Harold Newton ocean sunrise painting, $7,380, Burchard Galleries

A vivid Florida Highwaymen Ocean Sunrise painting by Harold Newton sold for $7,380 at a Burchard Galleries sale in St Petersburg, FL, on July 19, well above its $3,000-$5,000 estimate. Newton’s confident, palette-knife brushwork and saturated color
captured the dramatic Florida coastal light that defines the Highwaymen school. Strong bidding reflected the continued collector demand for the group’s founding members. Also, 19th century Austrian Royal Vienna gilt wood table, inset with hand painted porcelain plaques sold for $2,500.