The Fertility Suite highlighted the prevalence of HIV infection among pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa, an issue that was largely suppressed due to the homophobia and racism shaping narratives. The series celebrates these mothers’ strength by including ankh crosses, glowing pregnant women, and dancing. Not one to shy away from taboo topics, Haring’s Fertility celebrates life yet also the injustices of racism and the horrors of AIDS in pregnant women Rendered in the artist’s trademark visual language of bold colors, thick outlines and simplified form, this glowing and otherworldly series speaks out against the injustices of racism, homophobia, and the high prevalence of HIV infection among pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 1980s, notably the transmission of the virus from mother to child. Across the five prints in Fertility Suite, Haring shows a set of recognizable, clear-cut motifs that translate into a complex narrative that celebrates fertility and life, whilst also highlighting the horrors faced by pregnant women living with HIV/AIDS. Haring uses the symbol of the pregnant figures dancing in energetic bodily motions as a recurring theme throughout Fertility, making the series one of Haring’s most powerful tributes to womanhood. Additionally, the prints include many other trademark symbols by Haring such as the Radiant Baby, the pyramid and UFOs, working to make this series an archetypal example of the artist’s style.
Formally the works are defined by their use of neon colors that are reminiscent of the New York club scene, initially perceived by the viewer as joyful images. Haring uses contrasting day-glow pigments such as yellow, pink, green, red and purple against sections of black, providing the series with an exceptionally bright visual language that appeals to adults and children alike.
Fertility Suite, 1983
Untitled (Fertility)
The complete set of five screenprints in colors
Medium: Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Year: 1983
Sheet: 42×50 inches (106.7 x 120 cm)
Edition: 100
Artist’s Proofs: 15 AP
Printer’s Proofs: 5 PP
Publisher: Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New-York
Printer: Studio Heinrici Ltd.
Literature: Littmann pp. 30-33
Each signed, dated and numbered in pencil
1. Fertility 1 (Littmann p. 31)
2. Fertility 2 (Littmann p. 32)
3. Fertility 3 (Littmann p. 32)
4. Fertility 4 (Littmann p. 33)
5. Fertility 5 (Littmann p. 33)
Auction Market Overview
2025 Auction Highlights
2 complete sets of Fertility sold at auction in 2025. One complete set from The Collection of Tony Shafrazi sold at Sotheby’s in New-York, on 16 May 2025, for USD 317,500, setting a new auction record for complete set of Fertility, not surprisingly given its exceptional provenance. Another complete set sold at Christie’s in London, on 25 September 2025 for GBP 203,200 (USD 273,385).
Fertility, 1983
Keith & Tony: Works from the Tony Shafrazi Collection
Sotheby’s New-York: 16 May 2025
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 317,500
COMPLETE SET
AUCTION RECORD FOR A COMPLETE SET OF FERTILITY
KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Fertility (Littmann pp. 30-33), 1983
The complete set of 5 screenprints in colors on wove paper
Each sheet: 42×50 inches (106×127 cm)
Signed, dated ’83 and numbered 3/100 (lower right of each)
This set is number 3 from the edition of 100 plus 15 artist proof sets
Fertility #4, 1983
Dorotheum Vienna: 5 June 2025
Estimated: EUR 30,000 – 40,000
EUR 36,400 / USD 41,495
KEITH HARING (Kutztown 1958–1990 New York)
Untitled 4 (from ‘The Fertility Suite’) (Littman p. 33), 1983
Screenprint in colours on wove paper
Signed and dated Haring 83
No. 80 from the edition of 100 numbered examples
2024 Auction Highlights
Only 2 plates of Fertility sold at auction in 2024. Fertility 2 sold twice at auction in 2024, at an average price of USD 68,372. It sold at Phillips on New-York on 22 October 2024 for USD 69,850, its highest price in 2024.
Fertility #2, 1983
Phillips New-York: 22 October 2024
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 69,850
KEITH HARING
The Fertility Suite: one plate (L. p. 32), 1983
Monumental screenprint in colors on Rives BFK paper
Sheet: 42 x 50 1/8 inches (106.7 x 127.3 cm)
Signed, dated and numbered 71/100 in pencil (there were also 15 artist’s proofs)
2023 Auction Highlights
10 plates of Fertility sold at auction in 2023 for a total turnover of USD 626,187. With no lot failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 100%.
The highest price was achieved by Fertility #2 that sold at Artnet Auctions, on 13 April 2023, for USD 87,500, setting a new auction record for this print. In fact Fertility #2 sold 5 times at auction in 2023, at an average price of USD 67,835.
Fertility #2, 1983
Artnet Auctions: 13 April 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 87,500
AUCTION RECORD FOR FERTILITY #2
KEITH HARING
Fertility Suite: One Print, 1983
Screen-print in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil K. Haring, dated 83 and numbered 11/100
Fertility #1 sold twice at auction in 2025, at an average price of USD 67,500. It sold at Artnet Auctions, on 13 April 2023, for USD 75,000, setting a new auction record for that print.
#3. Fertility #1, 1983
Artnet Auctions: 13 April 2023
Estimated: USD 60,000 – 80,000
USD 75,000
AUCTION RECORD FOR FERTILITY #1
KEITH HARING
Fertility Suite: One Print, 1983
Screen-print in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil K. Haring, dated 83 and numbered 11/100
2022 Auction Highlights
11 Plates of Fertility sold in 2022 for a total amount of USD 686,817. With 1 lot failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 92%.
The highest price was achieved by Fertility #4 that sold at LA Modern, on 8 September 2022, for USD 75,000, setting a new auction record for this print. In fact Fertility #4 sold 4 times at auction in 2022, at an average USD 65,233.
Fertility #4, 1983
LA Modern: 8 September 2022
Estimated: USD 60,000 – 80,000
USD 75,000
AUCTION RECORD FOR FERTILITY #4
KEITH HARING
Untitled 4 (from The Fertility Suite), 1983
Screen-print in colors on BFK Rives
Signed, dated and numbered to lower right ‘45/100 K. Haring 83’
The second highest price for 2022 was achieved by Fertility #2 that sold at Sotheby’s in New-York on 11 March 2022 for USD 69,300. In fact it sold twice at auction in 2022 at average price of USD 60,956.
Fertility #2, 1983
Sotheby’s New-York: 11 March 2022
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 69,300
KEITH HARING
Fertility Suite: One Plate (Littmann p. 32), 1983
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil K. Haring, dated 83 and inscribed AP 13/15 (lower right)
Furthermore, Fertility #3 sold at Stockholms Auktionverk on 11 May 2022 for SEK 681,250 (USD 67,580), setting a new auction record for this print.
Fertility #3, 1983
Stockholms Auktionsverk: 11 May 2022
Estimated: SEK 400,000 – 500,000
SEK 681,250 / USD 67,580
AUCTION RECORD FOR FERTILITY #3
KEITH HARING (USA 1958‑1990)
Untitled (Plate #3) from ”Fertility Suite” (Littmann 32), 1983
Color serigraphy
Signed in pencil and numbered 79/100
2025 Auction Results
2 complete sets of Fertility sold at auction in 2025. One complete set from The Collection of Tony Shafrazi sold at Sotheby’s in New-York, on 16 May 2025, for USD 317,500, setting a new auction record for complete set of Fertility, not surprisingly given its exceptional provenance. Another complete set sold at Christie’s in London, on 25 September 2025 for GBP 203,200 (USD 273,385).
Only one single print from Fertility sold at auction in 2025. Fertility #4 sold at Dorotheum in Vienna, on 5 June 2025 for EUR 36,400 (USD 41,495).
#1. Fertility, 1983
Keith & Tony: Works from the Tony Shafrazi Collection
Sotheby’s New-York: 16 May 2025
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 317,500
COMPLETE SET
AUCTION RECORD FOR A COMPLETE SET OF FERTILITY
KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Fertility (Littmann pp. 30-33), 1983
The complete set of 5 screenprints in colors on wove paper
Each sheet: 42×50 inches (106×127 cm)
Signed, dated ’83 and numbered 3/100 (lower right of each)
This set is number 3 from the edition of 100 plus 15 artist proof sets
#2. Fertility, 1983
Estimated: GBP 180,000 – 250,000
GBP 203,200 / USD 273,385
COMPLETE SET
The Fertility Suite (see Littmann pp. 30-33), 1983
The set of five screenprints in colors on wove paper
Each signed and dated in pencil, Fertility #4 also signed with the ‘radiant baby’ icon
Numbered 13/100 (there were 15 artist’s proofs)
Fertility #4, 1983
Dorotheum Vienna: 5 June 2025
Estimated: EUR 30,000 – 40,000
EUR 36,400 / USD 41,495
KEITH HARING (Kutztown 1958–1990 New York)
Untitled 4 (from ‘The Fertility Suite’) (Littman p. 33), 1983
Screenprint in colours on wove paper
Signed and dated Haring 83
No. 80 from the edition of 100 numbered examples
2024 Auction Results
Only 2 plates of Fertility sold at auction in 2024. Fertility 2 sold twice at auction in 2024, at an average price of USD 68,372. It sold at Phillips on New-York on 22 October 2024 for USD 69,850, its highest price in 2024.
Fertility #2, 1983
Phillips New-York: 22 October 2024
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 69,850
KEITH HARING
The Fertility Suite: one plate (L. p. 32), 1983
Monumental screenprint in colors on Rives BFK paper
Sheet: 42 x 50 1/8 inches (106.7 x 127.3 cm)
Signed, dated and numbered 71/100 in pencil (there were also 15 artist’s proofs)
Fertility #2, 1983
Van Ham: 27 November 2024
Estimated: EUR 40,000 – 60,000
EUR 63,360 / USD 66,894
KEITH HARING (1958 Kutztown, PA/USA – 1990 New York)
Untitled 2, from: Fertility Suite (Littmann p.32), 1983
Color silkscreen on vellum
Signed, dated, numbered 99/100 and inscribed
2023 Auction Results
10 plates of Fertility sold at auction in 2023 for a total turnover of USD 626,187. With no lot failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 100%.
The highest price was achieved by Fertility #2 that sold at Artnet Auctions, on 13 April 2023, for USD 87,500, setting a new auction record for this print. In fact Fertility #2 sold 5 times at auction in 2023, at an average price of USD 67,835.
Fertility #1 sold twice at auction in 2025, at an average price of USD 67,500. It sold at Artnet Auctions, on 13 April 2023, for USD 75,000, setting a new auction record for that print.
#1. Fertility #2, 1983
Artnet Auctions: 13 April 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 87,500
AUCTION RECORD FOR FERTILITY #2
KEITH HARING
Fertility Suite: One Print, 1983
Screen-print in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil K. Haring, dated 83 and numbered 11/100
#2. Fertility #2, 1983
Bukowskis Stockholm: 26 April 2023
Estimated: SEK 600,000 – 700,000
SEK 720,000 (Hammer)
SEK 900,000 / USD 87,230
KEITH HARING (United States, 1958-1990)
”The Fertility Suite: one plate”, 1983
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated K. Haring 83 in pencil, numbered 22/100
#3. Fertility #1, 1983
Artnet Auctions: 13 April 2023
Estimated: USD 60,000 – 80,000
USD 75,000
AUCTION RECORD FOR FERTILITY #1
KEITH HARING
Fertility Suite: One Print, 1983
Screen-print in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil K. Haring, dated 83 and numbered 11/100
#4. Fertility #2, 1983
Heritage Auctions: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 71,875
KEITH HARING
Untitled (Plate II), from Fertility, 1983
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed, editioned 47/100 and dated in pencil along right edge
#5. Fertility #1, 1983
Heritage Auctions: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 60,000
KEITH HARING
Untitled (Plate I), from Fertility, 1983
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed, editioned 47/100 and dated in pencil along right edge
#6. Fertility #2, 1983
Heffel Fine Art Vancouver: 26 October 2023
Estimated: CAD 70,000 – 90,000
CAD 79,250 / USD 57,300
KEITH HARING
Fertility Suite (one print), 1983
Screenprint on wove paper
Signed, editioned 68/100 and dated 1983
#7. Fertility #4, 1983
Heritage Auctions: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 52,500
KEITH HARING
Untitled (Plate IV), from Fertility, 1983
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed, editioned 47/100 and dated in pencil along right edge
#8. Fertility #3, 1983
Heritage Auctions: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 50,000
KEITH HARING
Untitled (Plate V), from Fertility, 1983
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed, editioned 47/100 and dated in pencil along right edge
#9. Fertility #5, 1983
Heritage Auctions: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 50,000
KEITH HARING
Untitled (Plate III), from Fertility, 1983
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed, editioned 47/100 and dated in pencil along right edge
#10. Fertility #2, 1983
Rago: 1 June 2023
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 35,280
KEITH HARING
Untitled (from the Fertility Suite), 1983
Screen-print in colors
Numbered to lower right ‘PP’
A unique printer’s proof apart from the edition of 100
2022 Auction Results
11 Plates of Fertility sold in 2022 for a total amount of USD 686,817. With 1 lot failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 92%.
The highest price was achieved by Fertility #4 that sold at LA Modern, on 8 September 2022, for USD 75,000, setting a new auction record for this print. In fact Fertility #4 sold 4 times at auction in 2022, at an average USD 65,233.
The second highest price for 2022 was achieved by Fertility #2 that sold at Sotheby’s in New-York on 11 March 2022 for USD 69,300. In fact it sold twice at auction in 2022 at average price of USD 60,956.
Furthermore, Fertility #3 sold at Stockholms Auktionverk on 11 May 2022 for SEK 681,250 (USD 67,580), setting a new auction record for this print.
#1. Fertility #4, 1983
LA Modern: 8 September 2022
Estimated: USD 60,000 – 80,000
USD 75,000
AUCTION RECORD FOR FERTILITY #4
KEITH HARING
Untitled 4 (from The Fertility Suite), 1983
Screen-print in colors on BFK Rives
Signed, dated and numbered to lower right ‘45/100 K. Haring 83’
#2. Fertility #2, 1983
Sotheby’s New-York: 11 March 2022
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 69,300
KEITH HARING
Fertility Suite: One Plate (Littmann p. 32), 1983
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil K. Haring, dated 83 and inscribed AP 13/15 (lower right)
#3. Fertility #1, 1983
SBI Art Auction: 16 July 2022
Estimated: JPY 3,500,000 – 5,500,000
JPY 9,545,000 / USD 68,915
KEITH HARING
Untitled (Littmann P.31), 1983
Screenprint
Signed, dated and numbered on the lower right
From the edition of 100
#4. Fertility #4, 1983
Heritage Auctions: 19 April 2022
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 68,750
KEITH HARING
Untitled 4, from Fertility, 1983
Screen-print in colors on wove paper
Signed, dated and numbered to lower right ‘45/100’
#5. Fertility #3, 1983
Stockholms Auktionsverk: 11 May 2022
Estimated: SEK 400,000 – 500,000
SEK 681,250 / USD 67,580
AUCTION RECORD FOR FERTILITY #3
KEITH HARING (USA 1958‑1990)
Untitled (Plate #3) from ”Fertility Suite” (Littmann 32), 1983
Color serigraphy
Signed in pencil and numbered 79/100
#6. Fertility #5, 1983
Koller Zurich: 30 June 2022
Estimated: CHF 35,000 – 45,000
CHF 61,300 / USD 64,160
KEITH HARING (Reading 1958–1990 New York City)
From: The Fertility Suite (Littmann p. 33), 1983
Color screenprint on firm wove paper
Signed, numbered 70/100 and dated in pencil on the lower right margin: K. Haring 83
#7. Fertility #4, 1983
Sotheby’s New-York: 11 March 2022
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 60,480
KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Fertility Suite: One Plate (Littmann p. 33), 1983
Screen-print in colors on wove paper
signed in pencil K. Haring, dated 83 and inscribed AP 13/15 (lower right)
This impression is one of 15 artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 100
#8. Fertility #4, 1983
Sotheby’s New-York: 16 March 2022
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 56,700
KEITH HARING
Fertility Suite: One Plate (Littmann p. 33), 1983
Signed in pencil K. Haring, dated ’83 and numbered 17/100 (lower right)
#9. Fertility #2, 1983
Bonhams Paris: 23 November 2022
Estimated: EUR 30,000 – 50,000
EUR 50,575 / USD 52,610
Screenprint in colors
Signed, dated and annotated “AP 11/15” on the right side
An artist proof
#10. Fertility #1, 1983
Sotheby’s New-York: 11 March 2022
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 51,920
KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Fertility Suite: One Plate (Littmann p. 31), 1983
Screen-print in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil K. Haring, dated 83 and inscribed AP 13/15 (lower right)
This impression is one of 15 artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 100
#11. Fertility #5, 1983
Christie’s New-York: 19 July 2022
USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 50,400
KEITH HARING
The Fertility Suite: one print, 1983
Screenprint in colors, on wove paper
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 54/100
Lots Passed
Fertility #5, 1983
Bonhams New-York: 1 November 2022
Estimated: USD 60,000 – 80,000
PASSED
Bonhams : Keith Haring (1958-1990); One plate, from The Fertility Suite;
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 54/100
2021 Auction Results
WORK IN PROGRESS
Fertility #3, 1983
Christie’s New-York: 15 April 2021
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 47,500
The Fertility Suite: one print, 1983
Screenprint in colors, on wove paper
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered ‘PP 4/5’
(a printer’s proof aside from the edition was 100)
Fertility #4, 1983
Uppsala Stockholm: 20 May 2021
Estimated: SEK 250,000 – 300,000
SEK 400,000 (Hammer)
SEK 500,000 / USD 59,930
KEITH HARING (USA 1958‑1990)
”Fertility #4” from ”Fertility Suite” (Littman 32), 1983
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated K. Haring 83, numbered 22/100
Fertility #5, 1983
Phillips New-York: 21 October 2021
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 78,120
KEITH HARING
The Fertility Suite: one plate (L. p. 33), 1983
Screen-print in colors on wove paper
Signed, dated and numbered 25/100 in pencil
Fertility #1
Fertility 1 uses the artist’s trademark visual language of bold colors and simplified form to depict pregnant women dancing in energetic bodily motions that recall African fertility dances. Four pregnant figures are shown dancing on a dotted landscape, and Haring shows his trademark radiant baby symbol as the print’s centerpiece to reflect this idea of celebrating fertility and life.
Haring was fascinated with babies and pregnant women and used these motifs throughout his work to represent “the purest and most positive experience of human existence” and as a symbol of hope for the future. Through the use of jarring neon colors and agitated moving figures, Haring injects tension and anxiety to this otherwise positive subject matter. Furthermore, Haring uses dotted lines and circles in this series to allude to the lesions of people with HIV/AIDS and the threat this poses to pregnant women.
Auction Results
Fertility 1 did not sell at auction in 2024.
Fertility 1 sold twice at auction in 2023 at an average price of USD 67,500. It last sold at Heritage Auctions on 24 October 2023 for USD 60,000.
Fertility 1 sold twice at auction in 2022 at an average price of USD 60,917. It last sold at SBI Art Auction in Japan on 16 July 2022 for USD 68,913.
Heritage Auctions: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 60,000
KEITH HARING
Untitled (Plate I), from Fertility, 1983
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed, editioned 47/100 and dated in pencil along right edge
Artnet Auctions: 13 April 2023
Estimated: USD 60,000 – 80,000
USD 75,000
AUCTION RECORD FOR FERTILITY #1
KEITH HARING
Fertility Suite: One Print, 1983
Screen-print in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil K. Haring, dated 83 and numbered 11/100
SBI Art Auction: 16 July 2022
Estimated: JPY 3,500,000 – 5,500,000
JPY 9,545,000 / USD 68,915
KEITH HARING
Untitled (Littmann P.31), 1983
Screenprint
Signed, dated and numbered on the lower right
From the edition of 100
Sotheby’s New-York: 11 March 2022
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 52,920
KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Fertility Suite: One Plate (Littmann p. 31), 1983
Screen-print in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil K. Haring, dated 83 and inscribed AP 13/15 (lower right)
This impression is one of 15 artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 100
Fertility #2
Fertility 2‘s central subject is a brightly colored and spotted ancient Egyptian pyramid, a common motif in Haring’s work that symbolized both antiquity and eternity. Haring’s allusion to the mysteries of ancient civilization are juxtaposed with the imagination of extraterrestrial civilization through the depiction of UFOs that have come to represent positive energy and empowerment to those who are situated outside of accepted social norms.
Haring’s use of dashes, dots and large spots are used to allude to the lesions of people who live with HIV/AIDS. This landscape is seemingly overwhelmed by the disease and threatens the pregnant figure in the bottom left-hand corner, whilst the unaffected UFOs attack the sacred monument in the center. Haring was a prominent HIV/AIDS activist and Fertility 2 represents the saving of children and humanity from the horrors of illness and inactive leadership.
Auction Results
Fertility 2 sold twice at auction in 2024, at an average price of USD 68,372.
Fertility 2 sold five times at auction in 2023 for a total turnover of USD 342,675 at an average price of USD 68,535. It sold for its highest price of USD 87,500 at Artnet Auctions on 13 April 2023. Fertility 2 sold twice at auction in 2022. It last sold at Bonhams Paris on 23 November 2023 for EUR 50,575 (USD 52,611).
Van Ham: 27 November 2024
Estimated: EUR 40,000 – 60,000
EUR 63,360 / USD 66,894
KEITH HARING (1958 Kutztown, PA/USA – 1990 New York)
Untitled 2, from: Fertility Suite (Littmann p.32), 1983
Color silkscreen on vellum
Signed, dated, numbered 99/100 and inscribed
Phillips New-York: 22 October 2024
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 69,850
KEITH HARING
The Fertility Suite: one plate (L. p. 32), 1983
Monumental screenprint in colors on Rives BFK paper
Sheet: 42 x 50 1/8 inches (106.7 x 127.3 cm)
Signed, dated and numbered 71/100 in pencil (there were also 15 artist’s proofs)
Heffel Fine Art: 26 October 2023
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 65,000
USD 57,302
KEITH HARING
Fertility Suite (one print), 1983
Screenprint on wove paper
Signed, editioned 68/100 and dated 1983
Heritage Auctions: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 71,875
KEITH HARING
Untitled (Plate II), from Fertility, 1983
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed, editioned 47/100 and dated in pencil along right edge
Rago: 1 June 2023
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 35,280
KEITH HARING
Untitled (from the Fertility Suite), 1983
Screen-print in colors
Numbered to lower right ‘PP’
A unique printer’s proof apart from the edition of 100
Bukowskis Stockholm: 26 April 2023
Estimated: SEK 600,000 – 700,000
SEK 720,000 (Hammer)
SEK 900,000 / USD 87,230
KEITH HARING (United States, 1958-1990)
”The Fertility Suite: one plate”, 1983
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated K. Haring 83 in pencil, numbered 22/100
Artnet Auctions: 13 April 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 87,500
AUCTION RECORD FOR FERTILITY #2
KEITH HARING
Fertility Suite: One Print, 1983
Screen-print in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil K. Haring, dated 83 and numbered 11/100
Bonhams Paris: 23 November 2022
Estimated: EUR 30,000 – 50,000
EUR 50,575 / USD 52,611
Screenprint in colors
Signed, dated and annotated “AP 11/15” on the right side
An artist proof
Sotheby’s New-York: 11 March 2022
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 69,300
KEITH HARING
Fertility Suite: One Plate (Littmann p. 32), 1983
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil K. Haring, dated 83 and inscribed AP 13/15 (lower right)
Fertility #3
Along with other works in the series, Fertility 3 shows Haring’s fascination with babies and pregnant women, using the pregnant figure as an oversized central subject that works as a symbol of sacredness and hope for the future.
However, through the use of jarring neon colors and agitated moving figures, Haring injects tension and anxiety to the otherworldly image. Furthermore, Haring uses dotted lines and circles on the body of the central figure to allude to the lesions of people with HIV/AIDS and the threat this poses to pregnant women.
Auction Results
Fertility #3 sold once at auction in 2023 at Heritage Auctions on 24 October 2023 for USD 50,000. It also sold once at auction in 2022 at Stockholms Auktionsverk for SEK 681,250 (USD 67,580).
Heritage Auctions: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 50,000
KEITH HARING
Untitled (Plate V), from Fertility, 1983
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed, editioned 47/100 and dated in pencil along right edge
Stockholms Auktionsverk: 11 May 2022
Estimated: SEK 400,000 – 500,000
SEK 681,250 / USD 67,580
AUCTION RECORD FOR FERTILITY #3
KEITH HARING (USA 1958‑1990)
Untitled (Plate #3) from ”Fertility Suite” (Littmann 32), 1983
Color serigraphy
Signed in pencil and numbered 79/100
Christie’s New-York: 15 April 2021
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 47,500
The Fertility Suite: one print, 1983
Screenprint in colors, on wove paper
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered ‘PP 4/5’
(a printer’s proof aside from the edition was 100)
Uppsala Stockholm: 18 June 2020
Estimated: SEK 250,000 – 300,000
SEK 460,000 (Hammer)
SEK 575,000 / USD 61,065
KEITH HARING (USA 1958‑1990)
”Fertility #3” from ”Fertility Suite” (Littmann 32), 1983
Screenprint in colours on wove paper
Signed and dated K. Haring 83, numbered 52/100
Fertility #4
Fertility 4 shows a bright pink figure covered in yellow dashes squatting in the center of the work, with its arms around two pregnant figures shown in black and outlined in neon yellow. Due to the dashes on the figure’s body the central figure represents HIV/AIDS in this print and has a threatening presence. However, Haring includes an ankh cross, the Egyptian hieroglyphic for ‘life’ at the center of the figure’s stomach, thus presenting the paradox between the celebration of life and living with HIV/AIDS.
Though trapped by the grasp of the menacing central figure, the two pregnant figures can be seen high-fiving and dancing, emphasized by Haring’s use of bold rounded lines to cultivate a sense of energy and movement. The resulting image celebrates the fertility of the pregnant figures, underscored by the presence of Haring’s radiant baby symbol in the bottom right corner, as well as a caution to the perils of HIV/AIDS and how it affected pregnant women and their children in certain parts of Africa throughout the 1980s.
Auction Results
Fertility 4 sold once at auction in 2023 at Heritage Auctions on 24 October 2023. It sold four times at auction in 2022 at an average price of USD 66,014. It sold at LA Modern on 8 September 2022 for its highest price of USD 75,000.
Dorotheum Vienna: 5 June 2025
Estimated: EUR 30,000 – 40,000
EUR 36,400 / USD 41,495
KEITH HARING (Kutztown 1958–1990 New York)
Untitled 4 (from ‘The Fertility Suite’) (Littman p. 33), 1983
Screenprint in colours on wove paper
Signed and dated Haring 83
No. 80 from the edition of 100 numbered examples
Heritage Auctions: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 52,500
KEITH HARING
Untitled (Plate IV), from Fertility, 1983
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed, editioned 47/100 and dated in pencil along right edge
LA Modern: 8 September 2022
Estimated: USD 60,000 – 80,000
USD 75,000
AUCTION RECORD FOR FERTILITY #4
KEITH HARING
Untitled 4 (from The Fertility Suite), 1983
Screen-print in colors on BFK Rives
Signed, dated and numbered to lower right ‘45/100 K. Haring 83’
Heritage Auctions: 19 April 2022
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 68,750
KEITH HARING
Untitled 4, from Fertility, 1983
Screen-print in colors on wove paper
Signed, dated and numbered to lower right ‘45/100’
Sotheby’s New-York: 16 March 2022
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 56,700
KEITH HARING
Fertility Suite: One Plate (Littmann p. 33), 1983
Signed in pencil K. Haring, dated ’83 and numbered 17/100 (lower right)
Sotheby’s New-York: 11 March 2022
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 60,480
KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Fertility Suite: One Plate (Littmann p. 33), 1983
Screen-print in colors on wove paper
signed in pencil K. Haring, dated 83 and inscribed AP 13/15 (lower right)
This impression is one of 15 artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 100
Uppsala Stockholm: 20 May 2021
Estimated: SEK 250,000 – 300,000
SEK 400,000 (Hammer)
SEK 500,000 / USD 59,930
KEITH HARING (USA 1958‑1990)
”Fertility #4” from ”Fertility Suite” (Littman 32), 1983
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated K. Haring 83, numbered 22/100
Fertility #5
In Fertility 5, Haring shows the central figure levitating above the landscape and pregnant figures below, with a zig-zag torso and an ankh-shaped hole in its stomach. As with other prints in the series, this figure symbolizes the ominous presence of HIV/AIDS in the world that Haring depicts. The five pregnant figures across the bottom of the image wave their arms in the air and it is ambiguous as to whether they are dancing or agitating their arms in distress, attempting to be rescued from the monstrous figure above. This sense of ambiguity is typical of Haring in his depiction of dark subject matter through positive and vibrant symbols.
Fertility 5 uses some of Haring’s most recognizable symbols, dotted and pregnant figures, holes in the stomach, and bold, rounded lines to evoke a sense of movement in the image. The suite is an early screen print by Haring that represents the significance of his work to HIV/AIDS activism through unique symbols that are widely recognized and understood by the public.
Auction Results
Fertility 5 sold once at auction in 2023 at Heritage Auctions on 24 October 2023. It sold twice at auction in 2022.
Heritage Auctions: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 50,000
KEITH HARING
Untitled (Plate III), from Fertility, 1983
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed, editioned 47/100 and dated in pencil along right edge
Christie’s New-York: 19 July 2022
USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 50,400
The Fertility Suite: one print, 1983
Screenprint in colors, on wove paper
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 54/100
Koller Zurich: 30 June 2022
Estimated: CHF 35,000 – 45,000
CHF 61,300 / USD 64,160
KEITH HARING (Reading 1958–1990 New York City)
From: The Fertility Suite (Littmann p. 33), 1983
Color screenprint on firm wove paper
Signed, numbered 70/100 and dated in pencil on the lower right margin: K. Haring 83
Phillips New-York: 21 October 2021
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 78,120
AUCTION RECORD FOR FERTILITY #1
KEITH HARING
The Fertility Suite: one plate (L. p. 33), 1983
Screen-print in colors on wove paper
Signed, dated and numbered 25/100 in pencil
Complete Sets
Estimated: GBP 180,000 – 250,000
GBP 203,200 / USD 273,385
COMPLETE SET
The Fertility Suite (see Littmann pp. 30-33), 1983
The set of five screenprints in colors on wove paper
Each signed and dated in pencil, Fertility #4 also signed with the ‘radiant baby’ icon
Numbered 13/100 (there were 15 artist’s proofs)
Keith & Tony: Works from the Tony Shafrazi Collection
Sotheby’s New-York: 16 May 2025
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 317,500
COMPLETE SET
KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Fertility (Littmann pp. 30-33), 1983
The complete set of 5 screenprints in colors on wove paper
Each sheet: 42×50 inches (106×127 cm)
Signed, dated ’83 and numbered 3/100 (lower right of each)
This set is number 3 from the edition of 100 plus 15 artist proof sets
Phillips New-York: 25 October 2019
Estimated: USD 180,000 – 250,000
USD 225,000
KEITH HARING
The Fertility Suite, 1983
The complete set of five screen-prints in colors on wove paper
Including the original cardboard portfolio with screen-printed text and image
All signed, dated and numbered 27/100 in pencil
Sotheby’s London: 26 September 2018
Estimated: GBP 60,000 – 80,000
GBP 187,500
KEITH HARING
Untitled 1-5 (L. pp. 30-33), 1983
The complete portfolio, comprising five screen-prints in colors on wove paper
Each signed in pencil, dated, numbered 93/100
With the title-page, accompanied by the original screen-printed cardboard portfolio box–