Art Wanted

William Aiken Walker

William Aiken Walker (1838 - 1921) was active/lived in South Carolina, Maryland.  William Walker is known for Cotton kingdom genre and landscape painting, trompe l'oeil.

Copyright by Owner

A genre painter, William Aiken Walker, is primarily known for his expressions of plantations, cotton fields, African Americans, and dock scenes. The son of a prominent cotton agent, he was a true Southerner, born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1838.

Walker completed his first painting at twelve and painted until his death in 1921. Although he studied in Dusseldorf sometime during the 1860s, he was primarily self-taught.

A social and friendly man, Walker often entertained friends with stories of his southern travels, which included Florida, Galveston, Texas, and the Carolinas. It is thought that he was somewhat inspired by European artistic subjects and styles, and also made at least one trip to that continent.

Currier and Ives published several of his color lithographs in 1884; most notably "Cotton Plantation on the Mississippi" and "The Levee, New Orleans," and his recognition soon grew. Throughout the Civil War, Walker remained in Charleston; becoming a memb   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 21575 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 1042 auction lots for William Aiken Walker (of which 888 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 13 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 24 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by William Aiken Walker as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists William Aiken Walker in 2 of its research Essays. William Aiken Walker has 147 artist signature examples available in our database.

Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for William Aiken Walker available:    Hermann Ottomar Herzog,  Joseph Rusling Meeker,  Alfred Hutty,  Anthony Thieme,  Guy Carleton Wiggins,  Elizabeth Quale O'Neill Verner,  William Louis Sonntag Sr,  Alice Ravenel Huger Smith,  Ernest Lawson,  Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait,  William Trost Richards,  John George Brown,  Martha Walter,  Elliott Daingerfield,  Walter Launt Palmer,  Martin Johnson Heade,  William Charles Anthony Frerichs,  Worthington (Thomas) Whittredge,  Frank Henry Shapleigh,  Levi Wells Prentice,  Eric Sloane,  Alfred Thompson Bricher,  George Inness,  Jasper Francis Cropsey