Lot 311 · First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art
Description/Atrocity/Witness/*yawn*/warning warning/Repeat: To Those That Help Themselves
Kara Walker · paper cut-outs
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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, New York · 20 July 2017
- Dimensions
- 15 ½ x 6 x 1 in. (39.4 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3905248
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3905248 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3905248
Kara Walker, Description/Atrocity/Witness/*yawn*/warning warning/Repeat: To Those That Help Themselves. Christie's, 20 Jul 2017, lot 311. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3905248.
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Kara Walker, Description/Atrocity/Witness/*yawn*/warning warning/Repeat: To Those That Help Themselves. Christie's, 20 Jul 2017, lot 311. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3905248.
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|---|---|---|---|
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