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Harold Newton...H Newton....James Andrew (Harold) Newton....Sam Newton...Lem Newton
Monday, July 14, 2014
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Highwaymen Art on Facebook
Due to of the overwhelming popularity of FACEBOOK, I will be posting most of my work on the following pages and very little here on BlogSpot.
THIS IS A TYPICAL REQUEST AND MY TYPICAL RESPONSE.
Hello,
I found your information on the internet. My husband and I have two Harold Newton paintings that my husband inherited from his grandmother. We have had them for several years and now are looking to sell them. I am writing you for advice on what they might be worth and how to go about finding a buyer.
I've uploaded some photos. The sizes are approximately 23x35 and 23x31.
Sincerely,
*anonymous*
Fort Lauderdale, FloridaHi, *anonymous*.
I can take care of evaluating them and also finding a buyer for you.
I've been searching for and finding buyers for these things since 1995, so I can guarantee success.
First thing you need to know is how much they are worth in today's market.It takes special knowledge as H Newtons are currently valued between $500.00 and $10,000.00.
I can issue certificates of authenticity and appraisal for my standard fee of $100.00. An example can be found on the buy-sell-trade website below.
The value I place on the certs is a high one, a "replacement cost" for insurance purposes. Since I buy as well as appraise, in addition I will give you a rundown of the following values.
Insurance value.
Fair retail asking price.
Fair retail acceptable price for offers. (All buyers ask for "the best price")
Fair wholesale, or what you could expect at public auction such as eBay.
My "return to you" price if I sell them FOR you on consignment.
My outright "write a check and be done" buy price.
My goal is always to be accurate enough to insure a quick sale. Many galleries and auction houses appraise them ridiculously high, and they don't sell quickly.
Again, the fee for a certificate is $100.00 by check or $105.00 via Paypal for each.
I do most of my certificates (I've done hundreds) via images such as you've sent.
I found your information on the internet. My husband and I have two Harold Newton paintings that my husband inherited from his grandmother. We have had them for several years and now are looking to sell them. I am writing you for advice on what they might be worth and how to go about finding a buyer.
I've uploaded some photos. The sizes are approximately 23x35 and 23x31.
Sincerely,
*anonymous*
Fort Lauderdale, FloridaHi, *anonymous*.
I can take care of evaluating them and also finding a buyer for you.
I've been searching for and finding buyers for these things since 1995, so I can guarantee success.
First thing you need to know is how much they are worth in today's market.It takes special knowledge as H Newtons are currently valued between $500.00 and $10,000.00.
I can issue certificates of authenticity and appraisal for my standard fee of $100.00. An example can be found on the buy-sell-trade website below.
The value I place on the certs is a high one, a "replacement cost" for insurance purposes. Since I buy as well as appraise, in addition I will give you a rundown of the following values.
Insurance value.
Fair retail asking price.
Fair retail acceptable price for offers. (All buyers ask for "the best price")
Fair wholesale, or what you could expect at public auction such as eBay.
My "return to you" price if I sell them FOR you on consignment.
My outright "write a check and be done" buy price.
My goal is always to be accurate enough to insure a quick sale. Many galleries and auction houses appraise them ridiculously high, and they don't sell quickly.
Again, the fee for a certificate is $100.00 by check or $105.00 via Paypal for each.
I do most of my certificates (I've done hundreds) via images such as you've sent.
If we need to meet in person, I live near Tampa, but I will be in West Palm Beach the first weekend of every month, 12 months a year.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Highwaymen on 9/11
I'm from Boston, not NY, although I brought the family down here to Florida 20 years ago.
We have a lot in common, people from NY and Boston.
We don't really hate each other, it's just a sort of competitive game we all play.
Yesterday I saw this video for the first time. It's nothing short of amazing.
I've always liked this song, I know it by heart, and I've always liked Paul Simon.
The lyrics are special to me personally, because I like to think of myself as a fighter.
Judge me as you wish, too stubborn or maybe just persistent, whatever.
This little art market, Florida's highwaymen art has seen its ups and downs, has had its fair share of folks jumping on the bandwagon in good times, and bailing out when it softened and crashed along with real estate due to the economy in 2010 and 2011.
It began it's recovery in 2012 and is now gaining momentum.
Supply and demand markets, particularly collectibles markets go through cycles.
Thankfully, it's almost full speed ahead, cycling up once more.
And I'm still here.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Florida highwaymen art popularity
You want proof that Florida's highwaymen art is in demand?
That the name HIGHWAYMEN draws attention?
Here's proof currently listed on eBay. It's listed on the highwaymen page and on the Florida art page.
This piece looks like it has nothing to do with Florida.
The highwaymen painted very few interior scenes, although a rare still life bowl of fruit will pop up upon occasion.
Yet, here is a copy and paste of the description.
That the name HIGHWAYMEN draws attention?
Here's proof currently listed on eBay. It's listed on the highwaymen page and on the Florida art page.
This piece looks like it has nothing to do with Florida.
The highwaymen painted very few interior scenes, although a rare still life bowl of fruit will pop up upon occasion.
Yet, here is a copy and paste of the description.
FLORIDA ART HIGHWAYMEN PAINTING STYLE-24X48ELEGANT VINTAGE UNSIGNED ART
And here's the art itself.
How 'bout them apples?
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Sunday, June 30, 2013
Harold Newton and Alfred Hair
Here's a copy of an email I just sent a potential customer.
It will give you some basics as I addressed his various questions.
It also displays my tendency to go on and on and.......
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It will give you some basics as I addressed his various questions.
It also displays my tendency to go on and on and.......
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I always recommend H Newton and/or A Hair as a first aquisition.
They are the two that are the most in demand for several reasons.
Both were there at the very beginning, becoming involved with A E Backus, Newton in 1953 and Hair in 1954. Both were quite prolific, and of course, both are deceased.
Newton is generally acknowledged by the market (and the other hwymn artists) as the most talented.
His earliest work is very primitive and evolved to eye appealing after about five years of relentless production and practice. Two books have been written about his life and his work.
The story of the sudden and brutal murder of Hair in 1970 is what caught the attention of the public and added the loudest sizzle to the steak. The first book about the hwymn was dedicated to his memory. When all 26 were inducted into the FL Artists Hall of Fame about a decade ago, rather than individually, they went in as "Alfred Hair and the Highwaymen".
Hair's early work, when he was studying with Backus as a teenager, is generally better than his later work, and as a result, quite rare and valuable to collectors. His idea, after he had the basics down pat, was to paint a lot of them as quickly as possible and get them sold even faster by pricing them low and enlisting the help of friends and relatives in moving them out.
Small paintings are actually harder to find because their idea was to fill the walls of the new homes sprouting in FL with decorative extremely affordable landscape art. Most were "couch-sized".
The Royal Poinciana, being a spectacular tree, blooming in early summer, has always enjoyed a lot of attention, and thus, the demand for portraits of "one of them red trees" makes them worth a premium. They are very scarce in sizes less than the standard 24x36.
Fitch is enjoying the retired life in his home in Sebring. He is a delightful person and you would enjoy speaking with him. After "creating" the hwymn market itself in 1994-95, he played it for several years before losing interest and moving on to one "artsy" thing after another. He, last I spoke with him, is promoting prints and originals by Daniel Butler, one of the many talented children of his long time friend, Robert. I have three phone numbers for him if you're interested.
Most importantly, I live in New Port Richey and will be here until Thursday when I head over to West Palm for the monthly antique show. I would welcome a visit if you are prepared to actually purchase something. I write that with all due respect, as I have been fooled a couple of times by so-called collectors who simply wanted an hour of entertaining stories along with a "show and tell". Don't get me started on the woman who pushed her feeble ancient husband in here in a wheelchair and stayed an hour and a half.
I am available 24/7 and later today seems like it might be ideal. Call for an appointment and directions, and when you come, I want a copy of each of your books.
I have available inventory currently of about a dozen various highwaymen, including two Newtons, and four Hairs. Incredibly, I have the second smallest Hair I have seen (of what, a thousand?) measuring 20x12.
I'll attach images of the two small ones, you'll know which is which.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Florida Highwaymen Art Lies.
It has been written that there are lies and damn lies.
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Crista has shown integrity and good judgment by adjusting her listing to read as follows:
Al Black was and he signed the painting and confirmed that it was A Hair's painting and stated this on the back. However since my listing has been posted I have had a fellow ebayer tell me that Al Black was very known for "stretching the truth" and that the painting was actually a Livingston Roberts painting. This fellow ebayer also states that he was very familiar with the Highwaymen, and the artists different painting styles. Therefore I would say that the artist is unknown.
This original "unsigned" Florida Highwaymen painting is currently on eBay as of this morning.
Listed as Alfred Hair's work.
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"Verified" as a Hair by Al Black, who inexplicably signed it "Al Black" where the signature usually goes, lower right. Written in script on the verso, and signed again by Al Black, "Painted by A Hair".
THIS WAS NOT PAINTED BY A HAIR. IT WAS PAINTED BY LIVINGSTON ROBERTS.
This bald-faced lie is beyond my comprehension.
It likely was sold by Black, however. He probably didn't lie about that.
And to make matters even worse, Al Black has DEVALUED the painting by damaging it with his magic marker signature.
Here's a copy/paste from the seller's listing:
Large approx. 51X27 (sofa size) oil painting originally painted by A Hair, this painting however no longer has his signature. My mother assumed that when she sent him out to make changes that he wiped out his signature but upon researching, I have seen that many of Al Hair's works were painted without signatures. At a later date she went to an art show in Tallahassee that Al Black was attending and he confirmed and authenticated that it was an original "Alfred Hair" painting. He signed the back and the front and then stated "painted by A Hair" on the back of the painting. He remembered being there with Hair in Ft Lauderdale that day.
IMPORTANT UPDATE
Since posting this, a few days ago, I have been in communication with the seller, whose name is Crista. 
Large approx. 51X27 (sofa size) oil painting originally painted by A Hair, this painting however no longer has his signature. My mother assumed that when she sent him out to make changes that he wiped out his signature but upon researching, I have seen that many of Al Hair's works were painted without signatures. At a later date she went to an art show in Tallahassee that Al Black was attending and he confirmed and authenticated that it was an original "Alfred Hair" painting. He signed the back and the front and then stated "painted by A Hair" on the back of the painting. He remembered being there with Hair in Ft Lauderdale that day.
IMPORTANT UPDATE
Crista has shown integrity and good judgment by adjusting her listing to read as follows:
Al Black was and he signed the painting and confirmed that it was A Hair's painting and stated this on the back. However since my listing has been posted I have had a fellow ebayer tell me that Al Black was very known for "stretching the truth" and that the painting was actually a Livingston Roberts painting. This fellow ebayer also states that he was very familiar with the Highwaymen, and the artists different painting styles. Therefore I would say that the artist is unknown.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Vintage Sam Newton highwaymen art
Looks like I'm writing about Sam Newton again.
He's been my "hot artist" lately.
I bought this classic highwaymen beauty, a masterpiece, actually, from Herb Smith last week and sold it at the St Pete Floridiana show in the Palladium Sunday.
Here's a copy of the email I sent him the next morning.:
Good morning, Herb.
Well, your Sam didn't last very long on my dining room wall!
So these 40ish two ladies are fluttering around my 5 new 8x10's I bought from Sam. I'm thinking one will help the other pick out the "best" one and it'll be a good start to the show.
They surprised me and said, "What can you do on these three, plus the upson 24x18" I had, typical plain sunrise river scene. So I went thru the whole dog and pony show, writing the orig prices on a big sheet of paper and crossing them off, putting discounted prices down, and so on.
They said, "OK. By the way, we're decorating our new offices in the Suntrust building downtown St Pete." Couple of people from an insurance agency with their offices in a brand new glass building. Bare walls. So I went to work on them.
"I have these gorgeous other vintage pieces, Harold jumbo, Hair 2x4, Moran 2x4", all seascapes, (all so big I hate them now). "No, we don't like seascapes". But they gravitated to your Sam pine tree.
"This is the best one I've had in 10 years, blah, blah, blah and I wouldn't sell it for a penny less than $2000.00" They love it now, but the higher price made them gun shy. God bless them, they called the office designer on their cell and she came to the show.
So now it's a "committee". The designer is in her mid-late 20's, well dressed, drop dead gorgeous, and she absolutely loved your Sam. She had to get approval from the COO, to spend that kind of money on a single piece. I came down to 1800 (out of respect for the 4 already bought, plus she had a great ass). So out comes her phone and she calls him. Can't be reached. "Let me put it over here (down a hall across from a bench), we don't want anyone else to buy it"
Sentries guarding a new found treasure while waiting for a return call from "the General".
Very busy show. After about an hour, I go see them, "So......?" "We called the COO and the CEO and got voice mail".
"Well, those guys are busy guys. They don't have time for stuff like this. That's why you guys are here".
After I go back to other sales and appraisals and such, I see it's been about another half hour, and the sentries come marching in. They never got a call back, but they said, "OK, we'll take it".
Now I just hope the COO or the CEO says, "Hey, I really like seascapes, call this guy".
I'm not bragging, Herb, I knew you'd enjoy this story. Those were the only hwymn I sold (+ another new Sam), 6 Sams, but I sold a few grand in cheaper FL stuff.
Sounds like fun, but I paid the price. Up at 4, drive to St P 5-6, load in 6-8, set up 8-10, on my feet talking 10-5, pack and load out 5-6:30, drive home an hour. Shower, double Dewars, enchiladas and CRASH.
Thanks for finding that Sam.
He's been my "hot artist" lately.
I bought this classic highwaymen beauty, a masterpiece, actually, from Herb Smith last week and sold it at the St Pete Floridiana show in the Palladium Sunday.
Here's a copy of the email I sent him the next morning.:
Good morning, Herb.
Well, your Sam didn't last very long on my dining room wall!
So these 40ish two ladies are fluttering around my 5 new 8x10's I bought from Sam. I'm thinking one will help the other pick out the "best" one and it'll be a good start to the show.
They surprised me and said, "What can you do on these three, plus the upson 24x18" I had, typical plain sunrise river scene. So I went thru the whole dog and pony show, writing the orig prices on a big sheet of paper and crossing them off, putting discounted prices down, and so on.
They said, "OK. By the way, we're decorating our new offices in the Suntrust building downtown St Pete." Couple of people from an insurance agency with their offices in a brand new glass building. Bare walls. So I went to work on them.
"I have these gorgeous other vintage pieces, Harold jumbo, Hair 2x4, Moran 2x4", all seascapes, (all so big I hate them now). "No, we don't like seascapes". But they gravitated to your Sam pine tree.
"This is the best one I've had in 10 years, blah, blah, blah and I wouldn't sell it for a penny less than $2000.00" They love it now, but the higher price made them gun shy. God bless them, they called the office designer on their cell and she came to the show.
So now it's a "committee". The designer is in her mid-late 20's, well dressed, drop dead gorgeous, and she absolutely loved your Sam. She had to get approval from the COO, to spend that kind of money on a single piece. I came down to 1800 (out of respect for the 4 already bought, plus she had a great ass). So out comes her phone and she calls him. Can't be reached. "Let me put it over here (down a hall across from a bench), we don't want anyone else to buy it"
Sentries guarding a new found treasure while waiting for a return call from "the General".
Very busy show. After about an hour, I go see them, "So......?" "We called the COO and the CEO and got voice mail".
"Well, those guys are busy guys. They don't have time for stuff like this. That's why you guys are here".
After I go back to other sales and appraisals and such, I see it's been about another half hour, and the sentries come marching in. They never got a call back, but they said, "OK, we'll take it".
Now I just hope the COO or the CEO says, "Hey, I really like seascapes, call this guy".
I'm not bragging, Herb, I knew you'd enjoy this story. Those were the only hwymn I sold (+ another new Sam), 6 Sams, but I sold a few grand in cheaper FL stuff.
Sounds like fun, but I paid the price. Up at 4, drive to St P 5-6, load in 6-8, set up 8-10, on my feet talking 10-5, pack and load out 5-6:30, drive home an hour. Shower, double Dewars, enchiladas and CRASH.
Thanks for finding that Sam.
BOB
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