Lot 479 · Contemporary Art Day Auction
Nat Turner's Revelation (An Important Lesson from Our Negro Past You Will Likely Forget to Remember)
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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, New York · 12 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4472687
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Kara Walker, Nat Turner's Revelation (An Important Lesson from Our Negro Past You Will Likely Forget to Remember). Sotheby's, 12 May 2016, lot 479. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4472687.
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Kara Walker, Nat Turner's Revelation (An Important Lesson from Our Negro Past You Will Likely Forget to Remember). Sotheby's, 12 May 2016, lot 479. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4472687.
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| Artaud | Sterling Ruby | $20,000–$30,000 |
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