Walter Wilhelm Barker Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Walter Wilhelm Barker Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 19, 2025
Walter William Barker (1921-2004): I-Ching Series, 5
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Oil and chalk on canvas, 1963, signed 'Barker' and dated upper right, with labels from The Museum of Modern Art, New York and the American Federation of Arts. 84 x 64 in., 85 1/2 x 65 1/2 in. (frame). Exhibited: [Albert Land Gallery, New York April 23-May 11, 1963]; MoMA, Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture, February 16-April 25 or October 11, 1965; [The American Federation of Arts, Artists Abroad, September 1969-October 1971]; Weatherspoon Art Gallery, Greensboro, Walter Barker: A Retrospective, September 4, 1994-October 23, 1994.
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Oct. 25, 2025
Walter William Jr Barker, Missouri, North Carolina / Germany (1921-2004), Portrait of Max Beckmann, 1951, woodcut
Est: $300 - $500
Walter William Jr Barker Missouri, North Carolina / Germany, (1921-2004) Portrait of Max Beckmann, 1951 woodcut unsigned, unframed. Provenance: The Collection of John Wehmer, St. Louis
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Sep. 13, 2025
Walter William Jr Barker, Missouri, North Carolina / Germany (1921-2004), Forest Series No 8, NYC, 1963, oil on canvas
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Walter William Jr Barker Missouri, North Carolina / Germany, (1921-2004) Forest Series No 8, NYC, 1963 oil on canvas signed, dated, and titled verso, unframed.
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Sep. 12, 2025
WALTER WILLIAM BARKER (AMERICAN, 1921-2004)
Est: $50 - $150
Walter William Barker American, 1921-2004 Venice Graphite, conte crayon on paper Signed, dated 56, and titled lower right. Abstract composition, matted and framed.
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Oct. 10, 2023
Walter William Barker (American, 1921–2004), ‘Spring Morning’, Oil on Paper; and a 20th Century School, Abstract, Unsigned Oil on Paper, Frame of first: 8 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (21.9 x 27 cm.)
Est: $50 - $100
Walter William Barker (American, 1921–2004), ‘Spring Morning', Oil on Paper; and a 20th Century School, Abstract, Unsigned Oil on Paper,
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May. 27, 2023
WALTER WILLIAM BARKER JR. (AMERICAN (MISSOURI), 1921-2004)
Est: $100 - $200
Walter William Barker Jr. American (Missouri), 1921-2004 Figure Drawing Ink on paper, signed and dated '53 Abstract expressionist nude figure, unframed.
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Jun. 02, 2022
Attributed to Walter William Barker (1921-2004): Untitled
Est: $800 - $1,200
Oil on canvas, unsigned. 16 x 16 in., 17 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (frame). Property from the Estate of Ernest Kafka
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May. 14, 2022
WALTER WILLIAM BARKER JR. (AMERICAN, 1921-2004)
Est: $100 - $300
WALTER WILLIAM BARKER JR. (AMERICAN, 1921-2004) Venice Graphite, conte crayon on paper, signed and dated 1956 lower right. Matted behind glass, wooden frame. Sight: 9" height, 12" width; frame: 20.25" height, 21.25" width
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Dec. 11, 2021
WALTER W. BARKER JR. (AMERICAN, 1921-2004)
Est: $300 - $600
WALTER W. BARKER JR. (AMERICAN, 1921-2004) Ink on paper, signed lower right. An expressionist plume of muted primary color among veins of black ink. Matted behind glass, painted wooden frame. About the Artist: Born in Coblenz, Germany, Walter Barker grew up in Webster Groves, near St. Louis, Missouri. He received a BFA degree from Washington University in 1948, having studied with Philip Guston, Horst Janson, and Max Beckmann. Barker earned an MFA degree from the University of Indiana, where he was a student of Alton Pickens and Henry Hope. Barker later wrote about Max Beckmann including the introductory essay for a Beckmann exhibition catalogue for Vivieno Gallery in 1969 and for a 1984 Beckmann exhibition catalogue in Munich, Germany. From 1962 to 1978, Walter Barker was a Special Correspondent for the St. Louis Post Dispatch. At Washington University from 1950 to 1962, he was an instructor of painting, and from 1966 to 1985, he taught at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro where he was also a resident. Source: Who's Who in American Art, 2003-2004 Biography from Auctionata: Walter William Barker (1921-2004) The US-American painter and author Walter William Barker studied up from the late 1940s at the Art School of the Washington University in St. Louis under the famous German painter and sculptor Max Beckmann (1884-1950), who had been emigrated shortly before to the US. Later Barker himself worked as a professor at the universities of Washington and North Carolina. Meeting Max Beckmann significantly influenced his career: He became a member of the Max-Beckmann-Gesellschaft, Munich and published a lot of articles about the artist. Works by Barker are among others in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum as well the Museum of Modern Art, both New York. Sight: 24" height, 18" width; frame: 29.5" height, 23.75" width
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Dec. 11, 2021
WALTER W. BARKER JR. (AMERICAN, 1921-2004)
Est: $350 - $750
WALTER W. BARKER JR. (AMERICAN, 1921-2004) Oil on linen canvas, signed and dated 1956 upper right and notated "to Jackie from Walt". Yellow, flat abstract landscape with textures in complimentary color. Painted wooden frame. About the Artist: Born in Coblenz, Germany, Walter Barker grew up in Webster Groves, near St. Louis, Missouri. He received a BFA degree from Washington University in 1948, having studied with Philip Guston, Horst Janson, and Max Beckmann. Barker earned an MFA degree from the University of Indiana, where he was a student of Alton Pickens and Henry Hope. Barker later wrote about Max Beckmann including the introductory essay for a Beckmann exhibition catalogue for Vivieno Gallery in 1969 and for a 1984 Beckmann exhibition catalogue in Munich, Germany. From 1962 to 1978, Walter Barker was a Special Correspondent for the St. Louis Post Dispatch. At Washington University from 1950 to 1962, he was an instructor of painting, and from 1966 to 1985, he taught at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro where he was also a resident. Source: Who's Who in American Art, 2003-2004 Biography from Auctionata: Walter William Barker (1921-2004) The US-American painter and author Walter William Barker studied up from the late 1940s at the Art School of the Washington University in St. Louis under the famous German painter and sculptor Max Beckmann (1884-1950), who had been emigrated shortly before to the US. Later Barker himself worked as a professor at the universities of Washington and North Carolina. Meeting Max Beckmann significantly influenced his career: He became a member of the Max-Beckmann-Gesellschaft, Munich and published a lot of articles about the artist. Works by Barker are among others in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum as well the Museum of Modern Art, both New York. Sight: 23.5" height, 19.5" width; frame: 31" height, 27" width
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Oct. 23, 2021
Walter William Barker, Jr., Missouri, North Carolina / Germany (1921-2004), Untitled, 1952, Mid-Century Modern Abstract, gouache on paper, 22 1/2 x 30 inches
Est: $800 - $1,200
Walter William Barker, Jr. Missouri, North Carolina / Germany, (1921-2004) Untitled, 1952 Mid-Century Modern Abstract gouache on paper signed and dated lower right, framed. Provenance: Collection of Morton D. May, Jr. Barker was born in Coblenz, Germany grew up in Webster Groves. Having studied with Philip Guston, Horst Janson, and Max Beckmann He was an instructor of painting at Washington University from 1950 to 1962.
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Feb. 06, 2021
WALTER WILLIAM BARKER JR. (American 1921-2004) A PAINTING, "Salute to Piero," VENICE, 1956,
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
WALTER WILLIAM BARKER JR. (American 1921-2004) A PAINTING, "Salute to Piero," VENICE, 1956, oil on canvas, signed, placed and dated L/R, verso paper labels. 39 1/2" x 31 1/2" Provenance: Smithsonian Institution, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
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Oct. 28, 2020
Walter William Barker (American, 1921-2004) Portrait of Max Beckmann, 1951
Est: $300 - $500
Walter William Barker (American, 1921-2004) Portrait of Max Beckmann, 1951 woodcut signed, titled and dated in pencil 15 x 12 1/2 inches. Note to the buyer: This work is currently being stored at the Hindman St. Louis office. The shipment of the work from St. Louis will be at the buyer's expense. Property from the Estate of Joan Conway Crancer, St. Louis, Missouri
Hindman
Oct. 28, 2020
Walter William Barker Jr. (American, 1921-2004) Untitled, 1954
Est: $500 - $700
Walter William Barker Jr. (American, 1921-2004) Untitled, 1954 mixed media on paper signed and inscribed (upper right) 14 1/2 x 21 inches. Note to the buyer: This work is currently being stored at the Hindman St. Louis office. The shipment of the work from St. Louis will be at the buyer's expense. Property from the Estate of Joan Conway Crancer, St. Louis, Missouri
Hindman
Oct. 10, 2019
Walter William Barker, Jr. (German/American, 1921-2004) Untitled, 1954
Est: $700 - $900
Walter William Barker, Jr. (German/American, 1921-2004) Untitled, 1954 oil on canvas signed Barker and dated (upper right) 33 1/2 x 47 inches.
Hindman
Mar. 03, 2019
WALTER WILLIAM BARKER, JR. (NY/MO/NC, 1921-2004)
Est: $700 - $900
WALTER WILLIAM BARKER, JR. (NY/MO/NC, 1921-2004) "The Summer Smiling, Positano", 1980, watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower right, titled on two labels verso: Weatherspoon Annual Exhibition, Art on Paper, 1980, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (on loan from Beth Parsons Art Gallery, NYC), July 1981, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, Maine. Housed in an oak box frame, matted and glazed, OS: 20 1/2" x 23 1/2", SS: 8 1/2" x 11".
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Dec. 08, 2018
Walter Barker, American (1921-2004), Untitled, 1954, mixed media on paper, 28 x 20 inches
Est: $400 - $600
Walter Barker American (1921-2004) Untitled, 1954 mixed media on paper, signed and dated lower right, framed. 28 x 20 inches
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Apr. 18, 2015
Walter Barker, American (1921-2004), Leo Series No. 11, 1964, oil on canvas, 32 1/4 x 32 inches
Est: $500 - $700
Walter Barker American (1921-2004) Leo Series No. 11, 1964, oil on canvas, signed, framed. 32 1/4 x 32 inches Provenance: Deaccessioned property from the collection of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University
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