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Art Attack On Aids (yellow) - Signed Print by Keith Haring 1988 - MyArtBroker

Art Attack On Aids (yellow)
Signed Print

Keith Haring

£1,550-£2,300Value Indicator

$3,100-$4,600 Value Indicator

$2,800-$4,150 Value Indicator

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-9% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 100

Year: 1988

Size: H 72cm x W 68cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Keith Haring's Art Attack On Aids (yellow) is a signed screenprint from 1988, estimated to be worth between £1,550 and £2,300. This artwork has an auction history of two sales, the first sale was on 23rd October 2020 and the most recent was on 15th June 2021. The hammer price over the past five years has varied from £1,279 in June 2021 to £2,493 in October 2020. The average annual growth rate of this work is -9%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 100.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
June 2021Wright United States
October 2020DuMouchelles United States

Meaning & Analysis

Since the brutal murder of John Lennon, shot to death in 1980, Haring became obsessed with creating images of figures with holes in their stomachs as a means to express the emptiness of grief. Haring developed this motif to create images that represent the violence inflicted on the bodies of people living with AIDS and the grief felt throughout the epidemic that hit New York in the 1980s. This print shows the bodies both violated and violating one another, revealing the impact of AIDS as an intertwined embrace.

In his use of simplified form and recognisable symbols throughout his work, Haring produces a true public art that communicates clear-cut narrative views on socio-political injustices of the time, notably the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s. Art Attack on AIDS (yellow) uses a clear visual vocabulary as a form of protest art that can be understood and easily recognised by the masses.

  • Keith Haring was a luminary of the 1980s downtown New York scene. His distinctive visual language pioneered one-line Pop Art drawings and he has been famed for his colourful, playful imagery. Haring's iconic energetic motifs and figures were dedicated to influencing social change, and particularly challenging stigma around the AIDS epidemic. Haring also pushed for the accessibility of art by opening Pop Shops in New York and Japan, selling a range of ephemera starting from as little as 50 cents. Haring's legacy has been cemented in the art-activism scene and is a testament to power of art to inspire social change