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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, New York · 9 March 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4068732
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Kara Walker, Chain of Events. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2012, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4068732.
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Kara Walker, Chain of Events. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2012, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4068732.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art · Mar 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Moss with Sparkles | Karen Kilimnik | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Untitled | Fred Mitchell | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Hasmoneans Type 6 (F-1) | Jules Olitski | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Chouze | Elger Esser | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Radiant Saturation | Richard Anuszkiewicz | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Christmas Tree | Alexander Calder | $10,000–$15,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara Walker | I'll be a Monkey's Uncle | $9,450 | Phillips, Apr 2022 | |
| Kara Walker | Emancipation Approximation: Scene 15 | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Kara Walker | Excerpt | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Kara Walker | Emancipation Approximation: Scene 9 | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Kara Walker | Pack-Mules in the Mountains (from the Harper's Pictorial His | Rago, Oct 2024 | ||
| Kara Walker | Say Uncle | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Kara Walker | Canisters | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2021 | ||
| Kara Walker | Pocketwatch, scene No. 5, from The Emancipation Approximatio | Phillips, Sep 2019 |
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.