton Candy Clouds”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $2,500-$4,000

26b — Lot 26b
L. Roberts (unsigned)
24″ x 36″
“St. Lucie River w/ Cotton Candy Clouds”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $4,000-$8,000

Lot 27
S. Newton
16″ x 20″
“Reflections of a Firesky”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

Lot 28
A. Hair
24″ x 48″
“Geese Going South for the Winter”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $6,000-$12,000

29 (1) — Lot 29
J. Daniels
18″ x 24″
“Gathering of Cranes”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

Lot 30
S. Newton
18″ x 24″
“Sunshine through the Clouds”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $2,000-$3,000

31 (3) — Lot 31
M.A. Carroll
(signed A. Black)
24″ x 36″
“Sunset in the Everglades”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $3,000-$6,000

Lot 32
A.E. Backus
24″ x 21″
“Sample Family Homestead on Indian River”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $15,000-$25,000

Lot 33
L. Roberts
36″ x 48″-JUMBO
“Coconut Palms at the Beach”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $5,000-$10,000

Lot 34
S.M. Wells
24″ x 48″
“Breakers in the Moonlight”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $9,000-$15,000

35 (2) — Lot 35
R.A. McLendon ’92
30″ x 40″
“Wash Day in Jamaica”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $5,000-$10,0000

36 (2) — Lot 36
H. Newton
24″ x 30″
“Hammock Against the Evening Sky”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $6,000-$12,000

37 (1) — Lot 37
J. Gibson
10″ x 17″
“Tall Pine at The Savannahs”
Oil on Paneling
Estimate $1,000-$2,000

Lot 38
H. Newton
24″ x 48″
“Palms at Riomar Beach”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $10,000-$20,000

39 (1) — Lot 39
R. Butler ’94
16″ x 20″
“African Maasai Warrior”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

40 A — Lot 40 (a)
J. Gibson
“9.5” x 22″
“Spanish Moss at Night I”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $1,000-$2,000

40 B — Lot 40 (b)
J. Gibson
12″ x 22
“Spanish Moss at Night II”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $1,000-$2,000

Lot 41
S. Newton ’92
24″ x 40″
“Detailed View of St. Lucie River”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $10,000-$15,000

Lot 42
S. Newton
16″ x 20″
“Seagulls Searching the Waves”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $2,000-$3,000

Lot 43
R.A. McLendon
24″ x 36″
“Autumn in North Florida”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Lot 44
E. Buckner
24″ x 36″
“Sailing under the Peachy Clouds”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $8,000-$12,000

45 (1) — Lot 45
H. Newton
24″ x 48″
“Waves Crashing at Walton Rocks”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $10,000-$20,000

Lot 46
A. Hair
24″ x 36″
“Storm Surge at Riomar”
Oil on Orange Peel Upson
Estimate $10,000-$20,000

Lot 47
A.E. Backus ’39
16″ x 20″
“Bombay Market”
Oil on Canvas Board
Estimate $15,000-$25,000

Lot 48
S. Newton
16″ x 20″
“Hammock in the Marshes”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

49 (1) — Lot 49
J. Daniels
24″ x 30″
“Wildlife in the Backcountry”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

Lot 50
A. Hair
24″ x 36″
“Two Palms at Night”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $4,000-$6,000

51 (1) — Lot 51
S. Newton
16″ x 20″
“Road through the Back Country”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $2,500-$5,000

52 (1) — Lot 52
H. Newton
24″ x 48″
“Waterbirds Morning Search for Food”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $5,000-$10,000

Lot 53
S. Newton
16″ x 20″
“Sunset on the St. Lucie River”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

54 (1) — Lot 54
J. Gibson
22″ x 29″
“Moonlit Dock”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $2,500-$5,000

Lot 55
S. Newton
24″ x 48″
“Palms at Walton Rocks”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $6,000-$12,000

56 (1) — Lot 56
G. Buckner
(Unsigned)
18″ x 24″
“Pink Clouds over the Estuary”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Lot 57
R.A. McLendon
14″ x 18″
“Abandoned Boat”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $1,500-$3,000

Lot 58
H. Newton
24″ x 30″
“Early Scene at Riomar Beach”
Oil on Canvas Board
Estimate $10,000-$15,000

Lot 59
T. Martin
24″ x 34″
“Cotton Candy Clouds”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $1,000-$2,000

Lot 60
R. Kelly
20″ x 24″
“Pond at Adams Ranch”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

61 (1) — Lot 61
S. Newton
8″ x 10″
“Waterbirds Feeding”
Oil on Artist Board
Estimate $800-$1,200

Lot 62
H. Newton
18″ x 24″
“Rising Surf at Riomar Beach”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $3,000-$6,000

63 (1) — Lot 63
J. Gibson
22″ x 29″
“Study in Red & Black”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $1,500-$3,000

64 (1) — Lot 64
M. Stanford
12″ x 16″
“Orange Sky Delight”
Oil on Canvas Board
Estimate $300-$600

65 (2) — Lot 65
J. Schindehette
18″ x 24″
“Marsh in the Backcountry”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

66 (1) — Lot 66
H. Newton
24″ x 36″
“An Early View of Riomar Beach”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $8,000-$16,000

Lot 67
J. Maynor
22″ x 28″
“Heavy on the Palette!”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

68 (1) — Lot 68
R.A. McLendon
20″ x 30″
“Cloud Study-Approaching Storm”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Lot 69
R. Butler
24″ x 40″
“Caloosahatchee River Scene”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $4,000-$8,000

Lot 70
J. Gibson
18″ x 24″
“Breakers on the Beach”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $1,500-$3,000

71 (1) — Lot 71
S. Newton
18″ x 24″
“Springtime in Florida”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

72 (1) — Lot 72
J. Daniels
18″ x 24″
“Covey of Quail!”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $1,500-$3,000

73 (1) — Lot 73
C. Wheeler
24″ x 36″
“Life at the Grove Place”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $3,000-$6,000

Lot 74
R. Butler
24″ x 30″
“Okeechobee Waterway”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

75 (1) — Lot 75
J. Gibson
12″ x 30″
“South Bend at St. Lucie Inlet”
Oil on Paneling
Estimate $600-$1,200

Lot 76
A. Black
16″ x 20″
“Jacaranda by the Pond”
Oil on Artist Board
Estimate $1,000-$1,500

Lot 77
L. Roberts
18″ x 24″
“Red Hibiscus Flowers”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $3,000-$6,000

Lot 78
A. Hair
24″ x 48″
“Backcountry Pines – Heavy Palette”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $10,000-$20,000

79 (2) — Lot 79
M. Stanford
24″ x 36″
“Brahma Bull Drinking”
Oil on Canvas Board
Estimate $1,500-$2,500

Lot 80
H. Newton
12″ x 24″
“Big Breakers!”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Lot 81
A. Black
24″ x 30″
“Mangrove Heaven!”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $1,500-$2,500

82 (1) — Lot 82
S. Newton
8″ x 10″
“Afternoon Glow”
Oil on Artist Board
Estimate $1,000-$1,500

83 (1) — Lot 83
W. Daniels
24″ x 30″
“Sailing by the Tall Palm”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

84 (1) — Lot 84
J. Gibson
22″ x 29″
“Peaceful River”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

Lot 85
C. Walker
13″ x 13″
“Two Sea Gulls in the Sky”
Giclee on Canvas
Estimate $300-$600

Lot 87
S. Newton
24″ x 36″
“Beach Day at Riomar”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $7,000-$12,000

Lot 88
A. Black ’11
24″ x 36″
“Sailing under the Full Moon”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $1,500-$3,000

90 (1) — Lot 90
S. Newton
12″ x 24″
“Sun behind the Clouds”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $1,500-$3,000

Lot 91
A.E. Backus
20″ x 32″
“Poinciana by the Fishing Shack”
Double Signed Print
Estimate $600-$1,000

Lot 92
R. Butler ’85
24″ x 36″
Morning Reflections at Fisheating Creek”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Lot 93
M. Humphrey
18″ x 24″
“Peaceful Waters”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $300-$600

Lot 95
A. Black
18″ x 24″
“Hammock in the Marsh”
Oil on Artist Board
Estimate $800-$1,200

96 (1) — Lot 96
T. Martin
22″ x 18″
“Boathouse on the River”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $600-$1,200

97 (1) — Lot 97
D. Butler
20″ x 40″
“Flushing out the Quail Covey”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

Lot 99
G. Lewis
18″ x 24″
“Yellow Sky on the St. Lucie”
Oil on Canvas Board
Estimate $200-$400

100 (1) — Lot 100
S. Newton
24″ x 30″
“Sunrise at the Pond”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $3,000-$6,000

101 (1) — Lot 101
A. Black
22″ x 28″
“Sunrise on The Indian River”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $1,000-$2,000

102 (1) — Lot 102
S. Newton
8″ x 10″
“Side Cut of the Indian River”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $1,000-$2,000

103 — Lot 103
L. Carathers
16″ x 20″
“Indian River Palms – 1950’s”
Oil on Canvas Board
Estimate $1,000-$2,000

104 (1) — Lot 104
A.E. Eltemtamy
16″ x 20″
“Citrus Harvest in Indian River County”
Oil on Artist Enhanced Giclee
Estimate $400-$800

105 — Lot 105
Acee Blue Eagle
30″x 40″
“Musa Isle – Seminole Miccosukee Village”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $2,500-$5,000

106 — Lot 106
M. Stanford
8″ x 10″
“Jacaranda in Bloom”
Oil on Canvas Board
Estimate $200-$400

107 — Lot 107
I. Knight
18″ x 24″
“Backcountry Firesky”
Oil on Artist’s Board
Estimate $2,000-$3,000

108 — Lot 108
A. Black ’83
24″ x 36″
“Criss-Crossed Palms”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $1,500-$3,000

109 (1) — Lot 109
T. Newton
24″ x 48″
“Fishing Cabin under the Poinciana”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $2,000-$3,000

110 — Lot 110
N. Wright
24″ x 48″
“Sunset at the Hammock”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $1,000-$2,000

111 (1) — Lot 111
J. Gibson
12″ x 22″
“Study in Brown & Yellow”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $1,000-$2,000

112 — Lot 112
T. Newton
24″ x 36″
“Tall Pine along the Fence Line”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $600-$1,200

113 (2) — Lot 113
A. Black ’83
24″ x 36″
“Boat in the Lagoon”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $1,000-$2,000

114 — Lot 114
D.T. Gibson & Col. Roy
10″ x 50″
“Painted Fish with Hooks”
Oil on Driftwood
Estimate $400-$800

115 — Lot 115
M. Stanford
16″ x 20″
“Poinciana in Full Bloom”
Oil on Artist Board
Estimate $800-$1,200

117 (1) — Lot 117
J. Gibson
22″ x 36″
“Big Cypress!”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $2,000-$3,000

119 — Lot 119
L. McDaniels
18″ x 24″
“Hogs Feeding Time!”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $800-$1,200

120 (1) — Lot 120
G. Reed
24″ x 36″
“Boat Docked under the Blue Night”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $2,000-$3,000

122 — Lot 122
N. Wright
16″x 20″
“Royal Poinciana Reflection”
Oil on Artist Board
Estimate $500-$1,000

123 — Lot 123
M. Humphrey
16″ x 20″
“Blue Cypress Lake”
Oil on Canvas Board
Estimate $200-$400

124 (2) — Lot 124
H. Baker, Jr
12″x 24″
“Fabulous Sunrise”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $800-$1,500

125 — Lot 125
C. Roy Kindt ’58
22″ x 28″
“Seminole Village”
Oil on Canvas Panel
Estimate $1,000-$2,000

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