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Pop Shop VI, Plate II - Unsigned Print by Keith Haring 1989 - MyArtBroker

Pop Shop VI, Plate II
Unsigned Print

Keith Haring

£10,500-£16,000Value Indicator

$21,000-$30,000 Value Indicator

$19,000-$28,000 Value Indicator

¥100,000-¥140,000 Value Indicator

12,500-19,000 Value Indicator

$100,000-$150,000 Value Indicator

¥1,980,000-¥3,020,000 Value Indicator

$13,000-$20,000 Value Indicator

28% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 200

Year: 1989

Size: H 34cm x W 42cm

Signed: No

Format: Unsigned Print

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The value of Keith Haring’s Pop Shop VI, Plate II (unsigned) is estimated to be worth between £10,500 and £16,000. This screenprint, created in 1989, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 24%. This work has an impressive auction history, having been sold 7 times at auction since its initial sale in June 2007. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 200.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
July 2020Phillips New York United States
June 2018Phillips London United Kingdom
June 2016AAG: Arts & Antiques Group Netherlands
June 2014Germann Auctions Switzerland
September 2013Phillips London United Kingdom
May 2010Bonhams San Francisco United States
June 2007Phillips New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

Made entirely of vibrant, primary contained in the thick black lines, Pop Shop VI, Plate II establishes why Haring became such a household name, adored by kids and collectors alike. This set was printed in the year before Haring died from AIDS and is closely tied to his Pop Shop project which saw him open up a store in downtown Manhattan selling his designs on t-shirts, badges and more for as little as 50 cents. The project was typical of Haring who believed art should be for everyone, not just an elite few, and it was this belief that brought him to the medium of print which allowed him to create large editions of his paintings and drawings in order to make them more accessible.

While the project was praised by friends such as Andy Warhol, who was fascinated by the possibilities of the work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction, it was snubbed by many leading art world figures who placed more value on original works of art. Speaking of the importance of opening the shop as opposed to making large canvases to please collectors, Haring said, “I could earn more money if I just painted a few things and jacked up the price. My shop is an extension of what I was doing in the subway stations, breaking down the barriers between high and low art”.

Printed in four colours – black, red, yellow and blue – this work shows Haring’s mastery of screen printing as a medium. Though he had experimented with print techniques such as lithography in the late 70s and 80s it wasn’t until 1983 that Haring began making screen prints, or serigraphs, which offered a way of creating multiple images, that artists had adopted from the world of commercial printing. This move to screen printing was undoubtedly due in part to the method being popularised by Warhol, one of Haring’s most important influences, and soon he was producing ever more inventive and daring work.

It soon became evident that the energy and curiosity he demonstrated for painting translated perfectly into printmaking and he began to work with publishers across the US, Switzerland, Japan, Germany, France, Denmark and Holland. The prints featuring singular images were released as portfolios of four, each from an edition of 200, while the Quad prints— compiling four images in a grid format— were released in an edition of 75. Totalling 875 prints featuring the orange-yellow-turquoise Pop Shop VI artworks and exemplifying the prolific productivity of Haring’s printmaking, each individual print nevertheless reflects the attentive care paid by Haring throughout the production process. Though initially the singular Pop Shop VI prints were released as four-part portfolios (and remain extremely valuable in their original sets of matching edition numbers) many portfolios have inevitably been divided.

By the time of his death, Haring had produced so many prints that the exact number has become impossible to count. There are many unsigned editions on the market, though these tend only to be considered valuable if approved by the Keith Haring Foundation. Today his prints are frequently among the most sought after multiples on the market.

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