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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, Monkey Grinder, 2002, Serigrafie auf Karton
    Monkey Grinder, 2002
    Screenprint · Board · ed. 3/30
    20 x 29cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 127
    €2,904≈ $3,103≈ £2,572Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €700–View at Van Ham ↗
  2. Kara Walker, Emancipation Approximation: Scene 9, 1999-2000, Screenprint in colors, on Somerset paper, the full sheet
    Emancipation Approximation: Scene 9, 1999-2000
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. XIV/XV
    S. 44 x 34 in. (111.8 x 86.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 128
    $11,340≈ £9,414≈ €10,598Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Kara Walker, Emancipation Approximation: Scene 26, 1999-2000, Screenprint in colors, on Somerset paper, the full sheet
    Emancipation Approximation: Scene 26, 1999-2000
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. XXV/XXV
    S. 44 x 34 in. (111.8 x 86.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 129
    $9,450≈ £7,845≈ €8,832Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Kara Walker, Emancipation Approximation: Scene 5, 1999-2000, Screenprint, on Somerset paper, the full sheet
    Emancipation Approximation: Scene 5, 1999-2000
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. XXIII/XXV
    I. 37 x 23 1/2 in. (94 x 59.7 cm) S. 44 x 34 in. (111.8 x 86.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 46
    $8,820≈ £7,796≈ €8,953Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Kara Walker, Emancipation Approximation: Scene 15, 1999-2000, Screenprint in colors, on Somerset paper, the full sheet
    Emancipation Approximation: Scene 15, 1999-2000
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. VIII/XXV
    S. 44 x 34 in. (111.8 x 86.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 98
    $15,120≈ £12,323≈ €14,367Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Kara Walker, Emancipation Approximation: Scene 9, 1999-2000, Screenprint in colors, on Somerset paper, the full sheet
    Emancipation Approximation: Scene 9, 1999-2000
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. VIII/XXV
    S. 44 x 34 in. (111.8 x 86.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 295
    $12,222≈ £9,385≈ €11,314Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Kara Walker, The Emancipation Approximation (scene #18), 1999-2000, Screenprint in colors, on Somerset paper, the full sheet
    The Emancipation Approximation (scene #18), 1999-2000
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. AP
    S. 44 x 34 in. (111.8 x 86.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 221
    $30,240≈ £23,093≈ €25,582Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Kara Walker, Pocketwatch, scene No. 5, from The Emancipation Approximation, 1999-2000, Screenprint in black, on Somerset paper, with full margins
    Pocketwatch, scene No. 5, from The Emancipation Approximation, 1999-2000
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. PP
    I. 94 x 57 cm (37 x 22 1/2 in.) S. 111.7 x 86 cm (43 7/8 x 33 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 222
    £11,250≈ $13,870≈ €12,652Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Kara Walker, The Emancipation Approximation, 1999-2000, Silkscreen on paper
    The Emancipation Approximation, 1999-2000
    Screenprint · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 34
    $7,500≈ £5,760≈ €6,709Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  10. Kara Walker, Untitled (Monkey Grinder), 2002, screenprint on paper
    Untitled (Monkey Grinder), 2002
    Screenprint · Paper
    14½ h x 17¼ w in (37 x 44 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 128
    $3,500≈ £2,505≈ €3,174Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
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