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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, Testimony, 2005, photogravure on Hahnemühle Copperplate
    Testimony, 2005
    Photograph · Panel
    16½ h x 21¾ w in (42 x 55 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 274
    $12,600≈ £9,667≈ €11,563Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Kara Walker, Testimony; and Chanterelle Menu, 2005 and 2006, Two prints, comprised of one photogravure and one screenprint, on Twinrocker paper, with full margins,
    Testimony; and Chanterelle Menu, 2005 and 2006
    Photograph · Paper
    testimony I. 16 1/2 x 21 3/4 in (41.9 x 55.2 cm) testimony S. 22 1/4 x 30 3/4 in (56.5 x 78.1 cm); menu I. 17 3/4 x 12 1/2 in (45.1 x 31.8 cm) menu S. 20 x 14 3/4 in (50.8 x 37.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 278
    $2,500≈ £1,609≈ €1,907Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
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