What is a Kara Walker print worth?
b. 1969 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 145 priced auction sales, works by Kara Walker have sold for a median of $6,930Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $3,072Sign up free to see and $15,120Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $6,875Sign up free to see across 81 sales. In the last five years the median was $6,930Sign up free to see across 73 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Kara Walker prices by medium
- Auction results
- 165
- Sold rate
- 88%
- Active at auction
- 2010–2026
- Median price
- $6.9kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $264kSign up free to see Sampler I Booty Call, Phillips, Sep 2018
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 81 | $3k–$10.1kSign up free to see | $6.9kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 36 | $3k–$31.4kSign up free to see | $13.1kSign up free to see |
| Sculpture | 9 | $5.8k–$12.7kSign up free to see | $9kSign up free to see |
| Photographs | 2 | $2.5k–$12.6kSign up free to see | $7.5kSign up free to see |
| Paintings | 2 | $26.1k–$32.6kSign up free to see | $29.3kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (100), Rago Auctions (22), Wright (18)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 61 | $2.8k–$6.9kSign up free to see | $3.8kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 28 | $2.8k–$21.3kSign up free to see | $10.1kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 33 | $7.6k–$15.1kSign up free to see | $9.4kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 13 | $47.5k–$168kSign up free to see | $114kSign up free to see |
Recent Kara Walker sales
- Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book), leather-bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes — $3,072Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 6, 2026
- The Bush; Skinny; and De-boning, The complete set of three free-standing, laser-cut stainless steel multiples, pa — $5,805Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jun 24, 2026
- Freedom: a Fable, Laser-cut paper pop-up book, bound in brown leather (as issued) — $2,193Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jun 24, 2026
- Freedom, A Fable Found (pop-up book) (Peter Norton Christmas Project), leather-bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes — $2,816Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 3, 2026
- Sketch for a Fabulous Tale (from the Skowhegan Portfolio No. 1), lithograph on Stonehenge — $2,560Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 3, 2026
- Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book), leather-bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes — $3,072Sign up free to see, Wright, May 27, 2026
- Survivors (Not For Long), cut paper on paper — $167,700Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 21, 2026
- Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book), leather-bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes — $3,072Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), May 19, 2026
Questions about Kara Walker prices
What is a Kara Walker print worth?
Based on 145 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Kara Walker have sold for a median of $6,930, and half of them sold between $3,072 and $15,120. For prints alone the median is $6,875 (81 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Kara Walker sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $264,000 for “Sampler I Booty Call” at Phillips in September 2018.
Which Kara Walker medium sells for the most?
By median price, paintings lead with $29,318 (2 sales).
How often do Kara Walker works sell at auction?
88% of the 165 lots recorded between 2010 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Kara Walker print?
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ArtSell has recorded 165 auction results for Kara Walker between 2010 and 2026, and 146 of them sold (88%).
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