Walter W. Ellison Sold at Auction Prices

Painter, b. 1900 - d. 1977

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    • WALTER ELLISON (American, 1900-1977)
      Nov. 19, 2023

      WALTER ELLISON (American, 1900-1977)

      Est: $5,000 - $10,000

      Lincoln and Washington Oil and house paint on canvas h. 19-1/4 w. 24-1/4 in. (sight) Housed in the original frame, signed and dated "Walter W. Ellison 2.20.1928" lower left, inscribed on verso "Drawed by Walter Ellison 2.20.1928"; a copy of a news clipping of Lincoln's freeing of the slaves is attached to the back, with EAMA labels on verso overall: 26-1/4 x 31-1/4 in. (frame) Walter Ellison was born in Eatonton, Georgia, in 1900. As a teenager he moved to Chicago, joining the Great Migration, which took place between 1910 and 1970. In these years, over six million African Americans left their homes in the South to look for a better life in the cities of the North. Ellison's paintings depict scenes from his own life and the story of other African Americans living during the early decades of this century. Ellison's double-portrait (here) of America's foremost presidents framed by two American flags is an icon of freedom; Np, 1928-29 Refer to Department Executed during the first year of the Great Depression

      Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC
    • Walter Ellison, 1900 - 1977, Just Business, Oil on Paperboard, 18 x 24 inches
      May. 16, 2020

      Walter Ellison, 1900 - 1977, Just Business, Oil on Paperboard, 18 x 24 inches

      Est: $60,000 - $80,000

      Walter Ellison 1900 - 1977 Just Business Oil on Paperboard 1940 signed lower right titled and dated on label verso 18 x 24 inches

      Black Art Auction
    • Walter W. Ellison, (American, 1900-1977), Just Business, 1940, paperboard on masonite, 18" x 24"
      Dec. 06, 2014

      Walter W. Ellison, (American, 1900-1977), Just Business, 1940, paperboard on masonite, 18" x 24"

      Est: $30,000 - $50,000

      Walter W. Ellison (American, 1900-1977) Just Business, 1940 paperboard on masonite signed lower right; titled and dated on label verso 18" x 24"

      Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
    • WALTER W. ELLISON (1900 - 1977) Untitled.
      Oct. 06, 2011

      WALTER W. ELLISON (1900 - 1977) Untitled.

      Est: $5,000 - $7,000

      WALTER W. ELLISON (1900 - 1977) Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1937. 508x406 mm; 20x16 inches. Signed and dated in oil, lower right. Provenance: private collection. This fascinating, surreal image of a woman receiving a facial is a very scarce, early painting by this Chicago painter and printmaker about whom little is known. This is only the third painting by Ellison to come to auction. It is believed he migrated to Chicago from rural Georgia via a train boxcar. Ellison studied briefly at the Art Institute of Chicago and was active at the South Side Community Art Center, where he was employed by the easel division of the Illinois Art Project of the WPA in the 1930s. In 1940, he exhibited in the important Tanner Galleries Exhibition of the Art of the American Negro (1851-1940) in Chicago, and in 1942 in the first Negro Annual Exhibition at Atlanta University. Today, his work is found in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the St. Louis Art Museum, and the Chicago Public Library. Schulman p. 109.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • WALTER ELLISON (1900 - 1977) What A Man.
      Feb. 19, 2008

      WALTER ELLISON (1900 - 1977) What A Man.

      Est: $3,500 - $5,000

      WALTER ELLISON (1900 - 1977) What A Man. Color monotype on cream wove paper, 1942. 95x165 mm; 3 3/4x6 1/2 inches. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "Print" in pencil, lower margin. A very scarce, early monotype by any African-American artist, this work by painter and printmaker Walter Ellison is one of the artist's few known prints. Born in rural Georgia, his family later migrated to Chicago, and Ellison studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and was active at the South Side Community Art Center, where he was employed by the Illinois Art Project of the WPA in the 1930s. He exhibited in 1940 in the important Tanner Galleries Exhibition of the Art of the American Negro (1851-1940) in Chicago, and in 1942 in the first Negro Annual Exhibition at Atlanta University. His work is found today in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the St. Louis Art Museum, and the Chicago Public Library.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • WALTER ELLISON (1900-1977)
      Jan. 19, 2007

      WALTER ELLISON (1900-1977)

      Est: $12,000 - $20,000

      PROPERTY OF OTHER PRIVATE OWNERS LINCOLN AND WASHINGTON 19 1/4 by 24 1/4 in. (48.9 by 61.6cm) oil and house paint on canvas PROVENANCE Sold at Sotheby's, January 22, 2000, Sale 7420, Lot 431 NOTE in the original frame, signed and dated Walter W. Ellison 2.20.1928, l.l.; inscribed on the verso Drawed by Walter Ellison 2.20.1928 Walter Ellison was born in Eatonton, Georgia, in 1900. As a teenager he moved to Chicago, joining the Great Migration which took place between 1910 adn 1970. In these years, over six million African Americans left their homes in the South to look for a better life in the cities of the North. Ellison's paintings depict scenes from his own life and the story of other African Americans living during the early decades of this century. A copy of a news clipping of Lincoln's freeing of the slaves is attached to the back.

      Sotheby's
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