Lot 221 · Post War + Contemporary Art
Freedom: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times
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- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Wright — Post War + Contemporary Art · 14 September 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1914835
- Record
- first seen 24 Jul 2026 · updated 24 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Kara Walker, Freedom: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times. Wright, 14 Sep 2010, lot 221. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1914835.
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Kara Walker, Freedom: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times. Wright, 14 Sep 2010, lot 221. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1914835.
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From the same sale Post War + Contemporary Art · Sep 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gestalt-Sin | Victor Vasarely | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Wigwam (from Mémoire de la Liberté) | Piero Dorazio | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Broadway Boogie-Woogie | After Piet Mondrian | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| untitled (from Key City) | Kenneth Snelson | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Desk Lamp | R.m. Fischer | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Metamorphic Venus I | William Turnbull | $50,000–$70,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara Walker | Untitled (Pitcher) | $1,651 | Rago, Aug 2025 | |
| Kara Walker | Untitled, from The Gross Clinician Presents: Peter Gravidam | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Kara Walker | Freedom, A Fable | Phillips, Jun 2018 | ||
| Kara Walker | Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a N | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2025 | ||
| Kara Walker | Sketch for a Fabulous Tale | Wright, Oct 2022 | ||
| Kara Walker | Freedom: a Fable | Phillips, Jun 2025 | ||
| Kara Walker | Freedom, a Fable | Wright, Feb 2016 | ||
| Kara Walker | Certain Types | Wright, Oct 2019 |
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.