Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book), 1997
Lithograph · Paper
Wright · Aug 6, 2026$3,072 ≈ £2,281 ≈ €2,662Sign up free to see price
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Freedom: A Fable
Kara Walker (American, b. 1969) · 1997
$1,778 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,415≈ €1,655
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- Medium
- Other · Works on paper all other results →As published: “Laser-cut paper pop-up book, bound in brown leather (as issued)”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Other
- Dimensions
- 9 1/4 x 8 3/8 x 3/4 in. (23.5 x 21.3 x 1.9 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper: Online Auction (NY030523)
- Date
- September 6, 2023
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 72
- Estimate
- $2,000 – $3,000 (≈ £1,591 – £2,387) (≈ €1,861 – €2,792)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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