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b. 1969 -

(b Stockton, California, 1969) Contemporary American Artist. In 1991, Walker received her BFA from the Atlanta College of Art and followed that with her MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1994. Addressing issues of race, sexuality, and gender, Walker’s appropriation of the 18th and 19th-century practice of cutting paper portrait silhouettes, recreating narratives from the Antebellum South that re-define racial stereotypes and plantation mythologies.* In 2007, Walker received the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur grant for her work. Currently, Walker lives and works in New York where she also teaches at Columbia University. (Credit: Swann Auction Galleries New York, African-American Fine Art, February 6, 2007, Lot 207.)

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  • KARA WALKER (B. 1969). I'll Be a Monkey's Uncle. Image: 30 x 34 ½ in. (762
    Feb. 26, 2025

    KARA WALKER (B. 1969). I'll Be a Monkey's Uncle. Image: 30 x 34 ½ in. (762

    Est: $7,000 - $10,000

    KARA WALKER (B. 1969). I'll Be a Monkey's Uncle. Image: 30 x 34 ½ in. (762 x 876 mm.) Sheet: 39 ¾ x 35 in. (1010 x 889 mm.).

    Christie's
  • KARA WALKER (1969 - ) What I Want History to Do to Me.
    Feb. 06, 2025

    KARA WALKER (1969 - ) What I Want History to Do to Me.

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    KARA WALKER (1969 - ) What I Want History to Do to Me. Ink on paper, 1995. 451x298 mm; 17¾x11¾ inches. Titled recto. Signed, titled and dated 95, verso. Provenance Private Collection Rago Arts and Auction Center, Lambertville, New Jersey, May 18, 2013, Lot 625. Private Collection. Sotheby's, New York, September 27, 2017, Lot 290. Estate of Patricia Scipio-Brim, New York.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • KARA WALKER (1969 - ) Untitled (Lincoln).
    Feb. 06, 2025

    KARA WALKER (1969 - ) Untitled (Lincoln).

    Est: $35,000 - $50,000

    KARA WALKER (1969 - ) Untitled (Lincoln). Gouache on wove paper, 1997. 1651x1080 mm; 65x42¼ inches. Initialed and dated in pencil, upper right verso. Provenance Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York, (label). Private collection, Illinois; private collection, Pennsylvania, 2020. Swann Galleries, New York, April 22, 2021, lot 172. Estate of Patricia Scipio-Brim, New York.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Kara Walker, Freedom, A Fable Found (pop-up book) (Peter Norton Christmas Project)
    Jan. 08, 2025

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

    Est: $2,500 - $3,500

    Kara Walker Freedom, A Fable Found (pop-up book) (Peter Norton Christmas Project) 1997 leather-bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes on wove paper 9.375 h x 8.25 w x .75 d in (24 x 21 x 2 cm) This work is from the edition of 4000 published by the Peter Norton Christmas Project, Santa Monica. Literature: The Book as Art: Artists' Books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Drucker and Wasserman, pg. 44 This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions
  • Kara Walker, Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book)
    Dec. 18, 2024

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

    Est: $1,200 - $1,800

    Kara Walker Freedom: A Fable Bound (Pop-Up Book) 1997 leather-bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes on wove paper 8.25 h x 9.25 w in (21 x 23 cm) This work is from the edition of 4000 published by the Peter Norton Christmas Project, Santa Monica. Literature: The Book as Art: Artists' Books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Drucker and Wasserman, pg. 44 This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Wright
  • Kara Walker, Sketch for a Fabulous Tale
    Dec. 18, 2024

    Kara Walker, Sketch for a Fabulous Tale

    Est: $1,200 - $1,800

    Kara Walker Sketch for a Fabulous Tale 2011 lithograph on Stonehenge 14 h x 18 w in (36 x 46 cm) Signed, dated and numbered to lower edge '16/30 K Walker 2011'. This work is number 16 from the edition of 30 published by Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Madison, ME. Provenance: Matthew Marks Gallery, New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Wright
  • Kara Walker, b. 1969, Porgy & Bess
    Dec. 14, 2024

    Kara Walker, b. 1969, Porgy & Bess

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    Kara Walker b. 1969 Porgy & Bess 2013 George and Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward. 16 lithographs by Walker. 1/4 red morocco over patterned cloth; slipcase. signed by Walker, numbered 190/400 in pencil San Francisco: Arion Press

    Black Art Auction
  • KARA WALKER (African-American, B. 1969).
    Dec. 08, 2024

    KARA WALKER (African-American, B. 1969).

    Est: $400 - $600

    A white porcelain pitcher with black silhouettes on either side designed by Kara Walker (American, 1969- ). Base marked "Untitles/ Kara Walker/ Bernardaud/ 0234/1000". In the original box, box with storage wear and water stains.

    Clarke Auction Gallery
  • KARA WALKER (1969 - ) Freedom, A Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times.
    Nov. 26, 2024

    KARA WALKER (1969 - ) Freedom, A Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times.

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    KARA WALKER (1969 - ) Freedom, A Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times. Bound pop-up book, with offset lithographs and five laser-cut, pop-up silhouettes on wove paper, 1997. 238x213 mm; 9⅜x8⅜ inches, full red leather binding as issued. Edition of 4000. Printed by Typecraft, Inc., Pasadena. Published by The Peter Norton Christmas Project, Santa Monica. With the printed holiday card and original packaging.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • KARA WALKER (1969 - ) Untitled.
    Nov. 26, 2024

    KARA WALKER (1969 - ) Untitled.

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    KARA WALKER (1969 - ) Untitled. Lithograph, 1998. 613x457 mm; 24⅛x18 inches (sheet), full margins. Signed and numbered 13/70 in pencil, upper margin. Published by Landfall Press, Chicago, with the ink stamp, verso. From Collective Impressions.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Kara Walker Boo Hoo (P. 59), 2000
    Oct. 19, 2024

    Kara Walker Boo Hoo (P. 59), 2000

    Est: $5,000 - $7,000

    Kara Walker (American, b. 1969) Boo Hoo (P. 59), 2000 Linocut on white Arches Cover ed. 36 of 70 Signed and dated in pencil Walker 2000, lower right Titled in pencil, lower middle. Printed by Maurice Sánchez at Derrière l'Étoile Studios, Inc., Long Island City, New York. Published by Parkett Publishers, Zürich and New York, for Parkett Vol. 59, 2000. There were also 30 in Roman numerals and 6 Printer's Proofs.

    Larsen Art Auction
  • Kara Walker, Pack-Mules in the Mountains (from the Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) portfolio)
    Oct. 16, 2024

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

    Est: $7,000 - $9,000

    Kara Walker Pack-Mules in the Mountains (from the Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) portfolio) 2005 offset lithograph and screenprint on Somerset Textured 53 h x 39 w in (135 x 99 cm) Signed, dated and numbered to lower right '31/35 KW 2005'. This work is number 31 from the edition of 35 printed and published by the LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies, Columbia University, New York. Provenance: Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • Kara Walker, An Army Train (from the Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) portfolio)
    Oct. 16, 2024

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

    Est: $6,000 - $8,000

    Kara Walker An Army Train (from the Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) portfolio) 2005 offset lithograph and screenprint on Somerset Textured 39 h x 53 w in (99 x 135 cm) Signed, dated and numbered to lower right '29/35 KW 2005'. This work is number 29 from the edition of 35 printed and published by the LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies, Columbia University, New York. Provenance: Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • Kara Walker, Testimony
    Oct. 16, 2024

    Kara Walker, Testimony

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    Kara Walker Testimony 2005 photogravure on Hahnemuhle Copperplate image (largest): 16.5 h x 21.75 w in (42 x 55 cm) image (smallest): 6.5 h x 8.75 w in (17 x 22 cm) sheet (each): 22.5 h x 30.75 w in (57 x 78 cm) Signed, dated and numbered to lower edge of each work '21/40 Kara Walker 2005' with publisher's blindstamp. This complete suite of five works is number 21 from the edition of 40 published by the Lower East Side Printshop, Inc., New York. Provenance: Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York | Acquired from the previous in 2008 by the present owner This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • Kara Walker, I'll Be a Monkey's Uncle
    Oct. 16, 2024

    Kara Walker, I'll Be a Monkey's Uncle

    Est: $7,000 - $9,000

    Kara Walker I'll Be a Monkey's Uncle 1996 lithograph image: 34.25 h x 30.5 w in (87 x 77 cm) sheet: 39.75 h x 35 w in (101 x 89 cm) Signed, dated and numbered to lower edge '23/25 Kara Walker 96'. This work is number 23 from the edition of 25 printed by Landfall Press Inc., Chicago. Provenance: Evo Gallery, Santa Fe | Private Collection This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • Kara Walker, African/American
    Oct. 16, 2024

    Kara Walker, African/American

    Est: $25,000 - $35,000

    Kara Walker African/American 1998 linocut image: 35 h x 42.5 w in (89 x 108 cm) sheet: 46.25 h x 60.5 w in (117 x 154 cm) Signed, titled and numbered to lower edge '34/40 African/American Kara Walker'. This work is number 34 from the edition of 40 printed and published by Landfall Press, Inc., Chicago. Provenance: Acquired directly from the publisher in 2000 by the present owner This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • KARA WALKER (1969 - ) Freedom, A Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times.
    Oct. 03, 2024

    KARA WALKER (1969 - ) Freedom, A Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times.

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    KARA WALKER (1969 - ) Freedom, A Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times. Bound pop-up book, with offset lithographs and five laser-cut, pop-up silhouettes on wove paper, 1997. 238x213 mm; 9⅜x8⅜ inches, full red leather binding as issued. Edition of 4000. For many years, the Peter Norton family commissioned an art edition to celebrate the holidays. This book was privately published and gifted to friends. Another copy of this book is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • KARA WALKER (B. 1969). Black Joke (faces her past). sprayed acrylic and pap
    Oct. 01, 2024

    KARA WALKER (B. 1969). Black Joke (faces her past). sprayed acrylic and pap

    Est: $120,000 - $180,000

    KARA WALKER (B. 1969). Black Joke (faces her past). sprayed acrylic and paper collage on paper 91 x 72 in. (231.1 x 185.1 cm.).

    Christie's
  • Kara Walker, Freedom, A Fable Bound (pop-up book)
    Sep. 04, 2024

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

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Kara Walker Freedom, A Fable Bound (pop-up book) 1997 leather-bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes on wove paper 9.375 h x 8.25 w x .75 d in (24 x 21 x 2 cm) This work is from the edition of 4000 published by the Peter Norton Christmas Project, Santa Monica. Provenance: Peter Norton Family Foundation, Santa Monica, CA | Private Collection Literature: The Book as Art: Artists' Books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Drucker and Wasserman, pg. 44 This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions
  • Kara Walker, Untitled (Canisters)
    Aug. 14, 2024

    Kara Walker, Untitled (Canisters)

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    Kara Walker Untitled (Canisters) 1997 acid-etched glass each: 11.375 h x 4.125 w x 4.125 d in (29 x 10 x 10 cm) This work was created after the artist's exhibition held at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago between 12 January - 23 February 1997. This complete set of six canisters is number 13 from the edition of 100 published by The Renaissance Society, at the University of Chicago. Provenance: The Renaissance Society, at the University of Chicago | Acquired from the previous in 1997 by the present owner This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

    Wright
  • Soon
    Aug. 02, 2024

    Soon

    Est: £30,000 - £40,000

    Kara Walker b. 1969 Soon  signed and dated 2017 (on the verso) graphite, ink, watercolour and paper collage on paper 121.9 by 181.6 cm. 48 by 71½ in. framed: 130.5 by 190.1 cm. 51⅜ by 74⅞ in. Executed in 2017.

    Sotheby's
  • Kara Walker (b. 1969): A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times
    Jun. 06, 2024

    Kara Walker (b. 1969): A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Pop-up silhouette book, 1997, from the edition of 4000.

    STAIR
  • Kara Walker, Freedom, A Fable Bound (pop-up book)
    May. 15, 2024

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

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Kara Walker Freedom, A Fable Bound (pop-up book) 1997 leather-bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes on wove paper 9.375 h x 8.25 w x .75 d in (24 x 21 x 2 cm) This work is from the edition of 4000 published by the Peter Norton Christmas Project, Santa Monica. Sold with original mailer. Literature: The Book as Art: Artists' Books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Drucker and Wasserman, pg. 44 This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions
  • Kara Walker (1969 Stockton – lebt in New York)
    May. 04, 2024

    Kara Walker (1969 Stockton – lebt in New York)

    Est: €100 - €200

    Ohne Titel. 2002. Scherenschnitt aus schwarzem Karton. Einladung anlässlich der Ausstellung "Kara Walker" der Deutsche Bank Guggenheim, Berlin 2002. Blattmaß: 14,8 x 21 cm. Im Passepartout freigestellt und unter Glas gerahmt: 27,8 x 33,4 cm.

    AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald
  • KARA WALKER (1969 - ) Snared.
    Apr. 04, 2024

    KARA WALKER (1969 - ) Snared.

    Est: $6,000 - $9,000

    KARA WALKER (1969 - ) Snared. Lithograph on wove paper, 2013. 280x215 mm; 11⅛x8½ inches. Signed and numbered 23/50 in pencil, lower edge. Published by Camden Arts Centre, London. Another impression is in the collection of the British Museum, London.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • KARA WALKER (1969 - ) The Emancipation Approximation (Scene #9).
    Apr. 04, 2024

    KARA WALKER (1969 - ) The Emancipation Approximation (Scene #9).

    Est: $10,000 - $15,000

    KARA WALKER (1969 - ) The Emancipation Approximation (Scene #9). Color screenprint on Somerset 500G paper, 2000. 1120x862 mm; 44⅛x33⅞ inches (sheet). Edition of 20, plus 5 artist's proofs. Signed, dated and numbered XV/XXV in pencil, verso. Printed by Jean Yves Noblet, New York. Published by Jenkins Sikkema Editions, New York. From the same-titled series.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • KARA WALKER (1969 - ) Freedom, A Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times.
    Apr. 04, 2024

    KARA WALKER (1969 - ) Freedom, A Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times.

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    KARA WALKER (1969 - ) Freedom, A Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times. Bound pop-up book, with offset lithographs and five laser-cut, pop-up silhouettes on wove paper, 1997. 238x213 mm; 9⅜x8⅜ inches, full red leather binding as issued. Edition of 4000. For many years, the Peter Norton family commissioned an art edition to celebrate the holidays. This book was privately published and gifted to friends. Another copy of this book is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Kara Walker, Keys to the Coop
    Mar. 13, 2024

    Kara Walker, Keys to the Coop

    Est: $20,000 - $30,000

    Kara Walker Keys to the Coop 1997 linocut 46.25 h x 60.25 w in (117 x 153 cm) Signed, titled and dated to upper left 'Keys to the Coop KW 97'. Stamped to verso 'Ansichts Exemplare Sales Example'. This work is a sales example apart from the edition of 40 published by Landfall Press, Inc., Chicago. Provenance: Evo Gallery, Santa Fe | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • Kara Walker, Untitled (Canisters)
    Feb. 14, 2024

    Kara Walker, Untitled (Canisters)

    Est: $5,000 - $7,000

    Kara Walker Untitled (Canisters) 1997 acid-etched glass each: 11.25 h x 4.125 w x 4.125 d in (29 x 10 x 10 cm) overall: 11.25 h x 25.25 w x 4.125 d in (29 x 64 x 10 cm) This complete set of six canisters is from the edition of 100 published by the Renaissance Society, Chicago after the artist's exhibition held 12 January - 23 February 1997. Provenance: The Renaissance Society, Chicago | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • Kara Walker. Freedom: A Fable.
    Dec. 14, 2023

    Kara Walker. Freedom: A Fable.

    Est: $400 - $600

    Kara Walker. Freedom: A Fable. Walker, Kara. Freedom: A Fable. A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times. Pop-up book with offset lithographic illustrations and laser cut silhouettes, on wove paper. square 8vo, dark red, bonded leather. Santa Monica: Privately published by the Peter Norton, Christmas Project, 1997. Limited first edition - one of 4000 copies. A fine copy, in age toned opaque wrapper.

    Andrew Jones Auctions
  • Kara Walker, Restraint
    Dec. 07, 2023

    Kara Walker, Restraint

    Est: $5,000 - $7,000

    Kara Walker Restraint 2009 etching, aquatint and sugarlift on Somerset image: 23.75 h x 17.75 w in (60 x 45 cm) sheet: 31 h x 23.75 w in (79 x 60 cm) Signed, dated and numbered to lower margin '6/35 KW 2009'. This work is number 6 from the edition of 35 published by the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

    Wright
  • WALKER, Kara (American, b. 1969). Untitled (John Brown). [C...
    Dec. 06, 2023

    WALKER, Kara (American, b. 1969). Untitled (John Brown). [C...

    Est: $5,000 - $7,000

    WALKER, Kara (American, b. 1969). Untitled (John Brown). [Chicago: Landfall Press, 1997]. Etching and aquatint on Mulberry chine colle of Rives BFK. Signed on the lower right corner, numbered “18/35.” Sight 18 x 14 ½”. Frame (Plexiglas): 24 ½ x 21”. Excellent condition. With a photocopy of the print documentation of the Landfall Press, and with the sticker of the L.A. Art Exchange on frame verso. Walker is a much-lauded artist primarily known for her silhouettes depicting the African-American struggle and persecution in America. Excellent condition. Not examined out of frame.

    Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
  • Kara Walker, b. 1969, Resurrection Story Without Patrons
    Dec. 02, 2023

    Kara Walker, b. 1969, Resurrection Story Without Patrons

    Est: $20,000 - $30,000

    Kara Walker b. 1969 Resurrection Story Without Patrons 2017 etching with aquatint, sugar-lift, spit-bite, and dry-point printed on Hahnemuhle Copperplate Bright White 400gsm paper 39 x 49 inches Edition IV of XXX Kara Walker created the monumental etching and aquatint, Resurrection Story Without (as well as "With") Patrons, in 2017. She created two versions of this image, one with additional flanking panels (“With Patrons”). The center and primary image of either version depicts a large sculpture of a naked black woman being raised by several black figures from the water along a rocky shoreline. The subject is presented as a silhouette, which is Walker’s go-to artistic vehicle of representation. The silhouette was a common method of portraiture in the 18th century. It is not complex, but rather, universal, making it easy to understand (think road sign). Walker links silhouette with stereotype because of its closure to interpretation, as well as referencing that specific historical period and the prevailing racial and sexual narrative of the time. Much of Walker’s work imagines alternative historical outcomes and the concept of martyrdom. The figures raise the female figure with ropes around her neck. The figures and symbols of American history cannot escape the legacy of the violence and oppression of slavery. This important image is included in the collections of numerous museums, and to our knowledge has never been offered for sale at auction previously.

    Black Art Auction
  • Untitled
    Nov. 16, 2023

    Untitled

    Est: $80,000 - $120,000

    Kara Walker b. 1969 Untitled watercolor on paper 61 by 52 in. 154.9 by 132 cm. Executed in 1996.

    Sotheby's
  • Kara Walker (b. 1969) "Freedom: A fable", 1997
    Nov. 15, 2023

    Kara Walker (b. 1969) "Freedom: A fable", 1997

    Est: €2,000 - €3,000

    Book composed of 5 pop-up cut-out silhouettes and offset lithographs bound in brown leather Ed. 4000 Published by The Peter Norton Family Foundation (The Peter Norton Christmas Project), Santa Monica

    Veritas Art Auctioneers
  • KARA WALKER (B. 1969) Shiny Penny cut paper collage on paper 54 x 41 in. (1
    Nov. 10, 2023

    KARA WALKER (B. 1969) Shiny Penny cut paper collage on paper 54 x 41 in. (1

    Est: $60,000 - $80,000

    KARA WALKER (B. 1969) Shiny Penny cut paper collage on paper 54 x 41 in. (137.2 x 104.1 cm.)

    Christie's
  • KARA WALKER (B. 1969) Miss Sarah's Crop cut paper and gesso on canvas 48 x
    Nov. 10, 2023

    KARA WALKER (B. 1969) Miss Sarah's Crop cut paper and gesso on canvas 48 x

    Est: $200,000 - $300,000

    KARA WALKER (B. 1969) Miss Sarah's Crop cut paper and gesso on canvas 48 x 54 in. (123.2 x 138.4 cm.)

    Christie's
  • Kara Walker (American, born 1969) Untitled 18 x 12 in. (45.7 x 30.5 cm) framed 20 3/4 x 14 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.
    Nov. 01, 2023

    Kara Walker (American, born 1969) Untitled 18 x 12 in. (45.7 x 30.5 cm) framed 20 3/4 x 14 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    Kara Walker (American, born 1969) Untitled signed with initials and dated 'KW 94' (on the reverse), with a label from Wooster Gardens, New York (affixed to the frame backing) ink on paper 18 x 12 in. (45.7 x 30.5 cm) framed 20 3/4 x 14 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.

    Bonhams
  • Boo-hoo (for Parkett 59)
    Oct. 31, 2023

    Boo-hoo (for Parkett 59)

    Est: €3,000 - €5,000

    WALKER, KARA 1969 Stockton/California, USA Title: Boo-hoo (for Parkett 59). Date: 2000. Technique: Linocut on laid card. Depiction Size: 93 x 47cm. Sheet Size: 101 x 52,5cm. Notation: Signed, dated, numbered and titled. Publisher: Parkett-Verlag, Zurich (publisher). Number: 1/70. Frame: Framed. Condition: Verso mounted. Otherwise the print is in very good condition. With Parkett magazine. "Walker's unwieldy imagination is fixated with race in the starkest and most American of terms, black and white, as they were forged in the ante-bellum South, a time not so long ago in a galaxy called here." Hamza Walker, Parkett no. 59, 2000. Article on the work and artist from Parkett edition no. 59. Explanations to the Catalogue

    Van Ham Kunstauktionen
  • Kara Walker, Lil' Patch of Woods
    Oct. 12, 2023

    Kara Walker, Lil' Patch of Woods

    Est: $2,500 - $3,500

    Kara Walker Lil' Patch of Woods 1997 etching and aquatint on Mulberry Chine colle on BFK Rives image: 12 h x 8.875 w in (30 x 23 cm) sight: 12.75 h x 9.75 w in (32 x 25 cm) Signed, dated and numbered to lower edge '19/35 KW 97'. This work is number 19 from the edition of 35 printed and published by Landfall Press, Inc., Chicago. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • Say Uncle
    Oct. 03, 2023

    Say Uncle

    Est: $7,000 - $10,000

    Property from a Distinguished New York Collection Kara Walker  b. 1969 Say Uncle graphite on paper 30 by 22½ in. 76.2 by 57.2 cm. Executed in 2003.

    Sotheby's
  • KARA WALKER (B. 1969) Picturesque (Panel 1: Vagrant, Panel II: A Gentle Rem
    Sep. 29, 2023

    KARA WALKER (B. 1969) Picturesque (Panel 1: Vagrant, Panel II: A Gentle Rem

    Est: $250,000 - $350,000

    KARA WALKER (B. 1969) Picturesque (Panel 1: Vagrant, Panel II: A Gentle Reminder, Panel III: Of... cut paper collage laid down on painted panel, in five parts overall: 96 ½ x 315 ½ in. (245.1 x 801.4 cm.) each: 48 ¼ x 61 ½ in. (122.6 x 156.2 cm.)

    Christie's
  • Kara Walker, Freedom, A Fable Bound (pop-up book)
    Sep. 27, 2023

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

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Kara Walker Freedom, A Fable Bound (pop-up book) 1997 leather-bound volume of offset lithographs on 130 lb. Classic Crest Cover and five laser-cut pop-up silhouettes on 65 lb. Curtis Tuscan Antique Cover book: 9.375 h x 8.25 w x .75 d in (24 x 21 x 2 cm) This work is from the edition of 4000 published by the Peter Norton Christmas Project, Santa Monica. Book retains vellum wrappers and original mailer. Literature: The Book as Art: Artists' Books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Drucker and Wasserman, pg. 44 This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • Kara Walker, Untitled (Canisters), set of six
    Sep. 14, 2023

    Kara Walker, Untitled (Canisters), set of six

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    Kara Walker Untitled (Canisters), set of six 1997 acid-etched glass each: 11.25 h x 4 w x 4 d in (29 x 10 x 10 cm) overall: 11.25 h x 25.25 w x 4 d in (29 x 64 x 10 cm) This work was created after the artist's exhibition held at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago on 12 January - 23 February 1997. This complete set is from the edition of 100 published by the Renaissance Society. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

    Wright
  • Kara Walker, Kara Walker: The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
    Sep. 14, 2023

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

    Est: $500 - $700

    Kara Walker Kara Walker: The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago 1997 bound printed paper 9 h x 12 w x .625 d in (23 x 30 x 2 cm) This book was created in conjunction with the artist's exhibition held at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago on 12 January - 23 February 1997. This work is from the edition of 1000 printed by Stinehour Press, Lunenburg, VT and published by the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago. This work was designed by JNL Graphic Design, Chicago. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

    Wright
  • Soon
    Jun. 28, 2023

    Soon

    Est: £60,000 - £80,000

    Kara Walker b. 1969 Soon  signed and dated 2017 on the reverse graphite, ink, watercolour and paper collage on paper 121.9 by 181.6 cm. 48 by 71½ in. framed: 130.5 by 190.1 cm. 51⅜ by 74⅞ in.

    Sotheby's
  • KARA WALKER Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times.
    Jun. 08, 2023

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

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    KARA WALKER Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times. Bound pop-up book, with offset lithographs and 5 laser-cut, pop-up silhouettes on wove paper, 1997. 230x198 mm; 9 1/8x7 3/4 inches (sheets, bound as issued). Edition of 4000. Printed by Typecraft, Inc., Pasadena. Published by The Peter Norton Christmas Project, Santa Monica. Each year, the Peter Norton family commissions an art edition to celebrate the Christmas season and holidays. The book was privately published and gifted to friends. Another copy of this book is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Kara Walker for Bernardaud Porcelain Pitcher
    Jun. 07, 2023

    Kara Walker for Bernardaud Porcelain Pitcher

    Est: $200 - $300

    Black printed mark, ed. 536/1000. 8 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.

    STAIR
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