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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, Portrait of a Seduction 1778, 1990, acrylic on canvas
    Portrait of a Seduction 1778, 1990
    Acrylic · Canvas
    61 x 61 cm (24 x 24 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 61
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Kara Walker, Testimony Suite, 2005, The complete set of five photogravures, on Hahnemühle Copperplate paper, with full margins
    Testimony Suite, 2005
    Etching · Panel · ed. AP
    one I. 6 5/8 x 8 3/4 in. (16.8 x 22.2 cm) four I. 16 3/8 x 21 7/8 in. (41.6 x 55.6 cm) all S. 22 3/8 x 31 in. (56.8 x 78.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 332
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. 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 ↗
  4. Kara Walker, Axed, 1995, paper collage and acrylic on wove paper
    Axed, 1995
    Acrylic · Paper
    42 x 41 7/8 in. (106.7 x 106.4 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 147
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–40,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Kara Walker, Scene no. 15, from The Emancipation Approximation, 1999-2000, Screenprint in colors, on Bristol paper, the full sheet,
    Scene no. 15, from The Emancipation Approximation, 1999-2000
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. PP
    44 x 33 3/4 in (111.8 x 85.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 288
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View 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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