Plate V, Untitled 1 - 6
Signed Print

Name: Plate V, Untitled 1 - 6
Brand: Keith Haring
Rating: 5 (234 reviews)

Keith Haring

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Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 40

Year: 1982

Size: H 57cm x W 85cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Keith Haring's Plate V, Untitled 1 - 6, a signed lithograph from 1982, is estimated to be worth between £22,000 and £35,000. This work has shown consistent value growth, with an auction history of four sales since its entry to the market in April 2008. The average annual growth rate for this artwork is 4%. The hammer price in the last five years has ranged from £22,000 to £35,000. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 40.

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Auction Results

Auction Date	Auction House	Location
February 2022	Dorotheum, Vienna	Austria
April 2017	Christie's New York	United States
September 2011	Christie's London	United Kingdom
April 2008	Phillips New York	United States

Meaning & Analysis

This signed lithograph from 1982 is a limited edition of 40 by Keith Haring. Untitled shows an image of two standing, barking motifs made iconic by the artist, intertwined with an all-over pattern of energetic lines.

Like much of Haring’s work, this print is reminiscent of Aztec or Aboriginal art, with an emphasis on line, pattern and energy. Notably, Untitled features Haring’s iconic motif of the barking dog used to represent abuses of power by government and oppressive regimes that demand obedience.

This print has a compulsive quality that fills out across the canvas that contrasts to Haring’s typical use of simplified form and block colour. Haring’s use of bold, rounded lines across the entire image creates a jarring effect against the outlines of the standing dogs, injecting the static image with a sense of movement.

Explaining why many of his works resembled Aztec or Aboriginal art, Haring has said “My drawings don’t try to imitate life; they try to create life, to invent life,” something that he believed to be a so-called primitive idea. Untitled is exemplary of this notion by creating a rhythmic, all-over composition that focuses on pattern rather than realism, Haring produces a kinetic image that excites the viewer and transcends reality.

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

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