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Poster For Fun Gallery - Signed Print by Keith Haring 1983 - MyArtBroker

Poster For Fun Gallery
Signed Print

Keith Haring

£1,300-£1,900Value Indicator

$2,600-$3,750 Value Indicator

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Medium: Lithograph

Year: 1983

Size: H 67cm x W 101cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Keith Haring’s Poster For Fun Gallery (signed) is estimated to be worth between £1,300 and £1,900. This lithograph print from 1983 has shown consistent value growth, with an auction history of 6 total sales since its entry to the market on 16th February 2011. In the last 12 months, the hammer price has ranged from £1,157 to £2,600. The average annual growth rate of this artwork is currently -5%. The edition size of this artwork is not publicly available.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2024Phillips New York United States
July 2022Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers United Kingdom
May 2018Bonhams New York United States
September 2016Skinner, Boston United States
May 2015Bonhams New York United States
February 2011Bonhams Knightsbridge United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

The bold lines that compose Poster For Fun Gallery are typical of Haring’s work. The figures are surrounded by ‘energy lines’ that radiate from the moving people. This technique which evokes community and solidarity is used in Haring’s other prints such as the Growing series and the Pop Shop series. The androgynous figures which are captured through singular and decisive brushstrokes are emblematic of Haring’s visual language which developed while living in New York, influenced by the street art and graffiti scene there. Throughout Haring’s artistic career, he created several iconic symbols, such as the androgynous figure, exemplified in this print, as well as the barking dog, the angel and the radiant baby.

Poster For Fun Gallery refers to the Fun Gallery, founded by Patti Astor and Bill Stelling in 1982 in New York. The gallery emerged from the punk scene of the late 1970s in New York’s East Village and had a significant cultural impact until its closure in 1985. The gallery showcased street art and introduced the New York art world to this vibrant scene. Keith Haring had various solo exhibitions at the Fun Gallery, one of which is advertised in this print.

  • 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