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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, Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book), 1997, leather-bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes on wove paper
    Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book), 1997
    Lithograph · Paper
    9¼ h x 8¼ w x ⅝ d in (23 x 21 x 2 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 292
    $3,072≈ £2,281≈ €2,662Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
  2. Kara Walker, Freedom, A Fable Found (pop-up book) (Peter Norton Christmas Project), 1997, leather-bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes on wove paper
    Freedom, A Fable Found (pop-up book) (Peter Norton Christmas Project), 1997
    Lithograph · Paper
    9¼ h x 8¼ w x ⅝ d in (23 x 21 x 2 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 258
    $2,816≈ £2,094≈ €2,425Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. Kara Walker, Sketch for a Fabulous Tale (from the Skowhegan Portfolio No. 1), 2011, lithograph on Stonehenge
    Sketch for a Fabulous Tale (from the Skowhegan Portfolio No. 1), 2011
    Lithograph
    14 h x 18 w in (36 x 46 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 260
    $2,560≈ £1,904≈ €2,204Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Kara Walker, Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book), 1997, leather-bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes on wove paper
    Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book), 1997
    Lithograph · Paper
    9½ h x 8¼ w x ⅞ d in (24 x 21 x 2 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 276
    $3,072≈ £2,287≈ €2,640Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
  5. Kara Walker, Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book), 1997, leather-bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes on wove paper
    Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book), 1997
    Lithograph · Paper
    9½ h x 8¼ w x ⅞ d in (24 x 21 x 2 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 240
    $3,072≈ £2,291≈ €2,644Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  6. Kara Walker, Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book), 1997, leather-bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes on wove paper
    Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book), 1997
    Lithograph · Paper
    9¼ h x 8¼ w x ⅝ d in (23 x 21 x 2 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 244
    $3,048≈ £2,249≈ €2,580Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Kara Walker, Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book), 1997, leather-bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes on wove paper
    Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book), 1997
    Lithograph · Paper
    9¼ h x 8¼ w x ⅝ d in (23 x 21 x 2 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 224
    $4,064≈ £3,013≈ €3,478Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  8. Kara Walker, Excerpt, 2014, lithograph on Somerset satin
    Excerpt, 2014
    Lithograph · Paper
    38 h x 24¼ w in (97 x 62 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 312
    $8,255≈ £6,143≈ €7,010Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Wright ↗
  9. Kara Walker, Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book), 1997, leather-bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes on wove paper
    Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book), 1997
    Lithograph · Paper
    9¼ h x 8¼ w x ⅝ d in (23 x 21 x 2 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 280
    $8,580≈ £6,396≈ €7,363Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  10. Kara Walker, Porgy & Bess, 2013, lithograph on Somerset in bound book
    Porgy & Bess, 2013
    Lithograph · Paper
    13 h x 10⅛ w x 1⅛ d in (33 x 26 x 3 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 274
    $2,540≈ £1,872≈ €2,224Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
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Lots by Kara Walker that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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