The Highwaymen Collector (HiCo) Price Index

The Highwaymen Collector Price Index (HiCo) reflects the growth in values in the market among all Highwaymen artists, with a base year of 2018 (5 years of price tracking). The base value of the index – 100 – represents the average value of Highwaymen prices realized in 2018, when growth started in a meaningful way

This section below utilizes a proprietary developed database of all records of Highwaymen sales in the public market, as well as select private sales where we could validate numbers. In the case of auction results, we have added buyer premiums reflecting the full price that buyers paid for paintings. As of today, our database contains 8,121 validated entries.

The HiCo Price Index

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Today's Date

May 02, 2024

Database Records

8,121

HiCo Price Index

306.57

All Highwaymen Artists

Average Selling Prices ($)

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Annual Average Price ($)

578
1,251
1,808
858
1,542
1,733
S
M
L
2018
1,400
802
1,442
1,838
835
1,261
1,642
S
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2019
1,283
1,015
1,734
2,147
1,002
1,491
2,140
S
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2020
1,586
1,632
2,592
3,799
1,499
2,200
3,313
S
M
L
2021
2,386
2,282
3,285
4,006
1,746
3,306
4,246
S
M
L
2022
3,160
2,428
3,952
4,733
2,132
3,092
4,232
S
M
L
2023
3,465
1,942
4,414
5,771
2,372
3,905
7,355
S
M
L
2024(YTD)
4,292
Annual HiCo Index (%)

100.00

91.64

113.29

170.43

225.71

247.50

306.57

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Average selling price data is tracked for each artist based upon painting surface (upson or other medium). Prices are further tracked based upon size (Small, Medium, Large) where the sizes are defined as:

Small paintings
Up to 16 x 20 inches
(up to 320 square inches)
Medium paintings
Sizes between Small and Large
(between 321 to 863 square inches)
Large paintings
Greater than 24 x 36 inches
(equal to, or over 864 square inches)

Individual Highwaymen Artists

Pricing Data

Pricing data for individual Highwaymen artists is tracked in the same format as above. In addition to the average prices shown, each artist is compared over time to the HiCo Price Index, indicating relative price growth above or below the Highwaymen artists as a group.

Please click on the artist for individual pricing data

  • Curtis Arnett
  • Hezekiah Baker
  • Al Black
  • George Buckner
  • Ellis Buckner
  • Robert Butler
  • Mary Ann Carroll
  • Johnny Daniels
  • Willie Daniels
  • Rodney Demps
  • James Gibson
  • Alfred Hair
  • Isaac Knight
  • Robert Lewis
  • John Maynor
  • Roy McLendon
  • Alfonso Moran
  • Lemuel Newton
  • Harold Newton
  • Sam Newton
  • Willie Reagan
  • Livingston Roberts
  • Cornell “Pete” Smith
  • Charles Walker
  • Sylvester Wells
  • Charles “Chico” Wheeler

Harold Newton

Average Price ($)

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Today's Date

May 02, 2024

Artist Records

563

HiCo Price Index (%)

304.24

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Annual Average Price( $)

NA
3,167
4,276
1,192
6,089
3,155
S
M
L
2018
3,705
NA
3,167
3,696
2,255
4,472
3,162
S
M
L
2019
3,501
NA
3,482
4,323
2,351
3,567
5,043
S
M
L
2020
3,869
5,500
5,197
8,820
4,770
5,052
8,214
S
M
L
2021
6,725
7,167
7,679
9,140
3,540
8,788
9,060
S
M
L
2022
8,377
6,392
9,701
9,422
5,098
8,178
9,924
S
M
L
2023
8,716
NA
8,017
14,071
6,382
10,511
11,835
S
M
L
2024(YTD)
11,272
Artist Hico Index (%)

100.00

94.49

104.43

181.51

226.10

235.25

304.24

Hico As % of All Artist

100

103

92

107

100

95

99

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