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Self Portrait - Signed Print by Keith Haring 1985 - MyArtBroker

Self Portrait
Signed Print

Keith Haring

£8,000-£12,500Value Indicator

$16,000-$25,000 Value Indicator

$14,500-$22,000 Value Indicator

¥70,000-¥110,000 Value Indicator

9,500-15,000 Value Indicator

$80,000-$120,000 Value Indicator

¥1,530,000-¥2,380,000 Value Indicator

$10,000-$16,000 Value Indicator

14% AAGR

AAGR (5 years) This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 25

Year: 1985

Size: H 12cm x W 12cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Keith Haring’s Self Portrait (signed) is estimated to be worth between £8,000 and £12,500. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 14%. This is a rare artwork, with an auction history of four total sales since its entry to the market in January 2015. In the last 12 months, the average selling price was £9,387, across one total sale. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £3,630 in November 2020 to £11,821 in September 2021. The average annual growth rate for this artwork is 14%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 25.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
June 2024Swann Galleries United States
September 2021Bonhams Los Angeles United States
November 2020Swann Galleries United States
July 2018Sotheby's London United Kingdom
January 2015Ro Gallery United States

Meaning & Analysis

This portrait is set against a plain black backdrop, framed with a bright red, crayon-like line as the only use of colour in the image. Self Portrait is rare in its depiction of the artist himself, rendered with facial details that make him instantly recognisable. In contrast to his famous energetic prints of androgynous, dancing figures, this print shows a specific portrait that doesn’t aim to speak to a universalised public feeling.

Haring’s portrayal of his head attached to the body of an indiscernible animal produces a comically jarring effect that catches the attention of the viewer. This print is indicative of Haring’s rapid rise to fame and proliferation of his self-image. Self Portrait could have been used as a form of self-promotion by the artist, or more likely an ironic play on this idea of the artist’s self-portrait.

  • 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