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Free South Africa 2 - Signed Print by Keith Haring 1985 - MyArtBroker

Free South Africa 2
Signed Print

Keith Haring

£14,500-£22,000Value Indicator

$29,000-$45,000 Value Indicator

$26,000-$40,000 Value Indicator

¥130,000-¥200,000 Value Indicator

17,000-26,000 Value Indicator

$140,000-$220,000 Value Indicator

¥2,780,000-¥4,220,000 Value Indicator

$18,000-$28,000 Value Indicator

5% 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: Lithograph

Edition size: 60

Year: 1985

Size: H 81cm x W 100cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Keith Haring's Free South Africa 2 (signed) is estimated to be worth between £14,500 and £22,000. This lithograph print, created in 1985, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 5%. This work has an auction history of 14 total sales since its entry to the market in May 2005. In the last 12 months, there have been no sales, but over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £14,808 in October 2023 to £22,280 in April 2022. The average return to the seller over the past five years has been £15,608. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 60.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2023Bonhams New York United States
April 2022Wright United States
October 2020Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom
June 2018Phillips London United Kingdom
June 2016Hagelstam Finland
March 2016Christie's New York United States
June 2014Ketterer Kunst Hamburg Germany

Meaning & Analysis

Printing and distributing around 20,000 poster versions of this print in New York City in 1986, Haring worked tirelessly to mobilise support against apartheid. Using his bold, linear style Haring represents the relationship between the black majority and white minority in South Africa during years of institutionalised racial segregation. The black figure on the left is rendered much larger than the white figure, symbolising the substantial disparity between the black majority and the few white people that had political and social power at the time. Haring clearly conveys this inequality of the white man’s power by showing the white figure with a rope around the black figure’s neck.

The presence of radiating lines and dashes work to bring movement to the image, conveying the rage of the black figure and worry of the white figure who is about to be crushed. Haring playfully offers the viewer a glimpse of hope for the future by depicting the black figure crushing the white figure that represents this inequality.