Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗A Means to An End... A Shadow Drama in Five Acts (L. P. p. 216, fig. 85), 1995
Etching · Paper
Phillips · Apr 20, 2021$52,920 ≈ £37,895 ≈ €43,913Sign up free to see price
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Kara Walker (American, b. 1969) · 2010
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£18,900 price realized incl. premium
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “ink transfer on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated 'Kara Walker 2010' on the reverse · Kara Walker signature
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 46.4 x 137.8 in. (117.9 x 350 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- New Now (UK010820)
- Date
- December 15, 2020
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 42
- Estimate
- £20,000 – £30,000 (≈ $26,742 – $40,113) (≈ €22,028 – €33,042)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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