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Lot description
Backus, Albert Ernest "Beanie" (1906 –1990) Indian River School, founder of the Highwaymen movement - Florida Hall of Fame Artist. Oil on Canvas - Signed lower right. Created in brush and palette knife combination. Classic South beach with skiff at rest captured in perpetuity. Canvas measures 16x12 framed to overall size of 18x20. Beautifully framed in original Backus frame. Provenance: from the Schindehette Family who were closely associated with Backus. Albert Ernest Backus was a largely self-taught artist from Fort Pierce, Florida who created the Highwaymen movement - capturing the images of the timeless beauty of the Florida landscape. The Backus skiff was a favorite image of his and can be seen in In The Tropical lights book with examples such as Tornado plate 56, (a virtual exact rendering of this image created in 1976) Haul over on South beach plate 84 and Backus Skiff South beach plate 95. Condition: Very Fine