A.E. Backus and Highwaymen Auction Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 12:30pm

Upcoming Highwaymen Auction

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

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Lot #1 — Lot 1
S. Newton
23″ x 29″
“Indian River Cove”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $6,000-$10,000

Lot #2 — Lot 2
J. Maynor
24″ x 48″
“Dark Clouds at Sunset”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

Lot #3 — Lot 3
A. Black
24″ x 36″
“Majestic Poinciana – Al’s Best”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

Lot 4
H. Newton
24″ x 36″
“Stormy Day in the Glades”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $10,000-$20,000

Lot 5
R.A. McLendon
24″ x 36″
“Royal Poinciana Tree!”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $5,000-$10,000

Lot #6 — Lot 6
S.M. Wells
20″ x 24″
“Life in the Cypress Swamp”
Oil on Artboard
Estimate $2,500-$5,000

Lot 7
L. Roberts
30″ x 47″- Jumbo
“Gnarly Oak on the St. Lucie River”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $8,000-$12,000

Lot 8
S. Newton
24″ x 36″
“Royal Poinciana in its Glory”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $8,000-$12,000

Lot 9
A. Moran
18″ x 24″
“Coconut Palms Oceanfront”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $20,000-$40,000

Lot #10 — Lot 10
J. Gibson
22″ x 38″
“Birds Feeding at Sunrise”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

Lot 11
A.E. Backus ’67
24″ x 30″
“Purple Royalty on the St. Lucie River”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $50,000-$75,000

Lot #12 — Lot 12
S.M. Wells
22″ x 26″
“Gator on the Hunt!”
Oil on Artboard
Estimate $2,500-$5,000

Lot 13
I. Knight
24″ x 24″
“Boats Pulled Ashore”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $2,000-$3,000

H. Newton Painting — Lot 14
H. Newton
24″ x 30″
“Hazy Night on the St. Lucie River”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $4,000- $6,000

Lot 15
S. Newton
22″ x 28″
“Fall Colors-St. Lucie River”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $5,000-$10,000

Lot 16
H. Newton
19″ x 32″
“Cabin by a Mountain Lake”-Early 50’s
Oil on Upson
Estimate $5,000-$15,000

Lot 17
A.E. Backus
25″ x 30″
“Breezy Day at Riomar Beach”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $40,000-$60,000

Lot 18
M.A. Carroll
24″ x 30″
“Majestic Poinciana by the River”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $8,000-$12,000

Lot 19
S. Newton
16″ x 20″
“Leaning Coconut Palm at the Beach”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Lot 20
W. Daniels
16″ x 20″
“Poinciana in Full Bloom”
Oil on Artist’s Board
Estimate $1,500-$2,500

21a — Lot 21
R.A. McLendon
24″ x 36″
“Waves Crashing on Walton Rocks”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Lot 22
A.E. Backus
25″ x 30″
“Foggy Morning in the Backcountry”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $20,000-$40,000

Lot 23
H. Newton
24″ x 48″
“Flowers by the River Road”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $10,000-$20,000

Lot 24
S. Newton
24″ x 48″
“Looking Down River Road”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $6,000-$12,000

Lot 25
J. Gibson
24″ x 36″
“Brilliant Poinciana”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $5,000-$10,000

Lot 26
A. Hair
24″ x 36″
“Sunset on the River Cut”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $4,000-$6,000

#27 S. Newton — Lot 27
S. Newton
12″ x 16″
“Hazy Morning on St. Lucie River”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $1,500-$2,500

Lot 28
R. Kelly
16″ x 20″
“Pasture at Adams Ranch”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Lot 29
R.A. McLendon
24″ x 36″
“Firesky Supreme!”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Lot 30
M.A. Carroll
24″ x 48″
“Birds Feeding in the Florida Wetlands”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $8,000-$16,000

31 (1) — Lot 31
L. Roberts & A. Hair
24″ x 38″
“Old Florida Swampland”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

Lot 32
H. Newton
16″ x 20″
“Storm in the Backcountry”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Lot 33
W. Daniels
(signed A. Black)
24″ x 36″
“Firesky Sunset”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $1,500-$2,500

Lot 34
A.E. Backus
12″ x 16″
“Red Hibiscus Bloom!”
Oil on Canvas Panel
Estimate $15,000-$25,000

Lot 35
R.L. Lewis
16″ x 20″
“Jacaranda in Bloom”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $1,500-$2,500

36 (1) — Lot 36
M.A. Carroll
24″ x 30″
“Natural Florida Landscape”
Oil on Canvas
Estimae $5,000-$10,000

Lot 37
S. Newton
18″ x 24″
“Sunset in The Marshes”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Lot 38
R. Demps
24″ x 36″
“The Road to Paradise”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Lot 39
J. Gibson
18″ x 24″
“Nature Study in Red & Black”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $1,500-$3,000

40a — Lot 40
H. Newton
24″ x 48″
“Sailing on a Beautiful Day”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $10,000-$20,000

Lot 41
R.A. McLendon
12″ x 24″
“Moonlight on the St. Lucie River”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $1,500-$2,500

#42 S. Newton — Lot 42
S. Newton
9″ x 12″
“Birds Feeding at Early Evening”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $1,000-$2,000

43 (1) — Lot 43
I. Knight
16″ x 20″
“Out in the Sailboat”
Oil on Artist Board
Estimate $1,000-$2,000

Lot 44
H. Newton
24″ x 48″
“Surf’s Up at Walton Rocks!”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $8,000-$12,000

Lot 45
W. Daniels
16″ x 20″
“Misty Morning”
Oil on Artist Board
Estimate $2,000-$3,000

Lot 46
S. Newton
40″ x 48″
“View From River Road”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $5,000-$10,000

Lot 47
R. Kelly
18″ x 36″
“The Beach at Riomar”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $5,000-$8,000

48a — Lot 48 (A)
A. Hair
12″ x 24″
“Purple Hyacinths on the River I”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $1,500-$3,000

48b (1) — Lot 48 (B)
A. Hair
12″ x 24″
“Purple Hyacinths on the River II”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $1,500-$3,000

Lot 49
J. Gibson
18″ x 28″
“Heavy Palette- St. Lucie River”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Lot 50
H. Newton
24″ x 30″
“Out of the Storm”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $5,000-$10,000

Lot 51
R.A. McLendon
18″x 24″
“Jetty in Moonlight”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

Lot 52
S. Newton
18″ x 24″
“Breaking Wave”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

Lot 53
S. Newton
24″ x 36″
“Indian River Cut”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Lot 54
J. Gibson
24″ x 36″
“Seminole Chickee Village”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $4,000-$6,000

55a — Lot 55
H. Newton
Unsigned
18″ x 24″
“Sunset at the Hammock”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Lot 56
H. Newton
25″ x 36″
“Lazy Day on St. Lucie River”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $5,000-$10,000

Lot 57
M.A. Carroll
18″x 24″
“Wetland with Birds”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

Lot 58
A. Black ’84
24″ x 36″
“Leaning Coconut by the River”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $800-$1,200

Lot #59 — Lot 59
J. Gibson
22″ x 38″
“Tranquility at the River”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Lot 60
R. Kelly
18″ x 36″
“South Cove”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $5,000-$8,000

Lot 61
S. Newton ’95
16″ x 20″
“Wading Birds in the Everglades”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Lot 62
T. Knowles
20″x 24″
“Water Hyacinths”
Oil on Artist’s Board
Estimate $1,500-$3,000

Lot 63
A.E. Backus
20″ x 24″
“Sailing the Blue Waters”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $30,000-$50,000

Lot 64
A. Hair
30″ x 40″
“Night Palm”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $8,000-$12,000

Lot 65
H. Newton
18″ x 24″
“Riomar Beach”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Lot 66
S. Newton
18″ x 24″
“Two Palms at Riomar”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

Lot 67
R.L. Lewis
9″ x 12″
“Sunset Palm”
Oil on Artist Board
Estimate $600-$1,200

Lot 68
H. Newton
18″ x 24″
“Hammock in the Backcountry”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Lot 69
S. Newton
20″ x 32″
“A Good Fishing Spot!”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Lot 70
J. Gibson
20″ x 30″
“Two Docks at Sunset”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

Lot 71
R. Kelly
20″ x 24″
“South Gate”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Lot 72
A. Black
24″ x 30″
“Little Man, Big Red Tree”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $800-$1,500

Lot 73
T. Newton
16″ x 20″
“The Bloom in June!”
Oil on Artist Board
Estimate $600-$1,200

Lot 74
J. Daniels
16″ x 20″
“Down the Lazy River”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

Lot 75
S. Newton ’91
12″ x 24″
“Moonlit River”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $1,500-$3,000

#76 T. Martin — Lot 76
T. Martin
20″ x 24″
“Poinciana in Full Bloom”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $1,000-$2,000

Lot 77
H. Newton
24″ x 36″
“Purple Clouds on the River”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $8,000-$16,000

78a — Lot 78 (A)
S. Newton
12″ x 24″
“Fire Sky I”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

78b — Lot 78 (B)
S. Newton
12″ x 24″
“Fire Sky II”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

Lot 79
A. Black
24″ x 30″
“Wildlife at the Pond”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $800-$1,200

80a — Lot 80
J. Gibson
22″ x 28″
“Big Cypress at Blue Cypress”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $800-$1,200

Lot 81
H. Newton
18″ x 24″
“Backcountry Wetlands”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Lot 82
A. Black
12″ x 16″
“St Lucie River Birds”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $600-$1,200

Lot 83
S. Newton
16″ x 20″
“Poinciana by the River”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

Lot 84
J. Maynor
14″ x 18″
“Sunset on the River”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $500-$1,000

Lot 85
J. Daniels
20″ x 24″
“Deer Crossing”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

Lot 86
H. Newton
16″ x 24″
“Coconut Palm by the River”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Lot 87
S. Newton
12″ x 16″
“Moonlight Palms”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $1,500-$2,500

#88 M. Stanford — Lot 88
M. Stanford
12″ x 16″
“Old Oak Tree”
Oil on Artist Board
Estimate $800-$1,200

Lot 89
A.S. Eltemtamy
11″ x 14″
“Weeping Willow by the River”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $800-$1,200

Lot 90
H. Newton
24″ x 48″
“Ocean Storm”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $10,000-$16,000

Lot 91
S. Newton
12″ x 16″
“Backcountry Waterway”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $2,000-$3,000

Lot 92
J. Maynor
24″ x 36″
“Island Palms”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $800-$1,600

Lot 93
R. Kelly
20″ x 24″
“Backcountry Wetlands”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $4,000-$6,000

94 (1) — Lot 94
M. Love
11″ x 14″
“River Sunset”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $400-$800

Lot 95
S. Newton
9″ x 12″
“Summer Sunrise”
Oil on Canvas Panel
Estimate $1,000-$2,000

Lot 96
J. Gibson
24″ x 29″
“Sunset on the St. Lucie River”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $2,000-$3,000

Lot 97
H. Newton
24″ x 36″
“Afternoon Sun on the St. Lucie River”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $5,000-$8,000

Lot 98
S. Newton
24″ x 36″
“Waterbirds Feeding on the River”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $3,000 – $5,000

Lot 99
J. Maynor
20″ x 26″
“Birds in Flight”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $500-$1,000

100 — Lot 100
S. Newton ’91
18″ x 24″
“Puffy Clouds over The Everglades”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

101 — Lot 101
W. Daniels (signed A. Black)
24″ x 36″
“Sunset in the Marshes”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $2,000-$4,000

102 — Lot 102
J. Gibson
22″ x 29″
“Moonlight on the River”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $1,000-$2,000

103 — Lot 103
H. Newton
12″ x 24″
“Sebastian Inlet-1990”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

104 — Lot 104
A. Hair
24″x 48″
“The Turquoise Breakers Rolling In”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $4,000-$6,000

105 — Lot 105
J. Gibson
24″ x 36″
“Mountain Landscape-Jamaica”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $4,000-$6,000

L. Mcdaniel Painting — Lot 106
L. McDaniel
18″ x 24″
“Turkeys Feeding – Under the Willows”
Oil on Canvas Board
$1,000- $2,000

107 — Lot 107
H. Newton
24″x 48″
“Stormy Day at the Beach”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $10,000-$20,000

108 — Lot 108
M. Humphrey
16″ x 20″
“Tall Pines on the River”
Oil on Canvas Board
Estimate $500-$1,000

109 — Lot 109
S. Newton
12″ x 24″
“River Palms”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $1,500-$3,000

111 — Lot 111
J. Gibson
22″ x 29″
“Daybreak on Indian River”
Oil on Upson”
Estimate $1,000-$2,000

112 — Lot 112
N. Wright
24″x 48″
“Cut to the River”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $1,500-$3,000

113 — Lot 113
M. Love
16″ x 20″
“Dock by the Boathouse”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $500-$1,000

114 — Lot 114
D. Privateer “Dinny” ’71
20″ x 24″
“Wetlands in the Backcountry”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $1,000-$2,000

115a — Lot 115
T. Martin
18″ x 20″
“Moonlight Over the River”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $600-$1,200

116 — Lot 116
A. Black
18″ x 24″
“Sunset in the Swamp”
Acrylic on Canvas
Estimate $800-$1,200

117 — Lot 117
S. Newton
24″x 48″
“Old Dock on River Road”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $5,000-$10,000

118 — Lot 118
Florida Artist
12″ x 16″
“Backcountry Road”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $200-$400

120 — Lot 120
J. Gibson
13″ x 22″
“Study in Brown and Beige”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $600-$1,200

121 — Lot 121
M.A. Carroll
24″ x 36″
“Glorious Blooming Poinciana”
Oil on Upson”
Estimate $8,000-$12,000

123 — Lot 123
A. Lewis
20″ x 24″
“Hibiscus Flower”
Pastel on Paper
Estimate $300-$600

125 — Lot 125
M. Humphrey
18″ x 24″
“Sunset on the River”
Oil on Canvas Board
Estimate $500-$1,000

126 — Lot 126
S. Newton
24″x 36″
“Florida Nature with Puffy Clouds”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $4,000-$8,000

127 (1) — Lot 127
Whirls
18″ x 24″
“Eddie’s Place”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $300-$500

129 — Lot 129
Col. Roy & D. Tynes-Gibson
1′ x 8′
“Big Gator”
Oil on Driftwood

130 — Lot 130
T. Newton
30″ x 40″
“Backcountry Birds”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $2,000-$3,000

131 — Lot 131
R. Kelly
12″ x 16″
“Tabebuia by the River”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $2,000-$3,000

132 — Lot 132
M.A. Carroll
16″x 20″
“Sailing in June!”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $3,000-$6,000

133 — Lot 133
M. Humphrey
18″ x 24″
“Sand Dunes”
Oil on Canvas Board
Estimate $500-$1,000

134 — Lot 134
T. Robbins ’38
18″x 22″
“Tragedy in the Cotton Patch”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $1,000-$3,000

135 — Lot 135
M. Love
18″ x 24″
“Discovery Island”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $400-$800

136 — Lot 136
F. Gibson
24″ x 48″
“Sailing by the Jetty”
Oil on Masonite
Estimate $750-$1,500

137 — Lot 137
M. Stanford
“12” x 16″
“Bicycling by the Poinciana”
Oil on Canvas Board
Estimate $500-$800

138 — Lot 138
Arnold ’75
24″x 36″
“Indian River Tranquility”
Oil on Canvas
Estimate $1,000-$1,500

139 — Lot 139
S. Newton
18″x 24″
“Basking in the Afternoon Sun”
Oil on Upson
Estimate $3,000-$5,000

140a — Lot 140a
R.L. Lewis
5″ x 7″
“Palms by the River I”
Oil on Artist’s Board
Estimate $150-$300

140b — Lot 140b
R.L. Lewis
5″x 7″
“Palms by the River II”
Oil on Artist’s Board
Estimate $150-$300

141 — Lot 141
Highwayman (unsigned)
12″x 24″
Oil on Upson
Estimate $600-$1,200

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