Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Untitled, 2001
Mixed media · Paper
Bonhams · May 15, 2025$133,850 ≈ £100,806 ≈ €119,669Sign up free to see price
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Forging Freedoms
Kara Walker (American, b. 1969) · 1996
£25,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $34,568≈ €28,124
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- Medium
- Drawing (charcoal) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “charcoal on cut paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 142.2 x 121.9 cm (55 7/8 x 47 7/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale (UK010218)
- Date
- March 9, 2018
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 207
- Estimate
- £20,000 – £30,000 (≈ $27,654 – $41,481) (≈ €22,499 – €33,749)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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