Walter Sanford
American · 1912–1987 · Painter
Walter Sanford, also known as Sanford,, was an American artist who worked in a range of styles and influences using traditional media such as paint, ink, crayon and pencil. His… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Modernist FigureClarke Auction Gallery · $1,500≈ £1,014≈ €1,383Sign up to see
Abstract compositionClarke Auction Gallery · $1,300≈ £998≈ €1,102Sign up to see
42nd & BroadwayWright · $635≈ £474≈ €542Sign up to see
Walter Sanford’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 8 auction results for Walter Sanford between 2012 and 2025, of which 6 sold (75%). A further 13 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $381Sign up free to see to $1.5kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $1.5kSign up free to see for Modernist Figure at Clarke Auction Gallery in March 2015. The most common medium is oil paintings (3 lots). Most results come from Rachel Davis Fine Arts (13), Clarke Auction Gallery (4) and Wright (3).
8 results
- Woman, 1955$445≈ £332≈ €380Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 1966$381≈ £285≈ €325Sign up free to see
- 42nd & Broadway, 1964$635≈ £474≈ €542Sign up free to see
- $1,300≈ £998≈ €1,102Sign up free to see
- $600≈ £418≈ €529Sign up free to see
- $1,500≈ £1,014≈ €1,383Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $300–500
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–600
Also offered, result not published (13)
Lots by Walter Sanford that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Walter Sanford paintings (6)Walter Sanford oil paintings (3)Walter Sanford mixed media (3)
Walter Sanford: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Walter Sanford at auction?
$1,500Sign up free to see, for Modernist Figure at Clarke Auction Gallery (March 2015) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Walter Sanford?
The median sale price is $618Sign up free to see across 6 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Walter Sanford have sold at auction?
6 of 8 recorded lots sold between 2012 and 2025. 13 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Walter Sanford?
Rachel Davis Fine Arts, Clarke Auction Gallery and Wright account for the most recorded results. Rachel Davis Fine Arts · Clarke Auction Gallery · Wright
About Walter Sanford
Walter Sanford, also known as Sanford,, was an American artist who worked in a range of styles and influences using traditional media such as paint, ink, crayon and pencil. His artworks include collages, cartoons, pencil drawings, linoleum-cuts, woodcuts, sculptures, paintings, and portraits. He was one of the first and only black social realism and abstract expressionist artists of the 20th century. He was heralded "Black Picasso" and "Detroit's Picasso" for his cubist figure paintings and in 1958 he won the Prix de Paris La Grande Saison de Paris at the Raymond Duncan Galleries. In Detroit, he opened the first black-owned art gallery and exhibited at the first Negro Art Exhibition and Negro History Week and was hailed as one of Michigan's foremost modern art painters in 1952.
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