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Dog - Signed Print by Keith Haring 1985 - MyArtBroker

Dog
Signed Print

Keith Haring

£60,000-£90,000Value Indicator

$120,000-$180,000 Value Indicator

$110,000-$160,000 Value Indicator

¥550,000-¥820,000 Value Indicator

70,000-110,000 Value Indicator

$590,000-$880,000 Value Indicator

¥11,440,000-¥17,160,000 Value Indicator

$80,000-$110,000 Value Indicator

14% AAGR

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Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 40

Year: 1985

Size: H 116cm x W 90cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Keith Haring's Dog (signed), a lithograph from 1985, is estimated to be worth between £60,000 and £90,000. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 14%. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £61,571 across 3 total sales. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £50,541 in April 2021 to £85,000 in June 2022. This work is somewhat rare, having been sold 16 times since its entry to the market in December 2001. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 40.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2024Phillips New York United States
June 2024Phillips Hong Kong Hong Kong
May 2024Dorotheum, Vienna Austria
January 2024Phillips London United Kingdom
October 2023Christie's New York United States
June 2022Phillips London United Kingdom
April 2021Sotheby's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

The barking dog has become an iconic symbol created by Haring, first appearing in his Subway Drawings series from 1980-1985. Emerging as a symbol to represent authoritarian government, abuse of power and oppressive regimes, this print speaks to the way in which Haring warns the viewer of those in power throughout much of his oeuvre. Haring repurposes the playful motif of the dog, a symbol used throughout art history to represent loyalty, companionship and obedience, to remind viewers to question their assumptions at first glance.

Haring creates a pattern of menacing creatures to decorate the standing dog figure as a nod to the often overlooked oppression in society. At first glance, the figure seems to be decorated with Aztec or Aboriginal inspired designs, but upon closer inspection the chaos of the scene emerges. Haring provides the viewer with a glimpse of Hell in this image, showing human-like figures devouring, having sex with and clambering on top of one another and with a devil-like figure spreading its wings at the top of the image.

  • 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