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Shafrazi Gallery Exhibition Poster - Signed Print by Keith Haring 1988 - MyArtBroker

Shafrazi Gallery Exhibition Poster
Signed Print

Keith Haring

£1,250-£1,850Value Indicator

$2,500-$3,650 Value Indicator

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¥11,500-¥17,000 Value Indicator

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Medium: Lithograph

Year: 1988

Size: H 64cm x W 87cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Keith Haring's Shafrazi Gallery Exhibition Poster (signed) is estimated to be worth between £1,250 and £1,850. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £1,837 in November 2021 to £3,625 in June 2022. This lithograph print, created in 1988, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 10%. This is a rare artwork, with an auction history of seven total sales since its entry to the market in August 2014. The edition size of this artwork is currently unknown.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
June 2022Artcurial France
November 2021Bonhams New York United States
June 2020Bertolami Fine Arts United Kingdom
October 2019Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers United States
November 2016Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers United States
April 2016Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers United States
August 2014Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris France

Meaning & Analysis

The poster was made shortly after Haring’s diagnosis with AIDS. Reflective of this diagnosis, Haring includes a photograph of himself as a baby inside a soap bubble. This cartoon acts as a metaphor for his own life which he knew was going to be cut short. Haring tragically died two years later in 1990. The print is rendered in bold colours. While the cartoons in the composition are in black and white, Haring includes splashes of vibrant colour through the inclusion of circles around the cartoon drawings. The bright orange text matches the colourful aesthetic.

Shafrazi Gallery Exhibition Poster captures Haring’s excellent draughtsmanship. Growing up in Pennsylvania, Haring’s artistic talents were apparent from a young age and his style was influenced by Walt Disney and Dr Seuss cartoons. Haring moved to New York in 1978 and in 1982 got a job at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery where the exhibition this print refers to was shown. The move to New York was pivotal in Haring’s artistic career. Haring loved the bustling city and was inspired by the street art, graffiti and hip-hop culture he witnessed there.

This print differs from others done by Haring which tend to favour bold and thick lines and intricate patterns formed from zig zags, swirls, curved and straight lines. At the bottom of the composition, a little figure can be seen, emblematic of Haring’s trademark visual language which he developed throughout his artistic career. Haring created various figures which he called ‘icons’ that reappear throughout his prints. Alongside the androgynous figure which can be seen in this print are crawling babies, winged people and barking dogs. Haring’s Icons series features some of his most recognisable motifs, which can also be seen in the Pop Shop series.