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- Estimate
- $1,800–$2,400 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Evening & Day Editions, New York · 23 April 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-236578
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Kara Walker, Freedom: a Fable. Phillips, 23 Apr 2019, lot 289. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-236578.
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Kara Walker, Freedom: a Fable. Phillips, 23 Apr 2019, lot 289. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-236578.
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From the same sale Evening & Day Editions · Apr 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plaça del joc de la pilota (Ballgame in the Plaza) | Susana Solano | $1,000–$2,000 | |
| Untitled (Bosoms with Black Milk) | Kiki Smith | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Untitled (Secretary) | Cindy Sherman | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Untitled (Pregnant Woman) | Cindy Sherman | $1,500–$2,500 | |
| In my Garden | Cindy Sherman | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Untitled | Sharon Lockhart | $3,000–$5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara Walker | Freedom: a Fable | $2,193 | Phillips, Jun 2026 | |
| Kara Walker | Porgy & Bess | Rago, Jun 2025 | ||
| Kara Walker | Freedom, A Fable Found (pop-up book) (Peter Norton Christmas | Rago, Jun 2026 | ||
| Kara Walker | Freedom: A Fable | Phillips, Sep 2023 | ||
| Kara Walker | Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a N | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2025 | ||
| Kara Walker | Untitled, from The Gross Clinician Presents: Peter Gravidam | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Kara Walker | Boo Hoo | Wright, Jan 2017 | ||
| Kara Walker | Freedom, a Fable, a Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a N | Rago, Nov 2020 |
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.