William Aiken Walker
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William Aiken Walker #6,235Established

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personAmerican, 1839–1921play_circleStream Art
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Selected Works45

Museum Acquisitions

LACMA
Cotton Pickers
Cotton Pickers, 1880
Acquired 2013
Oil on academy board
LACMA
Wash Day
Wash Day, 1880
Acquired 2013
Oil on academy board

Previous Sales

Swann Auction Galleries
Farm Scene with Figures at a Cabin
Farm Scene with Figures at a Cabin
$11,050
Sep 2023
Bonhams
Man with a Basket of Cotton
Man with a Basket of Cotton
$6,400
Sep 2023
Bonhams
Cabin Scene
Cabin Scene
$8,960
Aug 2023
Bonhams
The Cotton Pickers
The Cotton Pickers
$10,838
Nov 2022
Sotheby's
The Levee, New Orleans
The Levee, New Orleans
$10,000
May 2022
Sotheby's
Cotton Picking
Cotton Picking
$8,000
May 2022
Sotheby's
Cotton Pickers
Cotton Pickers
Sold
Sep 2021
Christie's
Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam
$125,000
May 2018
Christie's
A Distinguished Visitor to the Exposition
A Distinguished Visitor to the Exposition, 1884
$32,500
May 2018
Christie's
Man with Pipe on a Horse
Man with Pipe on a Horse
$16,250
May 2018
Christie's
Man and Woman with Cotton Basket on Her Head
Man and Woman with Cotton Basket on Her Head
$8,750
May 2018
Christie's
Big B Cotton Plantation
Big B Cotton Plantation, 1881
$648,500
Nov 2017
Christie's
Plantation Wagon Scene
Plantation Wagon Scene, 1883
$225,000
Nov 2017
Christie's
The Cotton Wagon
The Cotton Wagon, 1888
$62,500
Nov 2017
Christie's
Cabin
Cabin
$15,000
Mar 2010
Christie's
Cotton Worker
Cotton Worker
$9,375
Mar 2010
Christie's
Sharecroppers in the Yard
Sharecroppers in the Yard
$25,000
Sep 2009
Christie's
A Cabin Scene
A Cabin Scene
$12,500
Mar 2009
Christie's
Basket of Cotton
Basket of Cotton
$10,000
Mar 2009
Christie's
Deep South Living
Deep South Living
$22,500
Nov 2007
Christie's
Cabin
Cabin
$20,400
Sep 2005
Christie's
Woman
Woman
$5,760
Mar 2005
Christie's
Crab Seller; and Woman with Pipe: A Pair of Works
Crab Seller; and Woman with Pipe: A Pair of Works
$26,290
Sep 2004
Christie's
Cotton Picker; and Field Hand: A Pair of Works
Cotton Picker; and Field Hand: A Pair of Works
$20,315
Sep 2004
Christie's
Cabin Scene
Cabin Scene
$17,925
Sep 2004
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Other Museum Acquisitions4

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Cotton Pickers
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession M.2013.149.2 · Oil on academy board
Gift of John W. B. and Ilene F. Foringer
Wash Day
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession M.2013.149.1 · Oil on academy board
Gift of John W. B. and Ilene F. Foringer
The Levee -- New Orleans
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1951 · Accession 63.550.48 · Lithograph, printed in oil colors
Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962
Luxborough House in Essex; the Seat of Sir Edward Hughes, Bart.
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1925 · Accession 25.62.70v(a) · Engraving
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
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Current Exhibitions0

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The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., has opened "Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985," a major survey featuring some 150 im…
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Past Exhibitions0

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No past exhibitions on record.

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death
William Aiken Walker dies
Jan 1, 1921
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birth
William Aiken Walker born
Jan 1, 1839