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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Editions & Works on Paper, New York · 22 October 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-225603
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Kara Walker, The Emancipation Approximation (scene #18). Phillips, 22 Oct 2020, lot 221. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-225603.
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Kara Walker, The Emancipation Approximation (scene #18). Phillips, 22 Oct 2020, lot 221. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-225603.
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From the same sale Editions & Works on Paper · Oct 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (bookends) | Juan Muñoz | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Esther | Lucian Freud | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Portrait Head | Lucian Freud | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Grib | Bernar Venet | $8,000–$10,000 | |
| Love is God | Robert Indiana | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Les Jeunes gens de Méthymne (The Young Men of Methymn), plate 18 from… | Marc Chagall | $6,000–$8,000 |
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| Kara Walker | African/American | Rago, Oct 2024 | ||
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| Kara Walker | Nearing Fact | Rago, Nov 2025 | ||
| Kara Walker | Shiny Penny | Christie's, Nov 2023 | ||
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