Walter F. Sorge Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Walter F. Sorge Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 22, 2025
Walter Felix Sorge, American, b. Canada (1931 - 2021), abstract, watercolor on paper, 18"H x 24"W(sight), 25 1/4"H x 31 1/4"W(frame)
Est: $700 - $900
Walter Felix Sorge American, b. Canada, (1931 - 2021) abstract watercolor on paper Signed and stamped with chop lower right. Biography from Caza Sikes: Canadian-born artist Walter Sorge was a Modernist whose work exhibits many facets, periods, and styles. However, he was foremost a formalist creating both gestural abstractions and geometric Color Field compositions. He worked in a variety of mediums, but was also a very accomplished print maker in the mid to late 20th century. Sorge received both his B.A. and M.A. at UCLA, and went on to receive his Ed.D. degrees in Fine Arts and Art Education from Columbia University. He worked in the famed Atelier 17 in Paris as an apprentice to the celebrated Surrealist painter and print maker Stanley William Hayter, who had a strong influence on his printmaking. After working in Paris, he returned to the United States to create and teach art. In 1985 Sorge took a year of sabbatical in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China, where he produced over 100 watercolors influenced by the Chinese tradition, many of which bear a red seal of his name in Chinese characters. In 1994, he took another sabbatical in Israel, during which he produced a series of works featuring Israeli locals, landscapes, and cityscapes. In short, his work has been significantly influenced by his life-long travels. As an instructor, he served as head of the Art Departments at Kentucky Southern College in Louisville and at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, and chairman of the Art Department at Eastern Illinois University. Throughout his career, Sorge had many solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions both nationally and internationally in New York, Ottawa, France, New Mexico, Kentucky, California, England, Israel, and Turkey among other places. Some institutions that have exhibited and collected his work include the Metropolitan Center in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Vancouver Art Gallery, National Fine Arts in Bermuda, and the J.B. Speed Art Museum in Louisville.
Ripley Auctions
Dec. 14, 2024
Walter Felix Sorge, American, b. Canada (1931 - 2021), abstract, watercolor on paper, 18"H x 24"W(sight), 25 1/4"H x 31 1/4"W(frame)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Walter Felix Sorge American, b. Canada, (1931 - 2021) abstract watercolor on paper Signed and stamped with chop lower right. Biography from Caza Sikes: Canadian-born artist Walter Sorge was a Modernist whose work exhibits many facets, periods, and styles. However, he was foremost a formalist creating both gestural abstractions and geometric Color Field compositions. He worked in a variety of mediums, but was also a very accomplished print maker in the mid to late 20th century. Sorge received both his B.A. and M.A. at UCLA, and went on to receive his Ed.D. degrees in Fine Arts and Art Education from Columbia University. He worked in the famed Atelier 17 in Paris as an apprentice to the celebrated Surrealist painter and print maker Stanley William Hayter, who had a strong influence on his printmaking. After working in Paris, he returned to the United States to create and teach art. In 1985 Sorge took a year of sabbatical in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China, where he produced over 100 watercolors influenced by the Chinese tradition, many of which bear a red seal of his name in Chinese characters. In 1994, he took another sabbatical in Israel, during which he produced a series of works featuring Israeli locals, landscapes, and cityscapes. In short, his work has been significantly influenced by his life-long travels. As an instructor, he served as head of the Art Departments at Kentucky Southern College in Louisville and at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, and chairman of the Art Department at Eastern Illinois University. Throughout his career, Sorge had many solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions both nationally and internationally in New York, Ottawa, France, New Mexico, Kentucky, California, England, Israel, and Turkey among other places. Some institutions that have exhibited and collected his work include the Metropolitan Center in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Vancouver Art Gallery, National Fine Arts in Bermuda, and the J.B. Speed Art Museum in Louisville.
Ripley Auctions
Apr. 10, 2024
Walter Sorge (American, 1931-2021)
Est: $50 - $100
Pair of framed watercolors from Sorge's "Angel" series, both titled signed and dated 92. Size of each: 16.5" ht. x 20.5" wd.
Caza Sikes
Apr. 10, 2024
Walter Sorge (American, 1931-2021)
Est: $50 - $100
Pair of framed watercolors by Sorge depicting Chinese figures and harbor scene. One titled "Aerobics" and the other titled "Low Tide". Both with Sorge's personal Chinese red seal and both framed. Largest size: 19" ht. x 24" wd.
Caza Sikes
Apr. 10, 2024
Walter Sorge (American, 1931-2021)
Est: $50 - $100
Pair of framed watercolors from Sorge's "Angel" series, both titled signed and dated 92. Size of each: 16.5" ht. x 20.5" wd.
Caza Sikes
Apr. 10, 2024
Walter Sorge (American, 1931-2021)
Est: $50 - $100
Pair of framed watercolors from Sorge's "Angel" series, both titled signed and dated 92. Size of each: 16.5" ht. x 20.5" wd.
Caza Sikes
Apr. 10, 2024
Walter Sorge (American, 1931-2021)
Est: $50 - $100
Large framed equine watercolor, signed to the lower right. 35.5" ht. x 46" wd.Â
Caza Sikes
Apr. 12, 2023
Equestrian Watercolor by Walter Sorge
Est: $200 - $300
Walter Felix Sorge (Canadian/American, 1931-2021). Watercolor on paper, signed l.r. 24" x 34" (sight), 35" x 46" (framed).
Caza Sikes
Apr. 12, 2023
Abstract in Artist's Frame by Walter Sorge
Est: $300 - $500
Walter Felix Sorge (Canadian/American, 1931-2021). An outstanding example of the artist's work, housed in one of the artist's frames, signed l.r. 17" x 24" (sight), 28" x 34" (framed).
Caza Sikes
Jul. 25, 2021
Sorge, Abstract Portrait, Oil on Canvas
Est: $400 - $1,000
Walter Felix Sorge (Canadian, 1931 - ), abstract portrait of a woman, oil on canvas, signed lower right; 40" h x 30" w (view), 48" h x 38" w (frame). Provenance: From a California estate.The absence of a condition report is not an implication that the lot is in perfect condition or free from imperfections, wear and tear or the effects of aging. Condition reports can only be obtained via email (the ask a question button on the Kaminski Auctions lot detail page). Any condition report given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and in no way should be treated as a statement of fact. Kaminski auctions shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.?á
Kaminski Auctions
Apr. 23, 2017
Sorge, Abstract Portrait, Oil on Canvas
Est: $600 - $1,200
Walter Felix Sorge (Canadian, 1931 - ), abstract portrait of a woman, oil on canvas, signed lower right; 40" h x 30" w (view), 48" h x 38" w (frame). Provenance: From a California estate.The absence of a condition report is not an implication that the lot is in perfect condition or free from imperfections, wear and tear or the effects of aging. Condition reports can only be obtained via email (the ask a question button on the Kaminski Auctions lot detail page). Any condition report given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and in no way should be treated as a statement of fact. Kaminski auctions shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Kaminski Auctions
Jan. 29, 2017
Sorge, Abstract Woman, Oil on Canvas
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Walter Felix Sorge (Canadian, b. 1931), abstract portrait of a woman, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 40" h x 30" w (view), 48" h x 38" w (frame). Provenance: From a California estate.
Kaminski Auctions