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Kara Walker Prints: Auction Prices

American · b. 1969

ArtSell has recorded 96 auction results for Kara Walker prints between 2010 and 2026, of which 81 sold (84% sell-through). Prices realised range from $875 to $125,000, with a median of $6,875 across 81 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 5 lots offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $125,000 for “The Emancipation Approximation portfolio” at Phillips in 2013.

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  1. Kara Walker, I'll be a Monkey's Uncle, 1996, Lithograph, on Somerset Satin paper, with full margins
    I'll be a Monkey's Uncle, 1996
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 5/96
    I. 34 x 30 in. (86.4 x 76.2 cm) S. 39 5/8 x 35 in. (100.6 x 88.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 292
    $9,450≈ £7,256≈ €8,748Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Kara Walker, Snared, 2013, Lithograph, on wove paper, the full sheet
    Snared, 2013
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 12/50
    S. 28.3 x 21.6 cm (11 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 81
    $11,340≈ £8,664≈ €10,318Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Kara Walker, Cotton (L.P. KW-96-05A), 1997, Etching and aquatint, on Mulberry paper Chine collé to Rives BFK paper, with full margins
    Cotton (L.P. KW-96-05A), 1997
    Etching · Paper · ed. 34/35
    I. 11 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (30.2 x 22.2 cm) S. 18 x 15 1/8 in. (45.7 x 38.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 394
    $21,420≈ £15,488≈ €18,378Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Phillips ↗
  4. Kara Walker, Pocketwatch, scene No. 5 from The Emancipation Approximation, 1999-2000, Screenprint in colours, on Somerset paper, with full margins
    Pocketwatch, scene No. 5 from The Emancipation Approximation, 1999-2000
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. XXIII/XXV
    I. 94 x 57 cm (37 x 22 1/2 in.) S. 111.8 x 86.4 cm (44 x 34 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 134
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Kara Walker, Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times, 1997, Leather bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes on wove paper
    Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times, 1997
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 208
    $3,125≈ £2,202≈ €2,559Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  6. Kara Walker, Snared, 2013, Lithograph, on wove paper, the full sheet
    Snared, 2013
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 13/50
    S. 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 45
    $6,930≈ £4,962≈ €5,751Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Kara Walker, A Means to An End... A Shadow Drama in Five Acts (L. P. p. 216, fig. 85), 1995, Etching and aquatint, on five sheets of Somerset paper, the full sheets
    A Means to An End... A Shadow Drama in Five Acts (L. P. p. 216, fig. 85), 1995
    Etching · Paper
    overall 34 3/4 x 118 3/4 in. (88.3 x 301.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 44
    $52,920≈ £37,895≈ €43,913Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Kara Walker, The Keys to the Coop, 1997, Monumental linocut, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins
    The Keys to the Coop, 1997
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 28/40
    I. 30 x 51 in. (76.2 x 129.5 cm) S. 46 x 60 1/2 in. (116.8 x 153.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 43
    $31,500≈ £22,556≈ €26,139Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Kara Walker, Emancipation Approximation: Scenes 5; 9; 15; 18; and 26, 1999-2000, Five screenprints in colors, on Somerset paper, the full sheets
    Emancipation Approximation: Scenes 5; 9; 15; 18; and 26, 1999-2000
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. VIII/XXV
    all S. 44 x 34 in. (111.8 x 86.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 42
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Kara Walker, L’il Patch of Woods, 1997, etching and aquatint
    L’il Patch of Woods, 1997
    Etching
    13 h x 10 w in (33 x 25 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 313
    $4,375≈ £3,155≈ €3,628Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  11. Kara Walker, Li’l Patch of Woods, 1997, etching
    Li’l Patch of Woods, 1997
    Etching
    18 h x 15 w in (46 x 38 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 410
    $5,313≈ £4,045≈ €4,506Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  12. Kara Walker, Freedom, a Fable, a Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times, 1997, bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut, pop-up silhouettes on wove paper
    Freedom, a Fable, a Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times, 1997
    Lithograph · Paper
    9¼ h x 8¼ w in (23 x 21 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 409
    $3,750≈ £2,855≈ €3,180Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  13. Kara Walker, Testimony Suite, 2005, The complete set of five photogravures, on Hahnemühle Copperplate paper, with full margins
    Testimony Suite, 2005
    Etching · Panel · ed. 1/40
    four I. 16 3/8 x 21 7/8 in. (41.6 x 55.6 cm) one I. 6 2/4 x 8 3/4 in. (16.5 x 22.2 cm) all S. 22 1/4 x 31 in. (56.5 x 78.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 224
    $10,080≈ £7,698≈ €8,527Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  14. Kara Walker, Deadbrook After the Battle of Ezra's Church, from Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated), 2005, Offset lithograph and screenprint, on Somerset paper, with full margins
    Deadbrook After the Battle of Ezra's Church, from Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated), 2005
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 27/35
    I. 27 x 34 1/2 in. (68.6 x 87.6 cm) S. 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 223
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  15. Kara Walker, Banks's Army Leaving Simmsport, from Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated), 2005, Offset lithograph and screenprint, on Somerset paper, with full margins
    Banks's Army Leaving Simmsport, from Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated), 2005
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 33/35
    I. 22 x 37 in. (55.9 x 94 cm) S. 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 222
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  16. Kara Walker, The Emancipation Approximation (scene #18), 1999-2000, Screenprint in colors, on Somerset paper, the full sheet
    The Emancipation Approximation (scene #18), 1999-2000
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. AP
    S. 44 x 34 in. (111.8 x 86.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 221
    $30,240≈ £23,093≈ €25,582Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  17. Kara Walker, Resurrection Story without Patrons, Etching with Aquatint
    Resurrection Story without Patrons
    Etching · ed. X/XXX
    39 3/4 x 49 in
    Leonard Auction · · Lot 352
    Result not publishedEst. $5,000–7,000View at Leonard Auction ↗
  18. Kara Walker, Untitled, Lithograph
    Untitled
    Lithograph · ed. 27/40
    29 1/2 x 22 1/4 in
    Leonard Auction · · Lot 351
    Result not publishedEst. $4,000–6,000View at Leonard Auction ↗
  19. Kara Walker, An Army Train, Lithograph and Screenprint on Paper
    An Army Train
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 31/35
    38 3/4 x 52 3/4 in
    Leonard Auction · · Lot 350
    Result not publishedEst. $3,000–5,000View at Leonard Auction ↗
  20. Kara Walker, Scene of McPherson's Death, Lithograph and Screenprint on Paper
    Scene of McPherson's Death
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 6/8
    52 3/4 x 38 7/8 in
    Leonard Auction · · Lot 349
    Result not publishedEst. $3,000–5,000View at Leonard Auction ↗
  21. Kara Walker, I'll Be a Monkey's Uncle, Lithograph
    I'll Be a Monkey's Uncle
    Lithograph · ed. AP
    39 1/2 x 35 in
    Leonard Auction · · Lot 348
    Result not publishedEst. $5,000–7,000View at Leonard Auction ↗
  22. Kara Walker, Landscape (insert for Parkett 55), 1999, printed booklet
    Landscape (insert for Parkett 55), 1999
    Print (other)
    8¼ h x 10 w in (21 x 25 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 119
    $875≈ £684≈ €787Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Wright ↗
  23. Kara Walker, Certain Types, 2011, printed paper
    Certain Types, 2011
    Print (other) · Paper
    3 h x 5 w in (8 x 13 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 116
    $1,000≈ £781≈ €900Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Wright ↗
  24. Kara Walker, Pocketwatch, scene No. 5, from The Emancipation Approximation, 1999-2000, Screenprint in black, on Somerset paper, with full margins
    Pocketwatch, scene No. 5, from The Emancipation Approximation, 1999-2000
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. PP
    I. 94 x 57 cm (37 x 22 1/2 in.) S. 111.7 x 86 cm (43 7/8 x 33 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 222
    £11,250≈ $13,870≈ €12,652Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  25. Kara Walker, Pastoral, from Wall Works, 1998, Wall painting in black latex paint, to be installed using the provided cut-out adhesive stencil
    Pastoral, from Wall Works, 1998
    Print (other) · ed. AP
    stencil 183 x 181 cm (72 x 71 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 170
    £17,500≈ $22,264≈ €19,762Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  26. Kara Walker, Lost Mountain at Sunrise, from Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated), 2005, Offset lithograph and screenprint, on Somerset paper, with full margins
    Lost Mountain at Sunrise, from Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated), 2005
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 6/9
    I. 16 1/2 x 34 1/4 in. (41.9 x 87 cm) S. 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 288
    $6,875≈ £5,285≈ €6,114Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  27. Kara Walker, Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times, 1997, Leather bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes on wove paper
    Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times, 1997
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 267
    $11,875≈ £8,882≈ €10,103Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  28. Kara Walker, I'll be a Monkey's Uncle, 1996, Lithograph, on Somerset Satin paper, with full margins
    I'll be a Monkey's Uncle, 1996
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. AP
    S. 39 3/4 x 35 in. (101 x 88.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 367
    $8,125≈ £5,819≈ €6,653Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  29. Kara Walker, Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times, 1997, Leather bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes on wove paper
    Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times, 1997
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 118
    $3,125≈ £2,228≈ €2,537Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  30. Kara Walker, Testimony Suite, 2005, The complete set of five photogravures, on Hahnemühle Copperplate paper, with full margins
    Testimony Suite, 2005
    Etching · Panel · ed. AP
    one I. 6 5/8 x 8 3/4 in. (16.8 x 22.2 cm) four I. 16 3/8 x 21 7/8 in. (41.6 x 55.6 cm) all S. 22 3/8 x 31 in. (56.8 x 78.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 332
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  31. Kara Walker, The Emancipation Approximation, 1999-2000, Silkscreen on paper
    The Emancipation Approximation, 1999-2000
    Screenprint · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 34
    $7,500≈ £5,760≈ €6,709Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  32. Kara Walker, Boo Hoo, 2000, linocut on Arches paper
    Boo Hoo, 2000
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    29½ h x 20½ w in (75 x 52 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 190
    $3,328≈ £2,648≈ €3,110Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
  33. Kara Walker, Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times, 1997, Leather bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes on wove paper
    Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times, 1997
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 15
    $2,813≈ £2,270≈ €2,521Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  34. Kara Walker, Freedom, a Fable, 1997, offset lithographs and five laser-cut, pop-up silhouettes on paper
    Freedom, a Fable, 1997
    Lithograph · Paper
    9¼ h x 8¼ w x 1 d in (23 x 21 x 3 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 127
    $1,664≈ £1,191≈ €1,509Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
  35. Kara Walker, Untitled (Monkey Grinder), 2002, screenprint on paper
    Untitled (Monkey Grinder), 2002
    Screenprint · Paper
    14½ h x 17¼ w in (37 x 44 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 128
    $3,500≈ £2,505≈ €3,174Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
  36. Kara Walker, Sketch for a Fabulous Tale, from Skowhegan portfolio no. 1, 2011, Lithograph, on wove paper, the full sheet,
    Sketch for a Fabulous Tale, from Skowhegan portfolio no. 1, 2011
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 10/30
    S. 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 317
    $1,625≈ £1,005≈ €1,275Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Phillips ↗
  37. Kara Walker, The Means to an End...A Shadow Drama in Five Acts, 1995, Etching and aquatint, on five sheets of Somerset paper, the full sheets,
    The Means to an End...A Shadow Drama in Five Acts, 1995
    Etching · Paper
    34 1/2 x 116 1/2 in. (87.6 x 295.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 94
    $47,500≈ £29,364≈ €37,261Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  38. Kara Walker, The Emancipation Approximation (Scene No. 18, Cotton Sock), 1999/2000, Silkscreen in colors
    The Emancipation Approximation (Scene No. 18, Cotton Sock), 1999/2000
    Screenprint · Other support
    111 x 86 cm (43,7 x 33,8 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 663
    €6,250≈ $8,526≈ £5,068Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  39. Kara Walker, Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times, 2007, Leather bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut, pop-up silhouettes on wove paper
    Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times, 2007
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 382
    $1,750≈ £1,039≈ €1,278Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  40. Kara Walker, Freedom: A Fable, 1997, offset lithographs and five laser-cut, pop-up silhouettes on paper
    Freedom: A Fable, 1997
    Lithograph · Paper
    9¼ h x 8¼ w x ¾ d in (23 x 21 x 2 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 301
    $1,875≈ £1,126≈ €1,373Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
  41. Kara Walker, Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times, 2007, Leather bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut, pop-up silhouettes on wove paper
    Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times, 2007
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 165
    $3,750≈ £2,251≈ €2,730Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  42. Kara Walker, Untitled (Monkey Grinder), 2002, Screenprint, on card paper, with full margins,
    Untitled (Monkey Grinder), 2002
    Screenprint · Board · ed. 30/30
    I. 8 x 11 5/8 in (20.3 x 29.5 cm); S. 15 x 17 1/2 in (38.1 x 44.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 290
    $3,000≈ £1,857≈ €2,176Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  43. Kara Walker, The Keys to the Coop, 1997, Linocut, on Somerset paper, with full margins,
    The Keys to the Coop, 1997
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 11/40
    I. 30 x 50 in (76.2 x 127 cm); S. 46 1/2 x 60 1/2 in (118.1 x 153.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 289
    $9,375≈ £5,804≈ €6,801Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  44. Kara Walker, Scene no. 15, from The Emancipation Approximation, 1999-2000, Screenprint in colors, on Bristol paper, the full sheet,
    Scene no. 15, from The Emancipation Approximation, 1999-2000
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. PP
    44 x 33 3/4 in (111.8 x 85.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 288
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  45. Kara Walker, I'll be a Monkey's Uncle, 1996, Lithograph, on Somerset Satin paper, with full margins,
    I'll be a Monkey's Uncle, 1996
    Lithograph · Paper
    I. 34 1/2 x 30 in (87.6 x 76.2 cm) S. 39 1/2 x 35 in (100.3 x 88.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 275
    $8,750≈ £5,632≈ €6,673Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  46. Kara Walker, The Emancipation Approximation portfolio, 1999-2000, The complete set of 26 screenprints in colors, on Somerset 500 g paper, the full sheets,
    The Emancipation Approximation portfolio, 1999-2000
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. BAT
    45 3/4 x 45 3/4 in (116.2 x 116.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 85
    $125,000≈ £80,453≈ €95,325Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $120,000–180,000View at Phillips ↗
  47. Kara Walker, Do Just So., Etching and Aquatint "Do Just So." Pencil signed lower right and dated '97
    Do Just So.
    Etching
    Image - 6.5" high x 6" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 44
    $1,400≈ £913≈ €1,073HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  48. Kara Walker, Untitled, 1998 Silhouette Lithograph
    Untitled
    Lithograph · ed. 67/70
    24" high x 18" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 43
    $1,600≈ £1,043≈ €1,226HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  49. Kara Walker, African/American, 1998, Linocut, on wove paper, with full margins,
    African/American, 1998
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 25/40
    I. 93 x 106.7 cm (36 5/8 x 42 in); S. 117.5 x 153.7 cm (46 1/4 x 60 1/2 in)
    Phillips · · Lot 82
    £6,500≈ $9,853≈ €7,523Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗
  50. Kara Walker, The Keys to the Coop, 1997, Linocut, on wove paper, with full margins,
    The Keys to the Coop, 1997
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 9/40
    I. 77 x 108 cm (30 3/8 x 42 1/2 in); S. 117.5 x 153.8 cm (46 1/4 x 60 1/2 in)
    Phillips · · Lot 81
    £5,000≈ $7,579≈ €5,787Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗

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