{"product_id":"walter-sorge-1960s-grey-forms-abstract-gouache-painting","title":"Walter Sorge 1960s “Grey Forms” Abstract Gouache Painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 1960s abstract gouache painting, titled \u003cem\u003eGrey Forms\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCanadian artist Walter Sorge (1931-2021). This piece features overlapping abstract forms in varying shades of grey. Held in a gold tone frame against a cream mat, this piece is signed to the lower left. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e23” W x 25” H x 1.5” D (frame); 13.25” W x 15.5” H (sight).\u003c!-- notionvc: b9532b40-79d9-47f5-9770-17ff1eceb4e0 --\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eScratches and other signs of wear to frame. Natural creasing to the paper.\u003c!-- notionvc: a2df0bab-4fb4-4c8e-abe9-a19191af9b98 --\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShipping Disclaimer:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease contact us if you have questions about shipping, including questions about shipping prices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheafer + King Modern","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52028624011484,"sku":"26GAX037","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/6536\/8633\/files\/26GAX037_01.jpg?v=1783694514","url":"https:\/\/sheaferking.com\/products\/walter-sorge-1960s-grey-forms-abstract-gouache-painting","provider":"Sheafer + King Modern","version":"1.0","type":"link"}