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The Valley Page 4 - Signed Print by Keith Haring 1989 - MyArtBroker

The Valley Page 4
Signed Print

Keith Haring

£2,350-£3,550Value Indicator

$4,650-$7,000 Value Indicator

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Medium: Etching

Edition size: 80

Year: 1989

Size: H 36cm x W 30cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Keith Haring's The Valley Page 4 (signed) is estimated to be worth between £2,350 and £3,550. This etching, created in 1989, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 10%. This work has an auction history of three total sales since its entry to the market on 25th June 2018. The hammer price for this artwork has remained steady over the past five years, with the current average return to the seller at £2,447. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 80.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2023Bonhams New York United States
June 2019Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
June 2018Forum Auctions London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

The Valley series was born from a collaboration with the Beat Era poet and novelist William S. Burroughs, whose text-based ‘cut-up’ method formed the basis of Haring’s pictographic style. In each print the image mimics the story told in the text displayed, with this print showing a line drawing of a boy falling from the sky.

The ominous texts by Burroughs are copied by hand on sixteen sheets of tracing paper, which were photo-etched onto copper plates and printed in red ink. The text which is also titled, ‘The Valley,’ is a chapter from the author’s novel, The Western Lands from 1987. This print tells the story of a boy who attempted to escape the Valley in a flying machine but failed in his mission and plummeted to the ground.

Much like Haring’s Apocalypse series (1988), this series introduces stylistic and thematic shifts in the artist’s style, depicting characters and narratives that are indicative of the artist’s preoccupation with the end of life. Diagnosed with AIDS in 1987, The Valley Page 4 is representative of the way in which Haring’s work and activism became intensely embroiled in his personal life and the socio-political context of the AIDS epidemic in New York City.

  • 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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