Backus, Albert Ernest "Beanie" (1906 –1990) Indian River School, founder of the Highwaymen movement - Florida Hall of Fame Artist. Oil on Canvas - signed lower right. Titled 'Mangrove Birds' on verso, Mangroves of Surfside, Fort Pierce Florida. A deacquisitioned work from estate Patron George P. Putnam, Husband of Amelia Earhart. The Putnam family had close ties with Backus and were instrumental in Backus's early development. Founders of Crayola crayon. This Breathtaking scene evoking the cool sky of Florida's wetlands teeming with the symbolic paradox of Life and death entwined with tropical flora and fauna. This tropical paradise "south of Surfside" just off A1A Backus is inspired with challenge as he passionately plied brush and luxuriant layers of oil with knife to canvas to masterfully embrace this solitude in perpetuity. Backus quotes" Whether it be a Storm across the Glades, the Caress of a fresh Breeze or the Silence of a deep Woods, it has always been my desire to interpret the moods of nature..." Canvas measures 26x30 framed to overall size of 33x38. Condition: Very Fine