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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 on 130 lb. Classic Crest Cover and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes on 65 lb. Curtis Tuscan Antique Cover
    Freedom, A Fable Bound (pop-up book), 1997
    Lithograph · Paper
    9⅜ h x 8¼ w x ¾ d in (24 x 21 x 2 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 255
    $3,930≈ £2,996≈ €3,557Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. Kara Walker, Untitled (Canisters), 1997, acid-etched glass
    Untitled (Canisters), 1997
    acid-etched glass
    11⅜ h x 4⅛ w x 4⅛ d in (29 x 10 x 10 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 117
    $6,300≈ £4,905≈ €5,717Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Wright ↗
  3. Kara Walker, Freedom, A Fable Bound (pop-up book), 1997, leather-bound volume of offset lithographs on 130 lb. Classic Crest Cover and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes on 65 lb. Curtis Tuscan Antique Cover
    Freedom, A Fable Bound (pop-up book), 1997
    Lithograph · Paper
    9⅜ h x 8¼ w x ¾ d in (24 x 21 x 2 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 349
    $3,780≈ £2,995≈ €3,490Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Kara Walker, Cover of My Negro Novella, 2010, graphite and pastel on paper
    Cover of My Negro Novella, 2010
    Pastel · Paper
    88 x 72 in. (223.5 x 182.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 411
    $114,300≈ £90,578≈ €105,521Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $70,000–100,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Kara Walker, Keys to the Coop, 1997, linocut
    Keys to the Coop, 1997
    Woodcut / linocut
    46¼ h x 60¼ w in (117 x 153 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 213
    $21,420≈ £16,733≈ €19,581Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Kara Walker, Untitled (Canisters), 1997, acid-etched glass
    Untitled (Canisters), 1997
    acid-etched glass
    11⅜ h x 4⅛ w x 4⅛ d in (29 x 10 x 10 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 296
    $5,040≈ £4,011≈ €4,705Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Kara Walker, Restraint, 2009, etching, aquatint and sugarlift on Somerset
    Restraint, 2009
    Etching · Paper
    23¾ h x 17¾ w in (60 x 45 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 375
    $10,080≈ £8,025≈ €9,358Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
  8. Kara Walker, Boo-hoo (für Parkett 59), 2000, Linolschnitt auf Büttenkarton
    Boo-hoo (für Parkett 59), 2000
    Print (other) · Board · ed. 1/70
    93 x 47cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 238
    €5,016≈ $5,326≈ £4,382Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–View at Van Ham ↗
  9. Kara Walker, Excerpt, 2014, Lithograph, on Somerset paper, the full sheet
    Excerpt, 2014
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. PP
    S. 37 7/8 x 24 1/4 in. (96.2 x 61.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 405
    $10,795≈ £8,836≈ €10,153Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. 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 Sugar, 2014
    Sculpture · ed. 1/5
    151.9 x 84.5 x 89.6 cm (59 3/4 x 33 1/4 x 35 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 130
    £139,700≈ $171,971≈ €161,946Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £70,000–90,000View at Phillips ↗
Also offered, result not published (6)

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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Kara Walker signature

77 catalogued lots by Kara Walker record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (50% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • on the reverse9
  • lower right6
  • upper right2
  • on the stretcher1

Form

  • signed47
  • initialled24
  • signed and dated6
  • Signed and titled "KWalker Survivors (not for long)" on the reverse — Survivors (Not For Long), Phillips, May 21, 2026
  • Signed and dated "K Walker 2012" on the reverse of the left sheet; signed and dated "2012ish Kara Walker" on the reverse of the right sheet — Untitled, Phillips, Feb 28, 2026
  • Signed with the artist's initials, titled, inscribed and dated "Sapling KW 2003 (George W.) 2003 KW Sapling" on the reverse — Sapling, Phillips, Feb 24, 2026

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About Kara Walker

Kara Elizabeth Walker is an American contemporary painter, silhouettist, printmaker, sculptor, installation artist, filmmaker, and university professor, who explores race, gender, sexuality, violence, and identity in her work. Walker is most well known for her room-size tableaux of black cut-paper silhouettes that interrogate romantic narratives of the antebellum South of the United States. She is regarded as among the most prominent and acclaimed Black American artists working today.

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