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Artist: Kara Walker
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Upcoming Auctions

Prints + Multiples
5 June 2025

Kara Walker, Porgy & Bess

274 Kara Walker

Porgy & Bess

estimate: $3,000–5,000

starting bid: $2,000

Prints + Multiples, 5 Jun 2025
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Past Auctions

Editions & Works on Paper
3 April 2025

Kara Walker, Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book)

307 Kara Walker

Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book)

estimate: $2,500–3,500

result: $6,985

Prints & Multiples
8 January 2025

Kara Walker, Freedom, A Fable Found (pop-up book) (Peter Norton Christmas Project)

283 Kara Walker

Freedom, A Fable Found (pop-up book) (Peter Norton Christmas Project)

estimate: $2,500–3,500

result: $5,080

Editions & Works on Paper
18 December 2024

Kara Walker, Sketch for a Fabulous Tale

293 Kara Walker

Sketch for a Fabulous Tale

estimate: $1,200–1,800

result: $2,772

Kara Walker, Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book)

294 Kara Walker

Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book)

estimate: $1,200–1,800

result: $2,772

Prints + Multiples
16 October 2024

Kara Walker, African/American

124 Kara Walker

African/American

estimate: $25,000–35,000

result: $22,680

Kara Walker, I’ll Be a Monkey’s Uncle

126 Kara Walker

I’ll Be a Monkey’s Uncle

estimate: $7,000–9,000

result: $4,902

Kara Walker, Testimony

274 Kara Walker

Testimony

estimate: $8,000–12,000

result: $12,600

Kara Walker, An Army Train (from the Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) portfolio)

275 Kara Walker

An Army Train (from the Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) portfolio)

estimate: $6,000–8,000

result: $5,670

Kara Walker, Pack-Mules in the Mountains (from the Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) portfolio)

278 Kara Walker

Pack-Mules in the Mountains (from the Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) portfolio)

estimate: $7,000–9,000

result: $6,930

Prints & Multiples
4 September 2024

Kara Walker, Freedom, A Fable Bound (pop-up book)

255 Kara Walker

Freedom, A Fable Bound (pop-up book)

estimate: $2,000–3,000

result: $3,930

Editions & Works on Paper
14 August 2024

Kara Walker, Untitled (Canisters)

117 Kara Walker

Untitled (Canisters)

estimate: $4,000–6,000

result: $6,300

Prints & Multiples
15 May 2024

Kara Walker, Freedom, A Fable Bound (pop-up book)

349 Kara Walker

Freedom, A Fable Bound (pop-up book)

estimate: $2,000–3,000

result: $3,780

Post War & Contemporary Art
13 March 2024

Kara Walker, Keys to the Coop

213 Kara Walker

Keys to the Coop

estimate: $20,000–30,000

result: $21,420

Prints + Multiples
14 February 2024

Kara Walker, Untitled (Canisters)

296 Kara Walker

Untitled (Canisters)

estimate: $5,000–7,000

result: $5,040

Editions & Works on Paper
7 December 2023

Kara Walker, Restraint

375 Kara Walker

Restraint

estimate: $5,000–7,000

result: $10,080

Prints + Multiples
12 October 2023

Kara Walker, Lil' Patch of Woods

323 Kara Walker

Lil' Patch of Woods

estimate: $2,500–3,500

result: $2,772

20|21 Art
27 September 2023

Kara Walker, Freedom, A Fable Bound (pop-up book)

124 Kara Walker

Freedom, A Fable Bound (pop-up book)

estimate: $3,000–5,000

result: $7,560

Every Day is Different: The Collection of Jason Pickleman
14 September 2023

Kara Walker, Kara Walker: The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago

205 Kara Walker

Kara Walker: The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago

estimate: $500–700

result: $504

Kara Walker, Untitled (Canisters), set of six

288 Kara Walker

Untitled (Canisters), set of six

estimate: $4,000–6,000

result: $8,190

Prints + Multiples
1 June 2023

Kara Walker, Lil' Patch of Woods

387 Kara Walker

Lil' Patch of Woods

estimate: $2,500–3,500

result: $2,772

Kara Walker, Freedom, A Fable Bound (pop-up book)

389 Kara Walker

Freedom, A Fable Bound (pop-up book)

estimate: $1,000–1,500

result: $3,024

Prints & Multiples
16 November 2022

Kara Walker, Lil' Patch of Woods

314 Kara Walker

Lil' Patch of Woods

estimate: $3,000–5,000

20|21 Art: The Chicago Edition
13 October 2022

Kara Walker, Sketch for a Fabulous Tale

244 Kara Walker

Sketch for a Fabulous Tale

estimate: $1,200–1,800

result: $1,235

Art + Design (Online)
25 March 2022

Kara Walker, Untitled (Pitcher)

281 Kara Walker

Untitled (Pitcher)

estimate: $800–1,200

result: $1,560

20th Century Modern Art & Design
23 May 2021

Kara Walker, Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times

208 Kara Walker

Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times

estimate: $2,500–3,500

result: $3,125

20 | 21 Art
23 March 2021

Kara Walker, Canisters

105 Kara Walker

Canisters

estimate: $3,000–5,000

result: $18,750

Post War & Contemporary Art
11 March 2021

Kara Walker, Untitled

130 Kara Walker

Untitled

estimate: $15,000–20,000

result: $41,600

Prints + Multiples
17 February 2021

Kara Walker, L’il Patch of Woods

313 Kara Walker

L’il Patch of Woods

estimate: $2,500–3,500

result: $4,375

Prints + Multiples
12 November 2020

Kara Walker, Freedom, a Fable, a Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times

409 Kara Walker

Freedom, a Fable, a Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times

estimate: $3,000–5,000

result: $3,750

Kara Walker, Li’l Patch of Woods

410 Kara Walker

Li’l Patch of Woods

estimate: $2,000–3,000

result: $5,313

Art + Design
17 October 2019

Kara Walker, Certain Types

116 Kara Walker

Certain Types

estimate: $300–500

result: $1,000

Kara Walker, Landscape (insert for Parkett 55)

119 Kara Walker

Landscape (insert for Parkett 55)

estimate: $500–700

result: $875

Modern Art & Design
10 June 2018

Kara Walker, Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times

267 Kara Walker

Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times

estimate: $1,500–2,000

result: $11,875

Modern Art & Design
25 February 2018

Kara Walker, Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times

118 Kara Walker

Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times

estimate: $1,500–2,000

result: $3,125

Prints & Multiples
22 June 2017

Kara Walker, Canisters

208 Kara Walker

Canisters

estimate: $1,000–1,500

result: $3,900

Modern Art & Design
21 May 2017

Kara Walker, The Emancipation Approximation

34 Kara Walker

The Emancipation Approximation

estimate: $5,000–7,000

result: $7,500

Prints + Multiples
26 January 2017

Kara Walker, Boo Hoo

190 Kara Walker

Boo Hoo

estimate: $3,000–5,000

result: $3,328

Kara Walker, Canisters

191 Kara Walker

Canisters

estimate: $2,000–3,000

Modern Art & Design
9 October 2016

Kara Walker, Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times

15 Kara Walker

Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times

estimate: $1,500–2,000

result: $2,813

Art + Design
25 February 2016

Kara Walker, Freedom, a Fable

127 Kara Walker

Freedom, a Fable

estimate: $1,000–1,500

result: $1,664

Kara Walker, Untitled (Monkey Grinder)

128 Kara Walker

Untitled (Monkey Grinder)

estimate: $1,500–2,000

result: $3,500

Modern Art & Design
18 May 2014

Kara Walker, Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times

382 Kara Walker

Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times

estimate: $1,500–2,000

result: $1,750

Art + Design
27 February 2014

Kara Walker, Freedom: A Fable

301 Kara Walker

Freedom: A Fable

estimate: $1,000–1,500

result: $1,875

Modern Art & Design
23 February 2014

Kara Walker, From the Bowels to the Bosom

164 Kara Walker

From the Bowels to the Bosom

estimate: $10,000–15,000

result: $9,375

Kara Walker, Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times

165 Kara Walker

Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times

estimate: $1,000–1,500

result: $3,750

Modern Art & Design
6 March 2011

Kara Walker, Freedom: A Fable

302 Kara Walker

Freedom: A Fable

estimate: $1,000–1,500

result: $3,750

Post War + Contemporary Art
14 September 2010

Kara Walker, Freedom: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times

221 Kara Walker

Freedom: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times

estimate: $1,000–1,500

result: $1,625

Kara Walker, Canisters

223 Kara Walker

Canisters

estimate: $4,000–6,000

result: $3,125

Important Design (Day 2)
11 December 2008

Kara Walker, untitled

420 Kara Walker

untitled

estimate: $15,000–20,000

result: $12,250

Important Design Session 2
11 December 2007

Kara Walker, untitled

449 Kara Walker

untitled

estimate: $5,000–7,000

result: $6,000

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