Kara Walker signature
American · b. 1969
77 catalogued lots by Kara Walker record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (50% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signature as written
Forms quoted in the catalogue entries (how often each appears).
- Kara Walker×2
- K Walker 2012×1
- Kara Walker 2010×1
- Kara Walker 2004×1
Catalogue signature lines
Signed and titled "KWalker Survivors (not for long)" on the reverse
— Survivors (Not For Long), Phillips, May 21, 2026Signed and dated "K Walker 2012" on the reverse of the left sheet; signed and dated "2012ish Kara Walker" on the reverse of the right sheet
— Untitled, Phillips, Feb 28, 2026Signed with the artist's initials, titled, inscribed and dated "Sapling KW 2003 (George W.) 2003 KW Sapling" on the reverse
— Sapling, Phillips, Feb 24, 2026Signed and dated 'Kara Walker 2010' on the reverse
— Up Frum Slubbery, Phillips, Dec 15, 2020Signed lower right, 31/35, depicting silhouetted figures superimposed over a Civil War scene illustration, pulled from the portfolio 'Harper's Pic
— An Army Train, Leonard Auction, Sep 21, 2020Signed lower right, depicting a silhouetted figure superimposed over an illustration, TP 6/8, pulled from the portfolio 'Harper's Pictorial Histor
— Scene of McPherson's Death, Leonard Auction, Sep 21, 2020Signed 'Kara Walker' on the reverse
— Untitled, Phillips, Feb 14, 2020Signed 'Kara Walker' on the reverse
— Untitled, Phillips, Feb 14, 2020Signed and dated "Kara Walker 2004" on the reverse
— Untitled, Phillips, Nov 17, 2016Signed, titled and dated '"O! the PATHOS OF BLACK womanhood" K. Walker '94' on the stretcher
— O! The Pathos of Black Womanhood, Phillips, Jun 26, 2018Signed on the reverse
— Cover of My Negro Novella, Phillips, May 15, 2024Signed with initials and dated in pencil on the reverse
— Untitled, Phillips, Mar 11, 2022Signed and dated upper right en verso, depicting a male figure resembling Abraham Lincoln standing behind a nude and pregnant seated female figure
— Lincoln, Leonard Auction, Nov 15, 2020Signed lower right, X/XXX, etching with aquatint, sugar lift, spit bite and drypoint depicting a large female figure being pulled from the ground
— Resurrection Story without Patrons, Leonard Auction, Sep 21, 2020Signed lower right, #27/40 lower left, depicting a stylized figure in black silhouette on a white background, mounted floating and housed in a woo
— Untitled, Leonard Auction, Sep 21, 2020Signed lower right, AP 3/10, depicting the figures of a girl and a monkey in black silhouette against a white background, mounted floating and hou
— I'll Be a Monkey's Uncle, Leonard Auction, Sep 21, 2020Signed lower right and dated
— Do Just So., Clarke Auction Gallery, Apr 14, 2013Signed upper right
— Untitled, Clarke Auction Gallery, Apr 14, 2013Signed and numbered 80/100 in black ink on a label affixed to the cover of the b
— The Bush; Skinny; and De-boning, Phillips, Jun 24, 2026Signed and numbered 79/100 in black ink on a label affixed to the cover of the b
— The Bush; Skinny; and De-boning, Phillips, Oct 21, 2025Signed with initials and numbered 22/50 in pencil
— Snared, Phillips, Sep 18, 2025Signed
— Restraint, Phillips, Feb 12, 2025Signed by the artist
— Burning African Village Play Set with Big House and Lynching, Phillips, Nov 20, 2024Signed
— The Means to An End... A Shadow Drama in Five Acts (L. P. p. 216, fig. 85), Phillips, Oct 22, 2024Signed
— African/American, Phillips, Oct 22, 2024Signed
— Untitled, Phillips, Sep 4, 2024Signed
— Excerpt, Phillips, Sep 4, 2024Signed with initials
— Boo-hoo (P. 59), Phillips, Jun 27, 2024Signed with initials
— Testimony Suite, Phillips, Apr 16, 2024Signed
— Excerpt, Phillips, Apr 16, 2024Signed with initials
— Untitled (John Brown) (L.P. KW-96-05D), Phillips, Feb 15, 2024Signiert, datiert, nummeriert und betitelt
— Boo-hoo (für Parkett 59), Van Ham, Oct 31, 2023Signed
— Excerpt, Phillips, Oct 24, 2023Signed with initials
— Untitled (John Brown), Phillips, Sep 6, 2023Signed and numbered 27/100 in black ink on a label affixed to the cover of the o
— The Bush; Skinny; and De-boning, Phillips, Jun 21, 2023Signed with initials
— Testimony Suite, Phillips, Apr 18, 2023Signiert, datiert und nummeriert
— Monkey Grinder, Van Ham, Mar 1, 2023Signed with initials
— Emancipation Approximation: Scene 26, Phillips, Feb 15, 2023Signed with initials
— Emancipation Approximation: Scene 9, Phillips, Feb 15, 2023Signed
— Emancipation Approximation: Scene 5, Phillips, Oct 24, 2022
From the signature and inscription lines published by the auction houses in their lot descriptions. ArtSell does not authenticate signatures; a signature matching these descriptions is not evidence that a work is genuine. No house signature photographs are recorded for this artist yet. Back to Kara Walker auction results.