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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07995 · 13 May 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3047488
- Record
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Kara Walker, Uncle Remus Spins a Yarn. Sotheby's, 13 May 2004, lot 355. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3047488.
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Kara Walker, Uncle Remus Spins a Yarn. Sotheby's, 13 May 2004, lot 355. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3047488.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N07995 · May 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (S64) | Christopher Wood | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Clown Skull | Vik Muniz | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Untitled | Keith Haring | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled (Reclining Nude) | John Currin | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Double Sided Drawing of Cake Slices | Wayne Thiebaud | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Elegy for the Spanish Republic, XXX | Robert Motherwell | $50,000–$70,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara Walker | Shiny Penny | $50,400 | Christie's, Nov 2023 | |
| Kara Walker | Untitled (Study) | Christie's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Kara Walker | ...calling to me from the angry surface of some grey and thr | Phillips, Sep 2025 | ||
| Kara Walker | an unpeopled land in uncharted waters | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Kara Walker | Untitled | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Kara Walker | Forging Freedoms | Phillips, Mar 2018 | ||
| Kara Walker | Burning African Village Play Set with Big House and Lynching | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Kara Walker | Bureau of Refugees: March - Bradley killed freedwoman with a | Phillips, Nov 2025 |
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.