Three Lithographs: one plate
Medium: Lithograph printed in colors with collage on wove paper
Year: 1985
Sheet: 11 x 8 1/2 inches (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
Edition: 1,000
Publisher: World Federation of the United Nations Associations, New York
Printer: Emiliano Sorini Studio, New-York
Literature: Littmann pp. 36-37
Signed and numbered in pencil
The year 1985 was declared the International Youth Year by the United Nations with three central themes of participation, development, and peace. It was held in order to bring attention to issues concerning and affecting youth around the world. Activities coordinated by the Youth Secretariat of the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs took place across the globe and included the International Youth Conference and World Youth Festival in Jamaica, the Friendly Gathering of Youth in Beijing, the 12th World Festival of Youths and Students in Moscow, and the International Youth Year Conference on Law in Montreal. Keith Haring’s colorful, joyous, widely appealing imagery was a perfect fit for this unique, global celebration.
The IYY was proclaimed in America by President Ronald Reagan, who praised its youth and their importance for a brighter future:
“In 1985 the United States joins the celebration of United Nations’ International Youth Year. If we are to honor the potential of America’s youth, we must remember that the most powerful force for progress comes not from governments or public programs, but from the vital traditions of a free people. Parents, youth organizations, and teachers deserve our support, encouragement, and thanks for the indispensable role they play in fostering and strengthening these traditions.”
Auction Results
Wright: 3 April 2025
Estimated: USD 10,000 – 15,000
USD 12,065
KEITH HARING (1958–1990)
International Youth Year (Littmann 36-37), 1985
Lithograph in colors
Signed to right edge ‘K. Haring’ and numbered to lower left ‘794/1000’
Forum Auctions: 19 March 2025
Estimated: GBP 8,000 – 12,000
GBP 8,500 (Hammer)
GBP 11,150 / USD 14,450
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
International Youth Year (Littmann p.36), 1985
Lithograph printed in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 1000
LA Modern: 8 January 2025
Estimated: USD 9,000 – 12,000
USD 9,525
KEITH HARING
International Youth Year (Littmann 36-37),
Lithograph in colors
Signed and numbered to right edge and lower left ‘441/1000 K. Haring’ with publisher’s blindstamp
Sold with a copy of the print documentation and a letter of confirmation of authenticity from the World Federation of United Nations Associations
Heritage Auctions: 10 December 2024
Estimated: USD 7,000 – 9,000
USD 12,500
International Youth Year, 1985
Lithograph in colors on wove paper
Sheet: 11 x 8 1/2 inches (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
Editioned 261/1000
Signed in pencil along right edge, editioned in pencil lower left; publisher and printer’s chop marks lower right
Bruun Rasmussen: 17 September 2024
Estimated: DKK 40,000 – 50,000
Hammer: DKK 55,000
DKK 72,600 / USD 10,568
KEITH HARING (b. Kunztown, Pennsylvania 1958, d. New York 1990)
International Youth Year, 1985
Lithograph in colors
Sheet: 28 x 21.5 cm
Signed K. Haring, 792/1000
Certificate from ‘World Federation of United Nations Associations’ is enclosed
LA Modern: 4 September 2024
Estimated: USD 10,000 – 15,000
USD 9,450
KEITH HARING (1958–1990)
International Youth Year, 1985
Lithograph in colors
Signed to right edge ‘K. Haring’
Numbered to lower left ‘303/1000’ with printer’s and publisher’s blindstamps
Rago Auctions: 29 March 2023
Estimated: USD 12,000 – 15,000
USD 15,120
KEITH HARING
International Youth Year, 1985
Lithograph in colors on Arches
Signed and numbered to lower and right edges ‘K. Haring 267/1000’
Bonhams Los Angeles: 28 March 2023
Estimated: USD 6,000 – 8,000
USD 10,837
Lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed in pencil and numbered 794/1000
Phillips London: 19 January 2023
Estimated: GBP 4,000 – 6,000
GBP 13,860 / USD 17,025
AUCTION RECORD FOR INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR
KEITH HARING
International Youth Year (L. pp. 36-37), 1985
Lithograph in colors on Arches paper
Signed and numbered 767/1000 in pencil
Sotheby’s Cologne: 26 November 2021
Estimated: EUR 3,500 – 4,500
EUR 4,032
KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
International Youth Year (Littmann p. 37), 1985
Lithograph printed in colors with collage
Signed in pencil, numbered 167/1000