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Kara Walker

American · b. 1969

Kara Elizabeth Walker is an American contemporary painter, silhouettist, printmaker, sculptor, installation artist, filmmaker, and university professor, who explores race,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Kara Walker, Sampler I Booty Call, 2013, cut paper on paperSampler I Booty CallPhillips · $264,000≈ £200,715≈ €224,509Sign up to see
  2. Kara Walker, Untitled, 2004, cut paper on canvasUntitledPhillips · $225,000≈ £180,665≈ €209,947Sign up to see
  3. Kara Walker, African Boy Attendant Curio with Molasses and Brown Sugar, 2014, cast pigmented polyester resin with polyurethane coating with molasses and brown sugar ​African Boy Attendant Curio with Molasses and Brown SugarPhillips · £139,700≈ $171,971≈ €161,946Sign up to see

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  1. Kara Walker, Bureau of Refugees: July 26 Jno. Dunn beat freedwoman severely, trial a farce, 2007, cut black paper
    Bureau of Refugees: July 26 Jno. Dunn beat freedwoman severely, trial a farce, 2007
    cut black paper · Paper
    8 x 28 1/4 in. (20.3 x 71.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 195
    $20,000≈ £14,805≈ €16,706Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Kara Walker, Excerpt, 2014, Lithograph, on Somerset paper, the full sheet
    Excerpt, 2014
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 49/50
    S. 37 7/8 x 24 1/4 in. (96.2 x 61.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 95
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Kara Walker, Excerpt, 2014, Lithograph, on Somerset paper, the full sheet
    Excerpt, 2014
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 49/50
    S. 37 7/8 x 24 1/4 in. (96.2 x 61.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 341
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Kara Walker, Untitled (John Brown) (L.P. KW-96-05D), 1997, Etching and aquatint, on Mulberry Chine collé to Rives BFK paper, with full margins
    Untitled (John Brown) (L.P. KW-96-05D), 1997
    Etching · Paper · ed. 24/35
    I. 11 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (30.2 x 22.5 cm) S. 17 7/8 x 15 in. (45.4 x 38.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 42
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Kara Walker, Untitled (John Brown), 1997, Etching and aquatint, on Mulberry Chine collé to Rives BFK paper, with full margins
    Untitled (John Brown), 1997
    Etching · Paper · ed. 24/35
    I. 11 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (30.2 x 22.5 cm) S. 17 7/8 x 15 in. (45.4 x 38.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 73
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Kara Walker, Bureau of Refugees: July 26 Jno. Dunn beat freedwoman severely, trial a farce, 2007, cut black paper
    Bureau of Refugees: July 26 Jno. Dunn beat freedwoman severely, trial a farce, 2007
    cut black paper · Paper
    8 x 28 1/4 in. (20.3 x 71.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 156
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
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