Walter Satterlee (January 18, 1844 – May 28, 1908) was an American figure and genre painter.

He graduated from Columbia University in 1863, studied in the National Academy of Design, and with Edwin White, in New York, and in 1878–1879 under Leon Bonnat in Paris.

He was a member of the American Water Color Society and of the New York Etching Club, and was an excellent teacher.

[2] In 1885, the New York Etching Club published a portfolio: New York Etching Club Exhibition featuring nine artists including a work by Satterlee titled: A Fresh Breeze from the Sea.

[3] Among his favorite subjects were Arab life and figures in the costume of the colonial period.