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SYLVESTER WELLS FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN SELF PORTRAIT: Wells, S. M. “Sylvester” (B. 1938) Florida Highwaymen Painting. Oil on canvas - signed lower right. Cotton fields self portrait with family picking cotton. Accomplished as a portrait artis

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SYLVESTER WELLS FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN LILAC AFTERNOON: Wells, S. M. “Sylvester” (1938-2023) Florida Highwaymen Painting. Oil on Upson - signed lower right. Evening lilac shades slowly rise from the suns recent setting. Sylvester's early works

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S.M. SYLVESTER WELLS FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN FEW EGRETS: Wells, S. M. “Sylvester” (B.1938) Florida Highwaymen Painting. Oil on Canvas board- signed lower left. Very early rendering of Florida sunrise from Reverend Wellsdevelopmental period early

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SYLVESTER WELLS FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN GREEN INLET: Wells, Sylvester M. (B.1938), Florida Highwaymen Artist. Oil on upson - signed lower left. Lush greenery abounds at the bank of the river. Tall palms survey the scene. Board measures 24x36 framed to o

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SYLVESTER WELLS FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN ANGELIC CLOUDS: Wells, S. M. “Sylvester” (B.1938) Florida Highwaymen Painting. Oil on canvas board - signed lower left. A boat in the water awaits it's next venture by the dock. Board measures 20x24. Cond

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SYLVESTER WELLS FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN SUNSET SAIL: Wells, Sylvester(b. 1938), Florida Highwaymen Artist. Oil on upson - signed lower right. Orange and red dance across the evening sky as a sailboat makes its way across the waters. Board measures 24x36

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Sylvester Wells Florida Highwaymen African American Rare Miniature 5x7in Purple Yellow Jacaranda Tre: Described By: Michelle NRDD DBJQ Title: Sylvester Wells Florida Highwaymen African American Rare Miniature 5x7in Purple Yellow Jacaranda Tree Painting Pair Description:Sylvester Wells Florida Highwaym

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Sylvester Wells (b.1938) Florida Highwaymen Painting: Sylvester Wells (American; Florida, born 1938). Original oil painting on upson board. Florida beach landscape. A solitary palm tree in the tropical breeze, with enormous overhead clouds and seaweed wa

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Sylvester Wells FL Highwaymen Landscape Painting: Sylvester M. Wells Florida Highwayman painting on board. comprised of four panels depicting birds and wetlands. Signed S.M. Wells lower left. Work measures 19.75" x 27.75". Housed in wood frame measur

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S.M. WELLS FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN PALM OIL ON BOARD: S.M. WELLS FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN PALM OIL ON BOARD Sylvester M. Wells (American), Florida Highwaymen artist oil on board painting depicting a bent palm over beach dunes. Signed lower right, set in green

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SYLVESTER WELLS HIGHWAYMEN SOLITUDE ON THE RIVER: Wells, Sylvester (1938) Florida Highwaymen Artist. Oil on Art board. Backwater serenity. A small wood shack on the lazy St. Lucie River where Rev. Wells first started his career painting signs thenlat

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S.M. WELLS FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN COLORFUL WETLAND: S.M. WELLS FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN COLORFUL WETLAND S. (Sylvester) M. Wells (American, b.1938), Florida Highwaymen artist, oil on canvas board, depicting a colorful wetland. Signed in the lower left corner

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SYLVESTER WELLS HIGHWAYMEN PAINTING: WELLS, Sylvester, (American, b. 1939): Florida Highwaymen Bend in the River Painting, Oil/Canvas on Upson Board, 24" x 16", signed lower right, framed, 27.75" x 20".

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FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN SM WELLS ORIGINAL PAINTING 9": FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN SYLVESTER SM WELLS ORIGINAL PAINTING ON SMALL EASEL STAND SOUTH FLORIDA PALM BEACH EVERGLADES SARASOTA -7" X 9" APPROX

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S.M. WELLS FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN PUBLISHED DENSE PALM: Wells, S. M. “Sylvester” (1938-2023) Florida Highwaymen Painting. Oil on Upson - signed lower left. Created using brush and palette knife. Published painting (Plate #7) from. Gary Monroe&#

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SYLVESTER WELLS FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN BALANCING ACT

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Wells, S. M. “Sylvester” (1938-2023) Florida Highwaymen Painting. Oil on plywood board - signed lower right. Executed in brush. Portrait of a young woman balancing a washbowl on their head. Fantastic use of light and shadow make facial features pop. These scenes were a favorite of Reverand wells as he copied them from National Geographic magazine. Unlike his peers, he preferred to create from what he saw rather than imaginary landscape. Board measures 12x24 framed to overall size of 15x27. African American Highwaymen Folk Art, evolved from the Backus Indian River School Art Colony. Condition: Very Fine

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