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Apocalypse 9 - Signed Print by Keith Haring 1988 - MyArtBroker

Apocalypse 9
Signed Print

Keith Haring

£9,000-£13,500Value Indicator

$18,000-$27,000 Value Indicator

$16,000-$24,000 Value Indicator

¥80,000-¥120,000 Value Indicator

11,000-16,000 Value Indicator

$90,000-$130,000 Value Indicator

¥1,720,000-¥2,580,000 Value Indicator

$11,500-$17,000 Value Indicator

42% 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: 90

Year: 1988

Size: H 96cm x W 96cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Keith Haring’s Apocalypse 9 (signed) is estimated to be worth between £9,000 and £13,500. This screenprint, created in 1988, has shown consistent value growth, with an impressive average annual growth rate of 42%. In the last 12 months, there have been 2 sales with hammer prices ranging from £5,839 in April 2022 to £7,112 in March 2023. This work is rare to the market and has an auction history of 10 total sales since its entry to the market in May 1999. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 90.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
March 2024Sotheby's London United Kingdom
May 2023Uppsala Auktionskammare Sweden
March 2023Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
April 2022Dorotheum, Vienna Austria
June 2021Germann Auctions Switzerland
June 2020Dorotheum, Vienna Austria
February 2020Bertolami Fine Arts United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Haring uses collage to embed a 19th century portrait of Saint Fabiola into the print and form the head of a deformed creature. Fabiola was a nurse and Roman matron who renounced all earthly pleasures to devote her immense wealth to helping the poor and sick. Contextualising the original image within the chaotic scene through his pop-graffiti style, Haring uses this historical imagery and high culture to provoke dialogue on contemporary concerns with HIV/AIDS.

Two of Haring’s most cited works of influence, Dante’s Inferno and Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights, come to the forefront in this image. In Apocalypse 9 the end of the world is strongly linked to the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic. Dante and Bosch’s works are famous for their moralistic tone and Haring is citing these works, in his distinct cynical approach, to present a dire warning on the perils of sexual joy.

  • 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

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