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Untitled (John Brown)

Kara Walker (American, b. 1969) · 1997

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate $3,000 – $5,000 (≈ £2,387 – £3,979) (≈ €2,792 – €4,653)

Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Medium
Etching · Prints & multiples all etching results →
As published: “Etching and aquatint, on Mulberry Chine collé to Rives BFK paper, with full margins”
Support
Paper
Edition
24/35
Signed / inscribed
Signed with initials · Kara Walker signature
Category
Etchings
Dimensions
I. 11 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (30.2 x 22.5 cm) S. 17 7/8 x 15 in. (45.4 x 38.1 cm)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
Editions & Works on Paper: Online Auction (NY030523)
Date
September 6, 2023
Location
New York
Lot
73
Estimate
$3,000 – $5,000 (≈ £2,387 – £3,979) (≈ €2,792 – €4,653)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2023 and 2024 · sold 0 · bought in / unsold 2

Catalogue details differ between appearances (title). Houses often re-measure, translate or re-catalogue a work; compare the entries below.

  1. Untitled (John Brown), Phillips 2023

    Sep 6, 2023 · Phillips this result

    Editions & Works on Paper: Online Auction, lot 73

    Bought in / unsold · est. $3,000 – $5,000

    As catalogued

    Kara Walker, “Untitled (John Brown)”, 1997

    Etching and aquatint, on Mulberry Chine collé to Rives BFK paper, with full margins

    I. 11 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (30.2 x 22.5 cm) S. 17 7/8 x 15 in. (45.4 x 38.1 cm)

    Edition 24/35

  2. Untitled (John Brown) (L.P. KW-96-05D), Phillips 2024

    Feb 15, 2024 · Phillips

    Editions & Works on Paper, lot 42

    Bought in / unsold · est. $3,000 – $5,000

    As catalogued

    Kara Walker, “Untitled (John Brown) (L.P. KW-96-05D)”, 1997

    Etching and aquatint, on Mulberry Chine collé to Rives BFK paper, with full margins

    I. 11 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (30.2 x 22.5 cm) S. 17 7/8 x 15 in. (45.4 x 38.1 cm)

    Edition 24/35

Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 89%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.

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