Lot # : 206 - A Large Highwaymen Landscape Painting Al Black
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Price Realized:
1,225.00 USD
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| Price Realized | 1,225.00 USD |
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| Date Sold | 2021-08-07T00:00:00 |
Date(s)
6/21/2021 - 8/8/2021
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| Lot # | 206 |
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| Estimate | 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD |
| Group - Category | Art - Paintings |
| Lead | A Large Highwaymen Landscape Painting Al Black |
| Description |
A Large Highwaymen Landscape Painting Al Black Al Black Highwaymen Landscape Painting Signed Lower Right. Frame measure 25" x 37 21/4", Sight Approx. 23" x 35". Al (Blood) Black (Born 1947) is active/lives in Florida, Mississippi. Al Black is known for Easel and mural landscape and other regional scene paintings.BIO: Al Black may be remembered as the best salesman of all the Highwaymen, and he also may be remembered as an exceptionally talented conman. His ability to charm a prospective customer or journalist, even while you know you may be hearing exaggerations, is what marks his personality. He readily draws you in with his stories, and most people who meet him report that he is surprisingly likable, in spite of his somewhat questionable background. To his friends, he was affectionately called ?Blood, ? referring to Young Blood or Good Blood.Black was born in 1947 near Jackson, Mississippi, on a Barlow plantation to a poor, farmworker family. It is probable that he heard Old Master or John stories when he grew up. These are trickster tales where the slave, known as John, outwits the white plantation owner by being inventive and cunning. The black man?s superiority is evidenced when he dupes the boss man.Al Black says he?s been talking all his life, and his stories reflect the continuous contests he has with his customers and those in power over him. He readily explains with pride, ?I know how to talk with white people. See, I was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. I know what to say out of my mouth.? He was taught that if he didn?t speaks correctly in the presence of white people, he might get lynched. The story goes, he?d seen people get killed for mouthing off, and his mother had taught him how to speak carefully in order to keep him safe. No matter what the Highway Patrol called him when they stopped him on the road, his response was, ? Yes sir.? He knew how to get satisfaction by working the system. But as is true in the John stories, Al could also dupe a fellow worker, and Al tells many tales of his grand successes.In spite of not having a driver?s license, Al drove a cotton truck when he was 13 or 14. At the young age of 15, he left home to labor in the fields with the migrant workers after his black supervisor told his mother he?d take care of him. He picked potatoes, cucumbers, and other vegetables and fruit.Black had a strong work ethic and leadership qualities and his superiors trusted him. Before long, he says he was driving the migrant bus without a license. About this time in his life, Al believed he had everything he needed. According to Al, when he was 16, he had a driver?s license and a car and was sent to various southern states to drive people here or there. Black says he lived ?the life.? Five years later, he returned home to Mississippi in a new car. The boss man, however, was uncomfortable with Al?s stories of grand achievements, fearing his plantation workers might want to follow Al?s path. Al says some did leave, a common response throughout the South in the early to mid-twentieth century when blacks heard about better opportunities.By the age of 21, Al felt as if he had mastered his place in the world. He had a way of asserting himself through hard work and a talking approach that functioned as a survival skill. He understood the power of presentation and storytelling. But, in reality, he had only just begun to hone his skills as a salesman.In the early 1960s, Al Black made his way to Fort Pierce, Florida with the migrant workers. He later landed a job with the Fort Pierce Typewriter Company, cleaning and hauling typewriters; he soon convinced the company to hire him as a salesman.Before long, Al was introduced to Alfred Hair, a young man he quickly admired for his entrepreneurial skills. Black watched the impressive assembly line for churning out paintings that Hair had devised. In 1964, he was not particularly interested in painting and was hired as one of Hair?s first salesmen. He began by walking into offices and saying, ?Good morning, my name is Al Black. I?m representing the Alfred Hair artists. I?d like to know if I can take up some of your time.? If the answer was ?yes, ? he?d continue; if it was ?no, ? he?d move on.Standing six feet two inches tall and presenting himself as a pleasant, soft-spoken man, he was often invited in. He quickly became known as the guy who could sell anything to anyone. Because the paintings were almost always loaded into cars still wet, they sometimes got damaged en route. Al learned how to repair them, expertise that necessitated knowing how to mix colors and mimic brushstrokes. He later painted some skies and waterways on Alfred Hair?s paintings before moving on to creating his own landscapes.The story goes that so many paintings were selling with Hair?s name on them, sometimes Al signed his own name to keep from saturating the market with Alfred Hair paintings. Occasionally he would sell a painting for more than the usual price and he?d pocket the extra money. He had other scams as well. Jim Fitch, a central Florida art collector, reports that in one short period of time he received several calls in the central Florida area from concerned (or irate) customers.Apparently, a Highwayman named Robert Butler had stopped by several businesses claiming that he needed money to purchase a new car battery. In exchange for the funds he needed, he promised to come by in a few days with a painting. Eager to help the painter, money was forked over again and again, but the paintings were never delivered. It turned out the man with car trouble was Al Black posing as Robert Butler, and Al had no intention of returning to the establishments with paintings.After Alfred Hair died in 1970, Al kept painting and selling on the road. He liked selling his own work because he didn?t has to share the profits. In 1970, he married Theda Denmark, an ?grader? who inspected tomatoes. They had two children and divorced after 10 years of marriage. The marriage suffered from Al?s life on the road, but for several years he kept the relationship together with gifts and sweet talk. These were financially good years. Black claims that at one time the couple owned three Cadillacs.In the 1980s, the demand for landscape paintings had dried up, and crack cocaine moved across the country like a heatwave. Audrey Crowell became Al?s new partner, and she did her best to keep him away from drugs, sometimes succeeding for long periods of time. But Al eventually fell under cocaine?s spell. By 1987, Crowell was so disturbed by the crowd Al kept that she ended the relationship. Black claims he started taking the drug to limber up for the painting, but it did more than that. He says he eventually worked himself into a habit that cost him $1,000 a day.Al began owing money and paintings to people everywhere. Eventually, some of the money he needed to support his drug habit was coming from Lila Pulitzer, an older white lady friend who was taken by Black?s smooth way of talking. She had purchased Black?s paintings in the 1980s. After her husband died in 1991, she and Al became close. Some say she was a patron and an investor; Al claims they were lovers. Most everyone agrees that she went to extreme lengths to help Black with his painting career. When asked about her, Al says, ?She loved art and a black man.? After Al?s brother died in Mississippi, she gave him her car so he could drive back for the funeral. She was good to him, Al says, and a lot of her money ended up in his pockets. Pultzer?s nephew was furious about the relationship and his aunt?s goodwill, often confronting Al with accusations of fraud. Al?s response was to say nothing, he had learned when to keep his mouth shut.In 1994, Jim Fitch found Al Black in a St. Lucie County jail awaiting trial on a cocaine charge. Using a photo, Fitch confirmed that an unidentified painting he had was Al?s. He left the snapshot with Al and with it was able to prove to the other prisoners that he was an artist. Not long afterward, Fitch searched for him again. This time he found him in a depressed Fort Pierce neighborhood where men were drinking out of bottles wrapped in paper bags and Al was looking for money to get high. He tried to convince Fitch that he needed money for paint, but by this time Jim knew Al pretty well. Al Black had hit rock bottom.In 1997, Black was sentenced to 12 years in the Central Florida Reception Center, just north of the Bee Line Expressway (now called the Beachline) in east Orange County, for a sting of crack cocaine charges related to bilking money from Lila Pulitzer. Although there is disagreement about Pultzer?s willingness to support Al, he was found guilty of fraud and ordered to pay restitution of $820,933. By the time Al got to prison, he knew he needed help. Reflecting on this period in his life he said, ?You can have all kinds of troubles but you don?t know trouble until you have crack cocaine trouble.? It was Jesus, he claims, that got him off drugs. Once he got to prison, he asked the Lord to come into his life and take the taste of cocaine out of his mouth. And the Lord did. He came to Al as a bright light and took the cocaine away. Free of his drug habit, Al soon tested HIV positive, although he says that was just something he faked because prisoners who were sick were treated better. Al was still looking for ways not just to survive, but also to succeed beyond the rest of his peers.Al told the other inmates that he was an artist, but like before, no one believed him. In 1998, Dr. Dianne Rechtine, a prison physician, read an article about the Highwaymen. She wondered if the Al Black she knew was Al Black the landscape painter. As soon as she asked him the question, she knew the answer by the satisfied look on his face. She asked him to paint a mural using acrylics instead of oil on the wall in the medical center waiting room, a request that was not unusual in Florida prisons at the time. The painting was a huge success and Al quickly began painting every blank wall he could. Al Black became a celebrity and his painting career took off once more.In August 2001, Al was transferred to the Tomoka Correctional Institute in Daytona Beach. He painted murals in this facility and began concentrating his efforts on creating landscapes on canvas boards, selling them in the crafts shop, and giving them to his ex-wife to market. So many people became interested in his art that he was allowed to meet visitors by the gatehouse.When his talent was requested at Zephyr Hills Correctional Institution, Al went there to paint murals. His prison life continued to get better. Any suggestion that he might have HIV had been dismissed. He was healthy, drug-free, and a respected artist. His murals transformed several correctional institutions and Al was viewed as a model prisoner.By the time he left prison in December 2006 on early release, Al had painted well over 100 landscapes (some sources say over 160) in hallways, offices, waiting rooms, dining halls, dorm rooms, chapels, and hundreds of acrylic landscapes on canvas board. Importantly for Al, he was treated well in prison; he was trusted and well-liked. He claims that he was treated better in prison than he was on the street. Being locked up had been a blessing and Al credits it with saving his life.Today Al Black is back in Fort Pierce painting Florida landscapes and paying restitution for his crimes to the Humane Society, a charity Lila Pulitzer supported. Now people come to him to buy art and he sells with the same smooth-talking finesse and enthusiasm that he has always used.Al is proud to report that he has been drug-free since his early days in prison. He still paints outside his home in Fort Pierce, although he says standing for long hours is hard on his legs. Friends, writers, and potential customers come by to watch him paint and listen to his stories.For several years he?s been teaching Richard Burgan, a white artist, to paint like a Highwayman. As it was with Al, Burgan learns mostly by watching and working on his own canvases. Al says what he really needs to do is to teach Richard to sell. About His Painting: The best way to identify Al Black?s paintings is with the three birds he places in his landscapes, representing the Trinity.While in prison, as was the case in the early Highwaymen days, Al had to revise his tools and working surface. He couldn?t use oils, since they could be used to get high, so he had to adapt to acrylics, which dry far more quickly. A plastic cake spatula was employed as a pallet knife since metal implements are highly limited in prison. Once Al became known for his murals, churches and individual admirers donated materials. He even got a cart with wheels that could be easily moved from one workspace to another.Al?s prison murals come in all sizes and shapes. His compositions fit the available space well, sometimes incorporating a sign or painting over a fixture of some sort. A Royal Poinciana tree might be positioned on a sliver of a wall between two windows that slices through a flowering bush or an inviting water scene can break through the cold grey wall of an otherwise drab prison setting.These works in correctional settings are meditative and calming. They invite the outside world in and allow viewers to transcend the truth of their physical reality, as they remind a prisoner about the pleasing sensations of being on the outside. In some respects, these gifts ?landscapes in a prison setting? could be more powerful than those found in any of our top art museums. What they give inmates has value beyond what anyone could pay Al Black for an actual painting.These days Al spends more time on each painting, as perfecting his skills is important to him. This ongoing practice reflects his increasing expertise. According to Al, prison may have saved his life, but painting made him who he is today. However, the work isn?t finished until it is sold.Source: Al Black, The Highwayman Trail, Web, 2017.Postwar & Contemporary Artist Robert Butler (1943 - 2014) From the early 1950s, through the 1980s, a group of 26 African American artists traveled the state, painting and selling landscapes that depicted scenic Florida of their time. These artists were self-taught and developed their own styles. They painted in their garages and backyards and on weekends, the artists would get together to travel the state to sell their artwork. They often sold their original paintings for as little as $25 each, setting up displays in the various towns they visited along the highways.The affordable prices made these vibrant paintings very popular and soon their art adorned businesses and homes throughout the state. The group disbanded in the 1980s, but books and documentaries about the artists led to a resurgence of interest in their paintings. Collectors became interested in the artwork and each year the paintings continue to increase in price.In 2004, the 26 original Florida Highwaymen were inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame. Robert Butler. was one of those artists. Robert Butler. was born in Georgia in 1943. The family moved to Okeechobee, Florida in 1947. His professional career as an artist began in 1968. Robert Butler's paintings reflect his love of the natural beauty of the Lake Okeechobee area, He painted all of Florida & was the only Highwayman credited with painting every ecosystem of Florida. That is really important & expands the subject of his life & career as an artist.No one knows exactly how many paintings Robert Butler, created, he was known to paint more than 100 paintings in a year. His son hopes to document his father?s artwork as part of his family?s heritage.https://robertbutler.org/
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13.) LIMITED RETURNS ARE PERMITTED AS FOLLOWS: If it is determined to RBFineArts CFL Inc satisfaction that the physical condition of the property materially differs from what was described in the information listed and/or contained in the written condition reports received or if the description is, in any material respect, inaccurate. Shipping is nonrefundable.
14.) WINNING BIDDERS: The highest bidder for a lot as recognized by the Auctioneer, will be the buyer, subject to the satisfaction of any reserve amount for that lot. The purchaser assumes responsibility for items at the fall of the hammer. A lot is sold when the Auctioneer indicates such in a customary manner. Please see section 4: Important Notice. Buyers should assume that all listed items are reserved unless otherwise stated. We reserve the right to bid on behalf of consignors up to, but not more than, the reserve to protect against selling at a price below the preserve. This will be accomplished as necessary by a proxy placing successive bids, or bids in response to buyers’ bids. Auctioneers reserve the right to invoke Auctioneer’s discretion at any time during the bidding process. If any dispute arises after the sale, the RBFineArts CFL Inc Auction Services sale record is final and conclusive. RBFineArts CFL Inc reserves the right to cancel any sale or remove an item prior to, or post-auction for any reason deemed necessary.
15.) INTERNET BIDDING: All bidder names and bidders are held in strict confidence, disclosed only in the event of a question after the sale. Internet bidding is a convenience offered to our customers and Auctioneer and Auction Staff are not responsible for you not winning your bid(s) due to any human, electronic, or technical error/failure of any kind.
a. Absentee Bids: If you place an absentee bid(s) on the internet, then by phone, or by any other means, it is solely your responsibility to cancel any or all absentee bids prior to the start of the auction. RBFineArts CFL Inc is not liable or responsible for any errors or failure to do so.
b. Tie Bids: In the event of a tie between A) an Internet absentee or Internet live bidder and B) a person participating on the telephone. The Auctioneer with RBFineArts CFL has the right to decide the winner based on bidding and payment performance. NOTE: In the event of a discrepancy between the House recording of the bid and the Internet auction recording of the bidding will take precedence.
16.) POOLING: Bid rigging is a serious crime, any illegal conduct by bidder or others will be
immediately reported by RBFineArts CFL Inc to the U.S. Attorney and Department of Justice for
investigation and prosecution of the law.
a. Title 15, Section 1 of the U.S. Code provides any agreement among potential bidders not to bid against one another, or otherwise to dampen the bidding process, which is a felony under federal law. The law provides for fines of up to $10 million per violation for a corporate offender and $350,000 per violation for others, as well as imprisonment of up to three years. RBFineArts CFL Inc reserves the right to advance the bidding to protect the Seller during any instance where Bid Rigging may be occurring.
b. “Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or
conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several
States, or with foreign nations, are declared to be illegal. Every
a person who shall make any contract or engage in any combination or
conspiracy hereby declared to be illegal shall be deemed guilty of
a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not
exceeding $100,000,000 if a corporation, or, if any other person,
$1,000,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding 10 years, or by both
said punishments, in the discretion of the court.”- TITLE 15 - COMMERCE AND
TRADE, CHAPTER 1 - MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF
TRADE. 15 USC Sec. 1, Geographic Distribution of Convictions for All Agencies,
FY 2020.
17.) OWNERSHIP: Ownership, possession, and the risk of loss from any cause passes immediately to the
Buyer when the Auctioneer announces the sale of a lot. Buyers are solely responsible for their purchases, and Seller and RBFineArts CFL Inc will have no responsibility for lost, stolen, or damaged lots.
Auctioneers clerking records will be absolute in the event of a dispute.
18.) SALES TAX EXEMPTION: Lake County Florida state sales tax is 7%. Applicable Sales or use taxes will be added to the purchase price of, taxable purchases. To be sales tax exempt, a current sale
tax exemption certificate, including sales tax exemption number, must be presented to
RBFineArts CFL Inc to avoid paying sales tax.
a. “Out of state taxes: As a result of recent and ongoing legislation, most U.S. states now require businesses to collect and remit sales tax on online purchases made from their states. Regardless of where sellers are located, they are required to charge tax on internet orders if the state mandates it. Each state has different requirements and thresholds on what is taxed and how much. Note that purchases shipped to or picked up in states that do not impose sales tax will not be subject to tax”. -
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19.) LEGAL DISPUTES: Bidder agrees that any controversy or claim arising out of this Auction, or any
related dealings with RBFineArts CFL Inc or Seller must be resolved by final and binding arbitration with
no appeal permitted except as provided by Florida statute in the State of Florida in and for Lake
County. The parties voluntarily waive their rights to seek traditional remedies in any court including the right to a trial by jury. The prevailing party will be entitled to collect from the other all costs associated with the arbitration, including reasonable attorney’s fees. Notwithstanding, this requirement for binding arbitration, the parties agree on RBFineArts CFL Inc, and Seller retain their right to pursue a traditional lawsuit against any Buyer for the collection of any payment due to them by RBFineArts CFL Inc for any purchase at the Auction and it is agreed that in that event the defaulting bidder will be responsible for all RBFineArts CFL Inc and/or Sellers costs of collection including reasonable attorney’s fees of thirty-three and one-third percent (33.3%), plus a finance charge
of two percent (2%) per month (24 percent per annum) from the date of the auction until the balance is paid in full.
20.) DAMAGE AND/OR LOSS: Auctioneer will have no responsibility for any loss or damage resulting from RBFineArts CFL Inc staff carrying, handling, or loading any item(s) for any person. RBFineArts CFL Inc is not liable for damage or loss of items not removed by 5 pm on the 12th calendar day after the auction per Terms and Conditions.
21.) ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS: Registering to bid and or placing a bid of any kind indicates to us that bidder has a full understanding of the terms and conditions and accepts these terms along with the agreement to be so bound. Terms may not be amended in any way except by a signed, written agreement between RBFineArts CFL Inc and Bidder. If there is anything relevant to this Auction that you do not understand, please ask RBFineArts CFL Inc staff to assist you. The staff members of
RBFineArts CFL Inc wants your experience to be a smooth and positive one.
22.) If any disputes arise after the sale, the RBFineArts CFL Inc Auction Services sale record is final and conclusive. RBFineArts CFL Inc reserves the right to cancel any sale or remove any item prior to, or post-auction for any reason deemed necessary.23.) This agreement will be construed and governed solely in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida and that the exclusive venue for any controversy or claim between them will be in the County of Lake, Florida.
Bid Increments
Your bid must adhere to the bid increment schedule.
| Bid Amount | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| 0.00 - 45.00 | 5.00 USD |
| 45.01 - 90.00 | 10.00 USD |
| 90.01 - 480.00 | 20.00 USD |
| 480.01 - 950.00 | 50.00 USD |
| 950.01 - 1,950.00 | 50.00 USD |
| 1,950.01 - 4,950.00 | 100.00 USD |
| 4,950.01 - 9,800.00 | 250.00 USD |
| 9,800.01 - 49,550.00 | 500.00 USD |
| 49,550.01 - 99,500.00 | 500.00 USD |
Payment Information
| Currency | USD |
|---|---|
| Buyer Premium | 0-999999 USD =25% |
| Payment Terms |
LA Payments - Passing Fee
Money order/Cashiers checks
Personal Check
Visa/Master Card
COD (cash on delivery)
Discover
American Express
Wire Transfer
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