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- Estimate
- $1,800–$2,400 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Unbound: Online Only, New York · 18 October 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-248047
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Kara Walker, Freedom, A Fable. Phillips, 18 Oct 2018, lot 35. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-248047.
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Kara Walker, Freedom, A Fable. Phillips, 18 Oct 2018, lot 35. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-248047.
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From the same sale Unbound: Online Only · Oct 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Yellow Mountain | Ugo Rondinone | $3,000–$4,000 | |
| Searching Armed Streets | Adam Pendleton | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| No Reply | Kaws | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Untitled | Sadie Laska | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Tree 1 | Joan Mitchell | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Deer | Shara Hughes | $15,000–$20,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara Walker | Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a N | $2,048 est. | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2025 | |
| Kara Walker | Freedom: A Fable | Phillips, Sep 2023 | ||
| Kara Walker | Freedom: a Fable | Phillips, Jun 2025 | ||
| Kara Walker | Freedom, A Fable Found (pop-up book) (Peter Norton Christmas | Rago, Jun 2026 | ||
| Kara Walker | Untitled, from The Gross Clinician Presents: Peter Gravidam | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Kara Walker | Freedom, A Fable | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2024 | ||
| Kara Walker | Freedom, a fable | Heritage Auctions, May 2024 | ||
| Kara Walker | Boo Hoo | Wright, Jan 2017 |
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.