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Ludo 3 - Signed Print by Keith Haring 1985 - MyArtBroker

Ludo 3
Signed Print

Keith Haring

£7,000-£10,500Value Indicator

$14,000-$21,000 Value Indicator

$12,500-$19,000 Value Indicator

¥60,000-¥100,000 Value Indicator

8,500-12,500 Value Indicator

$70,000-$100,000 Value Indicator

¥1,340,000-¥2,010,000 Value Indicator

$9,000-$13,000 Value Indicator

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Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 90

Year: 1985

Size: H 49cm x W 66cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Keith Haring's Ludo 3, a signed lithograph print from 1985, is estimated to be worth between £7,000 and £10,500. This is a rare artwork with an auction history of two sales since its entry to the market on 29th November 2007. This work demonstrates the artist's iconic style and is a valuable addition to any collection. 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
April 2016Expertisez.com France
November 2007Lempertz, Cologne Germany

Meaning & Analysis

Haring utilises many of his idiosyncratic symbols in Ludo 3, notably showing a cross on the figure’s chest and portraying its head with a hole through the centre. Throughout his oeuvre, Haring has used these motifs in the context of figurative works such as his Pop Shop Quad series (1987) or Growing series (1988). Marked and porous figures are used to symbolise homosexuality, death and the emptiness felt by many during the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s.

Ludo 3 is a jarring composition due to the way that Haring has layered the figure against a frenzy of red lines. Reminiscent of Aztec or Aboriginal art through his use of flowing, organic shapes and thick bold lines, Haring creates a complex pattern that plays out across the image surface. Explaining why many of his works resemble Aztec or Aboriginal art, Haring has said “My drawings don’t try to imitate life; they try to create life, to invent life,” something that he believed aligned with so-called primitive ideas.

  • 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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