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DESCRIPTION: A Robert Lewis Highwaymen Oil Painting. Depicting backwaters landscape with palm tree. Oil on canvas board. Signed lower left, "R.L. Lewis". Framed in a 2.25" white painted wooden frame. Note about artist: The Highwaymen, also referred to as the Florida Highwaymen, are a group of 26 African American landscape artists in Florida. Taught by Alfred “Beanie” Backus, they created a body of work of over 200,000 paintings, despite facing many racial and cultural barriers. Mostly from the Fort Pierce area, they painted landscapes and made a living selling them door-to-door to businesses and individuals throughout Florida from the mid-1950s through the 1980s. CIRCA: 20th Century ORIGIN: American DIMENSIONS: H. 18.75" x W. 15" CONDITION: Some warping to canvas on lower corner, overall good condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS/WhatsApp (305) 332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.