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Untitled 1989 - Signed Print by Keith Haring 1989 - MyArtBroker

Untitled 1989
Signed Print

Keith Haring

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Medium: Etching

Edition size: 6

Year: 1989

Size: H 29cm x W 32cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Keith Haring’s Untitled 1989 (signed) is estimated to be worth between £16,000 and £24,000. This etching print from 1989 is a rare artwork with an auction history of one sale on 27th February 2014. There have been no sales in the last 12 months or the last five years. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 6.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
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February 2014Wright United States

Meaning & Analysis

The subject matter of the work is an outdoor scene presenting an ambiguous human figure caught in motion. The human being here is not neutral and primal, as could be expected from the way in which Haring depicted his famous ‘radiant babies’ of the Icon series. The bodily shape of the central figure appears exaggerated, the size of thighs and feet disproportionate to the upper parts of the body.

Created as part of an etching edition, this work voices concerns about modern life through its interest in distortion and imperfection. In five other etchings included in the edition, the dominant figure no longer bears recognizably human features. The artist visibly intervenes in a sense of symmetry and proportion, reducing facial and bodily characteristics of the subjects to a simplistic, flat form. As such, the subject of Untitled 1989 can be seen to share a visual affinity with works raging from Picasso’s The Young Ladies Of Avignon to Matisse’s Music.

  • 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