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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples, New York · 6 December 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1691577
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Kara Walker, Freedom, A Fable. Bonhams, 6 Dec 2016, lot 127. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1691577.
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Kara Walker, Freedom, A Fable. Bonhams, 6 Dec 2016, lot 127. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1691577.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples · Dec 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Blessed by Moses; Solomon Greets the Queen of Sheba, from The … | Marc Chagall | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Quai de la Tournelle, pl. 1, from Regards sur Paris | Marc Chagall. Quai De La Tournelle | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| Printemps au Pré, pl. 5, from Daphnis and Chloé | Marc Chagall | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Circus | Marc Chagall | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Salvador Dalí | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Somilis, from A Book of Cats | Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita | $1,200–$1,800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara Walker | Untitled, from The Gross Clinician Presents: Peter Gravidam | $1,397 | Christie's, Jul 2026 | |
| Kara Walker | Untitled (Pitcher) | Rago, Aug 2025 | ||
| Kara Walker | Freedom, A Fable | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2024 | ||
| Kara Walker | Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a N | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2025 | ||
| Kara Walker | Certain Types | Wright, Oct 2019 | ||
| Kara Walker | Freedom, a fable | Heritage Auctions, May 2024 | ||
| Kara Walker | Freedom: a Fable | Phillips, Jun 2025 | ||
| Kara Walker | Sketch for a Fabulous Tale | Wright, Oct 2022 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.