Keith Haring At Robert Fraser Gallery
Keith Haring At Robert Fraser Gallery
Unsigned Print
Keith Haring
£3,450-£5,000Value Indicator
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¥35,000-¥45,000 Value Indicator
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¥640,000-¥930,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 70
Year: 1983
Size: H 67cm x W 102cm
Signed: No
Format: Unsigned Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2022 | Christie's London | United Kingdom | |||
| September 2021 | Christie's London | United Kingdom | |||
| August 2020 | Swann Galleries | United States | |||
| September 2019 | Christie's London | United Kingdom | |||
| May 2019 | Swann Galleries | United States | |||
| April 2016 | Sotheby's London | United Kingdom | |||
| December 2015 | Christie's London | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
This lithograph from 1983 is a limited edition of 70 by Keith Haring. Keith Haring At Robert Fraser Gallery is depicted in the artist’s trademark figurative style. Created using bold, black lines set against a plain white backdrop, this print shows a chaotic scene of androids, androgynous figures and UFOs that fill the entire frame.
Pre-dating and foreshadowing Haring’s Apocalypse series (1988), this print is an example of how the artist’s subject matter would begin to change mid-way through his career. This scene is shown in a state of hellish war, emphasised by collisions between humanoids and the androgynous figures, as well as the squiggly energy lines.
Keith Haring At Robert Fraser Gallery is directly referencing death and danger, alluding to the socio-economic context that Haring was working within. As an adolescent, Haring witnessed the traumatising events of the Vietnam War on television and undoubtedly this had a lasting effect on his artwork. The dismaying realities of the AIDS epidemic that were just beginning to hit New York are depicted in this post-apocalyptic scene as acts of total violence and devastation, likened to the wars that Haring witnessed on TV in his youth. Just as his good friend Jean-Michel Basquiat had done before him, Haring used his unique graffiti style to erode boundaries between the public and the world of high art.
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