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Mary Ann Carroll (American/Florida, 1940-2019), "Florida Sunset", oil on canvas, signed lower right, 24 in. x 18 in., framed, overall 26 5/8 in. x 20 1/2 in. x 2 in. Note: Mary Ann Carroll was born in 1940 in Georgia to a family of sharecroppers who moved to Fort Pierce, Florida when she was nine years old. She is well known for being the sole female member of the group of twenty-six Black artists known as the Florida Highwaymen. This group of artists painted and sold landscapes of Florida to support themselves and their families during a time of segregation in the United States. Carroll, a self-taught artist who was mentored by Harold Newtown as a teenager, was always drawn to art, stating: “From my youth, I could draw anything I could see.” Her stunning landscapes are expertly illustrated and characterized by rich, vibrant clouds and skies. The lot offered here is no exception with a seamless gradation in the intense colors of the sunset while white egrets provide a lovely contrast against the bright blue water. Inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 2004, Highwaywoman Carroll’s successful career spanned nearly seven decades. Ref.: “Mary Ann Carroll: ‘First Lady’ of Highwaymen leaves Rich Legacy.” Orange County Regional History Center. Dec. 6, 2019. www.thehistorycenter.org/mary-ann-carroll. Accessed Feb. 15, 2024.