“White Horse” Watercolor Painting by Walter Sorge

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A watercolor painting by the Canadian artist Walter Sorge (1931-2021). Titled "White Horse," this abstract work depicts a brown and … Read more A watercolor painting by the Canadian artist Walter Sorge (1931-2021). Titled "White Horse," this abstract work depicts a brown and a white horse standing amidst slender trees and a light brown background. Signed and titled to the lower right, the painting is displayed in a silver tone wooden frame and a white mat.

Born in Alberta, Canada, Walter Felix Sorge attended UCLA and received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from there during the 1950s. He continued his education at Columbia University in New York where he received his Doctorate in Fine Art and Fine Art Education. Sorge also studied under Stanley William Hayter in Paris and worked at Atelier 17. He later had an extensive career as an art educator and served as head of the art department at Kentucky Southern College in Louisville, the head of the art department at Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, as well as chairman of the art department at Eastern Illinois University. Sorge exhibited widely during his lifetime in the United States and abroad. See less