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Bad Boys 2 - Signed Print by Keith Haring 1986 - MyArtBroker

Bad Boys 2
Signed Print

Keith Haring

£3,050-£4,600Value Indicator

$6,000-$9,000 Value Indicator

$5,500-$8,000 Value Indicator

¥28,000-¥40,000 Value Indicator

3,650-5,500 Value Indicator

$30,000-$45,000 Value Indicator

¥580,000-¥880,000 Value Indicator

$3,850-$6,000 Value Indicator

56% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 30

Year: 1986

Size: H 51cm x W 66cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Keith Haring's Bad Boys 2 (signed) from 1986 is estimated to be worth between £3,050 and £4,600. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 56%. This work has an auction history of three sales, all of which occurred in the last 12 months. The hammer price over the last five years has ranged from £3,117 in May 2020 to £3,404 in June 2022. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 30.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
June 2022Wright United States
April 2022Wright United States
May 2020Bonhams Los Angeles United States

Meaning & Analysis

Bad Boys 2 is a densely filled image of frenzied black lines, depicting the figure with free flowing lines that fill the interior of his torso. The technique is reminiscent of many of Haring’s works such as his Stones series (1989), that creates an abstract and complex visual language through a simplicity of line. Harking back to his subway drawings of the 1980s, this print is depicted exclusively in black and white, further emphasising Haring’s keen interest in maintaining an immediacy in his work even in this later stage of his artistic career.

The sexually explicit subject matter of Haring’s Bad Boys series is indicative of a turning point in the artist’s career, when the HIV/AIDS epidemic hit the LGBT+ community in 1980s New York. Haring himself was diagnosed with AIDS in 1988 and subsequently the subject dominated his work in the latter part of his career, before his tragic death in 1990.