Lot 1426

Hezekiah Baker

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(American/Florida, 1940-2007)

Florida Palms, signed lower left "H Baker", oil on board, 24 x 36 in.; distressed wood frame, 26-3/4 x 39-1/4 in.

 

Provenance: Purchased from Alex Raskin, Antiques, Savannah, Georgia

Note: Baker is one of the original 26 Florida Highwaymen. Born to sharecropper parents in Savannah, Georgia, he spent his life doing many different types of work but found the most satisfaction and continued success in painting. He was inducted into the Florida artist Hall of Fame in 2004.

Condition

surface is good and clean; frame with some wear at edges

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Purchased from Alex Raskin, Antiques, Savannah, Georgia