The Growing Suite features some of Haring’s most iconic humanoid figures. It also displays captivating visual experimentation not seen in some of the artist’s earlier works. Haring uses his signature ‘energy lines’ to depict groups of figures merging their energies, reflecting his faith in collective action. Five years after his first silkscreens, these prints showed off his natural talent for the medium.
Introduction
Growing is a suite of five vibrant screenprints that uses interconnected figures and bold lines to symbolize themes of unity, social progress, and the celebration of life. Released the same year Haring was diagnosed with HIV, the work is imbued with a sense of urgency and optimism. They all feature Haring’s signature style: thick black outlines, bold, flat, saturated primary colors, and dynamic, cartoon-like human figures.
The works from Growing all depict humanoid figures in various stages of motion and transformation, often merging into larger, complex structures that resemble trees of life or human pyramids (“people ladders”). These figures are faceless and universal, intentionally removing distinctions of race, gender, or class. Haring’s characteristic “energy lines” are used to convey movement, vitality, and a pulsating energy throughout the compositions. For example, Growing #1 shows a tower of figures supporting a smaller, haloed figure (reminiscent of the Radiant Baby) at the top, representing joint effort and community support. Whereas Growing #2 depicts figures emerging from a larger central figure in a grid-like pattern, symbolizing collective identity and unity. Later plates feature more abstract compositions, including glowing holes that some interpret as representing an emptiness in the collective human core, or a critique of divisive institutions.
The central meaning of the Growing series is a hopeful vision of togetherness and collective action in the face of division and adversity. By showing figures literally growing together and morphing into one another, Haring emphasized the power of community and the breaking down of societal barriers. The imagery of growth (tree-like figures, caterpillar to butterfly analogies) reflects Haring’s belief in personal and societal progress and the potential for positive change. The series was created during the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and amidst other socio-political issues of the 1980s (e.g., apartheid, nuclear war threat). Despite the somber context, the works are filled with vibrant colors and joyful movement, serving as a form of art activism that promotes optimism and the celebration of life.
The portfolio was published in 1988 by Martin Lawrence Limited Editions, New York. This was a highly prolific period for Haring, but also one of profound personal urgency, as he had been diagnosed with HIV that same year and died two years later in 1990. The series, with its powerful message of unity and resilience, stands as a testament to Haring’s enduring legacy and his use of art as a platform for social change until the very end of his life.
“Because the hand is central to Keith’s process, his work comes right out of his body.”
Jeffrey Deitch
That Haring so readily adapted his inherently intimate medium, drawing, for purposes of reproduction is integral to his particular genius and legacy. “Whatever [Haring] carried out, he tended towards swift dissemination, duplication and ubiquitous application,” Werner Jehle wrote in his introduction to Keith Haring: Editions on Paper 1982-1990. While such “ubiquity” may for some preclude Haring from an academicized art historical canon, it is arguably his embrace of an inclusive, pluralistic vision of humanity that imbues his work with so much power. Deitch nods to Haring’s deliberate universality, offering “[Haring] is one of the primary links between hip hop from the South Bronx, gay dance club culture, the conceptual art culture of the Lower East Side, and street art culture. He put all these things together. In his lifestyle and his circle, and, obviously, in his art.” As a microcosm of Haring’s career and life, Growing Suite offers an exuberant and swiftly communicated message of human interconnectedness.
Growing, 1988
Growing
The complete set of five screenprints in colors
Medium: Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Year: 1988
Each image: 29×39 inches (73.5 x 99 cm)
Sheet: 30×40 inches (76×102 cm)
Edition: 100
Artist’s Proofs: 15 AP
Hors Commerce: 15 HC
Trial Proofs: 40, each with a unique color combination
Growing First State: 10 Trial Proofs in Black and White (numbered in Roman numerals)
Publisher: Martin Lawrence Editions, Greenwich, New-York
Printer: Rupert Jasen Smith, New-York
Literature: Littmann pp 88-91
Each signed, dated, and numbered in pencil
With the publisher’s blindstamp and inkstamp (on reverse)
With the printer’s blindstamp
Growing: First State
Growing #1 (Littmann p. 89)
Growing #2 (Littmann p.90)
Growing #3 (Littmann p. 90)
Growing #4 (Littmann p. 91)
Growing #5 (Littmann p.91)
Auction Market Overview
Prints from Growing are some of the most sought-after prints at auction, not only because they are very fine example of the artist’s work at maturity, but also because Keith Haring released Trial Proofs with unique color combinations, same as Warhol did for most of his prints series. Those unique prints command high prices at auction.
Auction Summary
2025 Auction Highlights
Two complete sets of Growing sold at auction in 2025. One complete set of Trial Proofs prints with an exceptional provenance from The Tony Shafrazi Collection sold for a record price of USD 762,000. A complete set from the regular edition sold at Schuler Auktionen in Zurich for CHF 240,500 (USD 296,015).
#1. Growing (TP 34/40), 1988
Keith & Tony: Works from the Tony Shafrazi Collection
Sotheby’s New-York: 16 May 2025
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 762,000
TRIAL PROOF
COMPLETE SET
AUCTION RECORD FOR A COMPLETE SET OF GROWING
KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Growing (Littmann pp. 88-91), 1988
The complete set of 5 screenprints in unique color combinations on Lenox Museum Board
Accompanied by the title page
Each sheet: 30×40 inches (76.2 x 102 cm)
Signed, dated ’88 and inscribed TP 34/40 (lower right of each)
This set is a trial proof set aside from the numbered edition of 100 plus 15 artist proof sets
With the blindstamps of the printer, Rupert Jasen Smith, and the publisher, Martin Lawrence Limited Editions
With the publisher’s inkstamp on the verso
#2. Growing #1-5, 1988
Schuler Auktionen: 18 June 2025
Estimated: CHF 200,000 – 400,000
CHF 200,000 (Hammer)
CHF 240,500 / USD 296,015
COMPLETE SET
KEITH HARING (Kutztown 1958–1990 New York)
Growing # 1-5, 1988
5 color serigraphs
All sheets signed, dated and inscribed BAT 2/5
All lower left with embossed stamp by Rupert Jasen Smith and “MLLE © 1988”
All verso with label of Martin Lawrence Limited Editions, Inc
3 prints from the regular edition sold at auction in 2025 for a total turnover of USD 185,667. The highest price was achieved by Growing #3 that sold at Joshua Kodner on 21 June 2025 for USD 114,300, a new auction record for this print.
Growing #3, 1988
Joshua Kodner: 21 June 2025
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 100,000
USD 90,000 (Hammer)
USD 114,300
AUCTION RECORD FOR A REGULAR EDITION OF GROWING
KEITH HARING
Growing (Plate 3) (Littmann p.89), 1988
Screenprint in colors, on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 100/100 in pencil (there were also 15 artist’s proofs)
2024 Auction Highlights
10 prints from Growing sold at auction in 2024 for a total turnover of USD 521,125. With no lot failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 100%. No Trial Proof, nor any complete set sold at auction in 2024.
The highest price was achieved by Growing #1 that sold at Christie’s in New-York, on 16 April 2024 for USD 75,600. It sold twice at auction in 2024, it also sold at SBI Art Auction in Tokyo on 25 May 2024 for JPY 8,050,000 (USD 51,290).
Growing #1, 1988
Christie’s New-York: 16 April 2024
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 75,600
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing: One Print, 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 35⁄100
The second highest price in 2024 was achieved by Growing #2, that sold at Swann Auctions Gallery on 6 June 2024 for USD 68,750. It sold twice at auction in 2024, it also sold at Heritage Auctions on 16 April 2024, for USD 62,500.
Growing #2, 1988
Swann Galleries: 6 June 2024
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 80,000
USD 68,750
KEITH HARING
Growing (Plate 4), from Growing, 1988
Color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 85/100 in pencil, lower right
A superb impression with strong colors
Growing #4 sold 3 times at auction in 2024, at an average price of USD 51,750. It sold at Roseberys in London, on 5 March 2024 for GBP 45,740 (USD 58,140), setting a new auction record for this print.
Growing #4, 1988
Roseberys London: 5 March 2024
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 45,740 / USD 58,140
AUCTION RECORD FOR GROWING #4
KEITH HARING (American 1958-1990)
Growing 4 (Littmann, p.91), 1988
Screenprint in colors on wove
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 96/100
Growing #3 sold 3 times at auction in 2024 as well, at an average price of USD 35,912. It sold at Christie’s online on 27 March 2024 for GBP 32,760 (USD 41,380), its highest price in 2024.
Growing #3, 1988
Christie’s online: 27 March 2024
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 50,000
GBP 32,760 / USD 41,380
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
One plate, from: Growing, 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 87/100 in pencil
2023 Auction Highlights
19 prints from Growing sold at auction in 2023 for a total turnover of USD 1,384,534. With no lot failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 100%.
The highest price of USD 138,600 has been achieved by Growing #3 (TP 5/40), a Trial Proof, that sold at Christie’s in New-York, on 20 April 2023. In fact, 5 Trial Proofs with a unique color combination sold at Christie’s on 20 April 2023, at record prices.
#1. Growing #3 (TP 5/40), 1988
Christie’s New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 138,600
TRIAL PROOF
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing: one print, 1988
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered ‘TP 5/40’
One of 40 unique color variant trial proofs, the edition was 100, plus fifteen artist’s proofs
#2. Growing #2 (TP 5/40), 1988
Christie’s New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 126,000
TRIAL PROOF
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing: one print, 1988
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered ‘TP 5/40’
One of 40 unique color variant trial proofs, the edition was 100, plus fifteen artist’s proofs
#3. Growing #1 (TP 11/40), 1988
Christie’s New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 94,500
TRIAL PROOF
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing: one print, 1988
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered ‘TP 11/40’
One of 40 unique color variant trial proofs, the edition was 100, plus fifteen artist’s proofs
#4. Growing #4 (TP 5/40), 1988
Christie’s New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 94,500
TRIAL PROOF
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing: one print, 1988
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered ‘TP 5/40’
One of 40 unique color variant trial proofs, the edition was 100, plus fifteen artist’s proofs
#5. Growing #5 (TP 5/40), 1988
Christie’s New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 94,500
TRIAL PROOF
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing: one print, 1988
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered ‘TP 5/40’
One of 40 unique color variant trial proofs, the edition was 100, plus fifteen artist’s proofs
The highest price for a print from the regular edition was achieved by Growing #1 that sold at Phillips in New-York: on 20 April 2023 for USD 82,550, setting a new auction record for this print. In fact, Growing #1 sold 5 times at auction in 2023, at an average price of USD 70,277.
Growing #1, 1988
Phillips New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 82,550
AUCTION RECORD FOR GROWING #1
KEITH HARING
Growing 1 (L. p. 89), 1988
Screen-print in colors, on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 85/100 in pencil
The second most sold print from the series in 2023 is Growing #5 that sold 4 times at auction in 2023, at an average price of USD 49,272. It sold at SBI Art Auction in Tokyo on 11 March 2023 for JPY 9,545,000 (USD 70,682), setting a new auction record for this print.
Growing #5, 1988
SBI Art Auction: 11 March 2023
Estimated: JPY 6,000,000 – 9,000,000
JPY 9,545,000 / USD 70,682
AUCTION RECORD FOR GROWING #5
KEITH HARING
Growing 5 from Growing, 1988
Screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered on lower right edge, from the edition of 100
2022 Auction Highlights
6 Plates from Growing sold at auction in 2022 for a total of USD 652,596. With no lot failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 100%.
The highest price of 2022 was achieved by Growing #5 (TP 22/40), a Trial Proof with unique color combination that sold at Bonhams in Los Angeles, on 27 September 2022, for USD 164,175. Another Trial Proof, Growing #1 (TP 30/40) sold at Bonhams in London, on 29 June 2022 for GBP 120,000 (USD 145,754).
#1. Growing #5 (TP 22/40), 1988
Bonhams Los Angeles: 27 September 2022
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 164,175
TRIAL PROOF
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed in pencil, dated and annotated ‘TP 22/40’
(one of 40 unique color variant trial proofs, aside from the edition of 100 plus 15 artist’s proofs)
#2. Growing #1 (TP 30/40), 1988
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 120,000 / USD 145,754
TRIAL PROOF
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered TP 30/40 in pencil
One of 40 color variant trial proofs aside from the edition of 100
Growing #1, 1988
Bonhams New-York: 12 May 2022
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 107,475
AUCTION RECORD FOR GROWING #1
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
An hors commerce proof, aside from the edition of 100
Growing #2 sold at SBI Art Auction in Tokyo on 28 October 2022 for JPY 11,845,000 (USD 80,970), setting a new auction record for this print.
Growing #2, 1988
SBI Art Auction: 28 October 2022
Estimated: JPY 6,000,000 – 9,000,000
JPY 11,845,000 / USD 80,971
AUCTION RECORD FOR GROWING #2
KEITH HARING
Growing 4 (Littmann P.90), 1988
Screenprint
Signed, dated and numbered on the lower right, Copyright stamp on the reverse
From the edition of 100
2025 Auction Results
Two complete sets of Growing sold at auction in 2025. One complete set of Trial Proofs prints with an exceptional provenance from The Tony Shafrazi Collection sold for a record price of USD 762,000. A complete set from the regular edition sold at Schuler Auktionen in Zurich for CHF 240,500 (USD 296,015).
3 prints from the regular edition sold at auction in 2025 for a total turnover of USD 185,667. The highest price was achieved by Growing #3 that sold at Joshua Kodner on 21 June 2025 for USD 114,300, a new auction record for this print.
#1. Growing (TP 34/40), 1988
Keith & Tony: Works from the Tony Shafrazi Collection
Sotheby’s New-York: 16 May 2025
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 762,000
TRIAL PROOF
COMPLETE SET
AUCTION RECORD FOR A COMPLETE SET OF GROWING
KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Growing (Littmann pp. 88-91), 1988
The complete set of 5 screenprints in unique color combinations on Lenox Museum Board
Accompanied by the title page
Each sheet: 30×40 inches (76.2 x 102 cm)
Signed, dated ’88 and inscribed TP 34/40 (lower right of each)
This set is a trial proof set aside from the numbered edition of 100 plus 15 artist proof sets
With the blindstamps of the printer, Rupert Jasen Smith, and the publisher, Martin Lawrence Limited Editions
With the publisher’s inkstamp on the verso
#2. Growing #1-5, 1988
Schuler Auktionen: 18 June 2025
Estimated: CHF 200,000 – 400,000
CHF 200,000 (Hammer)
CHF 240,500 / USD 296,015
COMPLETE SET
KEITH HARING (Kutztown 1958–1990 New York)
Growing # 1-5, 1988
5 color serigraphs
All sheets signed, dated and inscribed BAT 2/5
All lower left with embossed stamp by Rupert Jasen Smith and “MLLE © 1988”
All verso with label of Martin Lawrence Limited Editions, Inc
#1. Growing #3, 1988
Joshua Kodner: 21 June 2025
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 100,000
USD 90,000 (Hammer)
USD 114,300
AUCTION RECORD FOR A REGULAR EDITION OF GROWING
KEITH HARING
Growing (Plate 3) (Littmann p.89), 1988
Screenprint in colors, on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 100/100 in pencil (there were also 15 artist’s proofs)
#2. Growing #4, 1988
Phillips London: 18 September 2025
Estimated: GBP 25,000 – 35,000
GBP 28,380 / USD 38,595
#3. Growing #5, 1988
SBI Art Auction: 12 July 2025
Estimated: JPY 4,000,000 – 7,000,000
JPY 4,830,000 / USD 32,770
Keith HARING
Growing 5 (Littmann P.91), 1988
Screenprint
Signed, dated and numbered on the lower right, Copyright stamp on the reverse
From the edition of 100
2024 Auction Results
10 prints from Growing sold at auction in 2024 for a total turnover of USD 521,125. With no lot failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 100%. No Trial Proof, nor any complete set sold at auction in 2024.
The highest price was achieved by Growing #1 that sold at Christie’s in New-York, on 16 April 2024 for USD 75,600. It sold twice at auction in 2024, it also sold at SBI Art Auction in Tokyo on 25 May 2024 for JPY 8,050,000 (USD 51,290).
The second highest price in 2024 was achieved by Growing #2, that sold at Swann Auctions Gallery on 6 June 2024 for USD 68,750. It sold twice at auction in 2024, it also sold at Heritage Auctions on 16 April 2024, for USD 62,500.
Growing #4 sold 3 times at auction in 2024, at an average price of USD 51,750. It sold at Roseberys in London, on 5 March 2024 for GBP 45,740 (USD 58,140), its highest price in 2024.
Growing #3 sold 3 times at auction in 2024 as well, at an average price of USD 35,912. It sold at Christie’s online on 27 March 2024 for GBP 32,760 (USD 41,380), its highest price in 2024.
#1. Growing #1, 1988
Christie’s New-York: 16 April 2024
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 75,600
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing: One Print, 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 35⁄100
#2. Growing #2, 1988
Swann Galleries: 6 June 2024
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 80,000
USD 68,750
KEITH HARING
Growing (Plate 4), from Growing, 1988
Color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 85/100 in pencil, lower right
A superb impression with strong colors
#3. Growing #2, 1988
Heritage Auctions: 16 April 2024
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 62,500
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled (Print 2), from Growing, 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Ed. 10/100 (editioned aside from 15 artist’s proofs)
Signed, editioned, and dated in pencil along right edge
#4. Growing #4, 1988
Roseberys London: 5 March 2024
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 45,740 / USD 58,140
KEITH HARING (American 1958-1990)
Growing 4 (Littmann, p.91), 1988
Screenprint in colors on wove
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 96/100
#5. Growing #4, 1988
Heritage Auctions: 16 April 2024
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 52,500
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled (Print 4), from Growing, 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Ed. 15/100 (editioned aside from 15 artist’s proofs)
Signed, editioned, and dated in pencil, lower right; publisher’s and printer’s chop mark, lower left
#6. Growing #1, 1988
SBI Art Auction: 25 May 2024
Estimated: JPY 6,000,000 – 9,000,000
JPY 8,050,000 / USD 51,290
KEITH HARING
Growing 1 (Littmann P. 89), 1988
Screenprint
Signed, dated and numbered on the lower right, Copyright stamp on the reverse
From the edition of 100
USD 50,000
#7. Growing #4, 1988
Mainichi Auction Tokyo: 19 October 2024
Estimated: JPY 5,000,000 – 8,000,000
JPY 6,670,000 / USD 44,610
KEITH HARING
Growing Plate #4, 1988
Screenprint
Signed
From the edition of 100
#8. Growing #3, 1988
Christie’s online: 27 March 2024
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 50,000
GBP 32,760 / USD 41,380
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
One plate, from: Growing, 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 87/100 in pencil
#9. Growing #3, 1988
Sotheby’s London: 13 March 2024
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 31,750 / USD 40,105
KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Littmann p. 90), from Growing, 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed in pencil, dated, inscribed and numbered HC 11/15
This impression is one of 15 hors commerce proofs aside from the numbered edition of 100
#10. Growing #3, 1988
Heritage Auctions: 16 April 2024
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 26,250
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled (Print 3), from Growing, 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Ed. 15/100 (editioned aside from 15 artist’s proofs)
Signed, editioned, and dated in pencil, lower right; publisher’s and printer’s chop mark, lower left
2023 Auction Results
19 prints from Growing sold at auction in 2023 for a total turnover of USD 1,384,534. With no lot failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 100%.
The highest price of USD 138,600 has been achieved by Growing #3 (TP 5/40), a Trial Proof, that sold at Christie’s in New-York, on 20 April 2023. In fact, 5 Trial Proofs with a unique color combination sold at Christie’s on 20 April 2023, at record prices.
The highest price for a print from the regular edition was achieved by Growing #1 that sold at Phillips in New-York: on 20 April 2023 for USD 82,550. In fact, Growing #1 sold 5 times at auction in 2023, at an average price of USD 70,277.
The second most sold print from the series in 2023 is Growing #5 that sold 4 times at auction in 2023, at an average price of USD 49,272. It sold at SBI Art Auction in Tokyo on 11 March 2023 for JPY 9,545,000 (USD 70,682), setting a new auction record for this print.
#1. Growing #3 (TP 5/40), 1988
Christie’s New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 138,600
TRIAL PROOF
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing: one print, 1988
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered ‘TP 5/40’
One of 40 unique color variant trial proofs, the edition was 100, plus fifteen artist’s proofs
#2. Growing #2 (TP 5/40), 1988
Christie’s New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 126,000
TRIAL PROOF
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing: one print, 1988
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered ‘TP 5/40’
One of 40 unique color variant trial proofs, the edition was 100, plus fifteen artist’s proofs
USD 100,000
#3. Growing #1 (TP 11/40), 1988
Christie’s New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 94,500
TRIAL PROOF
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing: one print, 1988
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered ‘TP 11/40’
One of 40 unique color variant trial proofs, the edition was 100, plus fifteen artist’s proofs
#4. Growing #4 (TP 5/40), 1988
Christie’s New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 94,500
TRIAL PROOF
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing: one print, 1988
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered ‘TP 5/40’
One of 40 unique color variant trial proofs, the edition was 100, plus fifteen artist’s proofs
#5. Growing #5 (TP 5/40), 1988
Christie’s New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 94,500
TRIAL PROOF
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing: one print, 1988
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered ‘TP 5/40’
One of 40 unique color variant trial proofs, the edition was 100, plus fifteen artist’s proofs
#6. Growing #1, 1988
Phillips New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 82,550
KEITH HARING
Growing 1 (L. p. 89), 1988
Screen-print in colors, on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 85/100 in pencil
#7. Growing #1, 1988
LA Modern: 21 June 2023
Estimated: USD 60,000 – 80,000
USD 81,900
KEITH HARING
Plate No. 1 (from the Growing suite), 1988
Screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered to lower right ‘100/100 K. Haring 88’
#8. Growing #1, 1988
Christie’s online: 27 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 63,000 / USD 76,437
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing, 1988
Screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 92/100
#9. Growing #5, 1988
SBI Art Auction: 11 March 2023
Estimated: JPY 6,000,000 – 9,000,000
JPY 9,545,000 / USD 70,680
AUCTION RECORD FOR GROWING #5
KEITH HARING
Growing 5 from Growing, 1988
Screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered on lower right edge, from the edition of 100
#10. Growing #2, 1988
Cottone Auctions: 29 September 2023
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 40,000
USD 69,000
KEITH HARING
Growing (Plate 2), 1988
Color screen-print on cardboard
Signed and numbered from the edition of 100 in pencil
#11. Growing #1, 1988
Doyle New-York: 1 November 2023
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 63,000
KEITH HARING
Growing #1 (Littmann p.89), 1988
Color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 16/100 in pencil
#12. Growing #2, 1988
Doyle New-York: 1 November 2023
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 63,000
KEITH HARING
Growing #4 (Littmann p.89), 1988
Color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 16/100 in pencil
#13. Growing #3, 1988
Doyle New-York: 1 November 2023
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 53,550
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
GROWING #2 (SEE LITTMANN P. 90), 1988
Color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 16/100 in pencil
#14. Growing #4, 1988
Doyle New-York: 1 November 2023
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 53,550
Keith Haring (1958-1990)
GROWING #4 (SEE LITTMANN P. 91), 1988
Color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 16/100 in pencil
USD 50,000
#15. Growing #1, 1988
Heritage Auctions: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 47,500
KEITH HARING
Untitled (Plate 1) from Growing, 1988
Screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, editioned 15/100 and dated in pencil along right edge
#16. Growing #5, 1988
Mainichi Auction Tokyo: 28 October 2023
Estimated: JPY 5,000,000 – 7,000,000
JPY 6,900,000 / USD 46,105
KEITH HARING
Growing Plate 5, 1988
Screenprint
Signed
From the edition of 100
#17. Growing #5, 1988
Heritage Auctions: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 42,500
KEITH HARING
Untitled (Plate 5) from Growing, 1988
Screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, editioned 15/100 and dated in pencil along right edge
#18. Growing #5, 1988
Doyle New-York: 1 November 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 37,800
KEITH HARING
Growing #5 (Littmann p.91), 1988
Color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 16/100 in pencil
#19. Growing #3, 1988
Bonhams LA: 3 October 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 28,160
Screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 100/100
With red attenuated
2022 Auction Results
6 Plates from Growing sold at auction in 2022 for a total of USD 652,596. With no lot failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 100%.
The highest price of 2022 was achieved by Growing #5 (TP 22/40), a Trial Proof with unique color combination that sold at Bonhams in Los Angeles, on 27 September 2022, for USD 164,175. Another Trial Proof, Growing #1 (TP 30/40) sold at Bonhams in London, on 29 June 2022 for GBP 120,000 (USD 145,754).
Growing #1 sold twice at auction in 2022 at an average price of USD 92,727. It sold at Bonhams in New-York, on 12 May 2022 for USD 107,475, setting a new auction record for this print.
Growing #2 sold at SBI Art Auction in Tokyo on 28 October 2022 for JPY 11,845,000 (USD 80,970), setting a new auction record for this print.
#1. Growing #5 (TP 22/40), 1988
Bonhams Los Angeles: 27 September 2022
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 164,175
TRIAL PROOF
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed in pencil, dated and annotated ‘TP 22/40’
(one of 40 unique color variant trial proofs, aside from the edition of 100 plus 15 artist’s proofs)
#2. Growing #1 (TP 30/40), 1988
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 120,000 / USD 145,754
TRIAL PROOF
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered TP 30/40 in pencil
One of 40 color variant trial proofs aside from the edition of 100
#3. Growing #1, 1988
Bonhams New-York: 12 May 2022
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 107,475
AUCTION RECORD FOR GROWING #1
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
An hors commerce proof, aside from the edition of 100
USD 100,000
#4. Growing #2, 1988
SBI Art Auction: 28 October 2022
Estimated: JPY 6,000,000 – 9,000,000
JPY 11,845,000 / USD 80,971
AUCTION RECORD FOR GROWING #2
KEITH HARING
Growing 4 (Littmann P.90), 1988
Screenprint
Signed, dated and numbered on the lower right, Copyright stamp on the reverse
From the edition of 100
#5. Growing #1, 1988
SBI Art Auction: 28 October 2022
Estimated: JPY 6,000,000 – 9,000,000
JPY 11,500,000 / USD 78,613
KEITH HARING
Growing 1 (Littmann P.89), 1988
Screenprint
Signed, dated and numbered on the lower right, Copyright stamp on the reverse
From the edition of 100
2021 Auction Results
Two complete sets of Growing sold at auction in 2021, including one at a new record price of USD 412,500 at Christie’s in New-York on 22 October 2021.
#1. Growing, 1988
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
USD 412,500
COMPLETE SET
KEITH HARING
Growing, 1988
The complete set of five screen-prints in colors
Each signed, dedicated, dated and numbered ‘AP 4/15’ in pencil
An artist’s proof set
#2. Growing, 1988
LA Modern Auctions: 23 May 2021
Estimated: USD 120,000 – 180,000
USD 262,500
COMPLETE SET
The complete suite of five color screen-prints on paper
Each retains Martin Lawrence Limited Edition and printer’s blind stamps lower left edge of sheet
#1. Growing #1, 1988
Phillips New-York: 21 October 2021
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 81,900
KEITH HARING
Growing 1 (L. p. 89), 1988
Screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 21/100 in pencil
#2. Growing #1, 1988
Christie’s London: 28 September 2021
Estimated: GBP 25,000 – 35,000
GBP 52,500 / USD 71,060
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
One plate, from: Growing, 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 1/100
Bonhams Los Angeles: 28 September 2021
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 40,000
USD 56,560
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Plate V, from Growing Suite (Littmann p. 91), 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed in pencil, dated and annotated ‘AP 6/15’
(aside from the edition of 100)
2020 Auction Results
#1. Growing #1, 1988
SBI Art Auction: 20 June 2020
Estimated: JPY 2,500,000 – 3,500,000
JPY 6,095,000 / USD 57,020
KEITH HARING
Growing (Littmann p.89), 1988
Screenprint
Signed, dated and numbered on the lower right
From the edition of 100
#2. Growing #1, 1988
Sotheby’s New-York: 12 March 2020
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 37,500
KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
GROWING: ONE PLATE (Littmann pp. 88-89), 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 25/100
#3. Growing #3, 1988
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 28,125
GROWING #3 (LITTMANN P. 90), 1988
Color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and inscribed H.C. 10/15 in pencil
An hors commerce impression aside from the edition of 100
#4. Growing #3, 1988
K Auction Seoul: 15 July 2020
Estimated: KRW 20,000,000 – 50,000,000
KRW 30,000,000 (Hammer)
KRW 34,500,000 / USD 28,745
KEITH HARING
Growing #3, 1988
Screenprint
Signed, dated and numbered 58/100 on the recto
#5. Growing #5, 1988
K Auction Seoul: 15 July 2020
Estimated: KRW 18,000,000 – 50,000,000
KRW 29,000,000 (Hammer)
KRW 33,350,000 / USD 27,785
KEITH HARING
Growing #5, 1988
Screenprint
Signed, dated and numbered 91/100 on the recto
Growing #1
Growing #1 features an image of a ‘People Ladder’, one of Haring’s most recognizable motifs, representing a tower of 1980s break-dancers stacked on top of one another. Haring uses thick bold lines and flat saturated colors to produce an image that bursts with energy and vigor.
Haring was concerned with the idea of the democratization of art and uses his positive visual language as a form of activism to raise awareness around important socio-political issues of the 1980s. The depiction of conjoined figures in the Growing series evokes a sense of community and the power of working together in a capitalist society where the idea of the individual is prioritized over society as a whole. Growing 1 shows multiple figures stemming from the single individual to represent the way in which Haring sees a collaborative society that is freed from the constraining categories and divisions between gender, class, race and sexuality. Haring’s use of strong lines provides the print with movement as though the figures are dancing. The dancing figures clearly convey a sense of joy and community in a way that reflected the artist’s love of hip hop emerging in New York City in the 1980s.
Regular Editions
SBI Art Auction: 25 May 2024
Estimated: JPY 6,000,000 – 9,000,000
JPY 8,050,000 / USD 51,290
KEITH HARING
Growing 1 (Littmann P. 89), 1988
Screenprint
Signed, dated and numbered on the lower right, Copyright stamp on the reverse
From the edition of 100
Christie’s New-York: 16 April 2024
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 75,600
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing: One Print, 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 35⁄100
Doyle New-York: 1 November 2023
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 63,000
KEITH HARING
Growing #1 (Littmann p.89), 1988
Color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 16/100 in pencil
Heritage Auctions: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 47,500
KEITH HARING
Untitled (Plate 1) from Growing, 1988
Screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, editioned 15/100 and dated in pencil along right edge
Christie’s online: 27 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 63,000 / USD 76,437
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing, 1988
Screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 92/100
LA Modern: 21 June 2023
Estimated: USD 60,000 – 80,000
USD 81,900
KEITH HARING
Plate No. 1 (from the Growing suite), 1988
Screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered to lower right ‘100/100 K. Haring 88’
Phillips New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 82,550
KEITH HARING
Growing 1 (L. p. 89), 1988
Screen-print in colors, on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 85/100 in pencil
SBI Art Auction: 28 October 2022
Estimated: JPY 6,000,000 – 9,000,000
JPY 11,500,000 / USD 78,613
KEITH HARING
Growing 1 (Littmann P.89), 1988
Screenprint
Signed, dated and numbered on the lower right, Copyright stamp on the reverse
From the edition of 100
Bonhams New-York: 12 May 2022
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 107,475
AUCTION RECORD FOR GROWING #1
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
An hors commerce proof, aside from the edition of 100
Phillips New-York: 21 October 2021
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 81,900
KEITH HARING
Growing 1 (L. p. 89), 1988
Screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 21/100 in pencil
Christie’s London: 28 September 2021
Estimated: GBP 25,000 – 35,000
GBP 52,500 / USD 71,060
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
One plate, from: Growing, 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 1/100
SBI Art Auction: 20 June 2020
Estimated: JPY 2,500,000 – 3,500,000
JPY 6,095,000 / USD 57,020
KEITH HARING
Growing (Littmann p.89), 1988
Screenprint
Signed, dated and numbered on the lower right
From the edition of 100
Sotheby’s New-York: 12 March 2020
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 37,500
KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
GROWING: ONE PLATE (Littmann pp. 88-89), 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 25/100
Christie’s New-York: 25 October 2018
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 40,000
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing: one plate, 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 31/100
Trial Proofs
Christie’s New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 94,500
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing: one print, 1988
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered ‘TP 11/40’
One of 40 unique color variant trial proofs, the edition was 100, plus fifteen artist’s proofs
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 120,000 / USD 145,754
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered TP 30/40 in pencil
One of 40 color variant trial proofs aside from the edition of 100
Growing #2
Growing #2 shows a brightly colored image of a number of stick figures conjoined and stemming from a single, central figure. The composition develops organically outwards and resembles the shape of a tree, the central figure acting as a trunk and limbs of the bodies like branches.
Haring was passionate about the democratization of art and used his positive visual language as a form of activism to raise awareness around important socio-political issues of the 1980s. The depiction of conjoined figures in the Growing series subverts the prioritization of the individual in capitalist society and instead evokes a sense of community and the power of working together. Like much of Haring’s later works, this print strikes a balance between pattern and figuration in such a way that it recalls the art of Australian Aborigines. Vibrant in its use of flat, contrasting colors, Haring produces a sense of rhythmic surface pattern in Growing 2. Notably, the figures appear as though break dancing, reflecting the artist’s love of 1980s hip hop and something that Haring became very interested in as a means to communicate joy and togetherness.
Regular Editions
Swann Galleries: 6 June 2024
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 80,000
USD 68,750
KEITH HARING
Growing (Plate 4), from Growing, 1988
Color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 85/100 in pencil, lower right
A superb impression with strong colors
Heritage Auctions: 16 April 2024
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 62,500
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled (Print 2), from Growing, 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Ed. 10/100 (editioned aside from 15 artist’s proofs)
Signed, editioned, and dated in pencil along right edge
Doyle New-York: 1 November 2023
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 63,000
KEITH HARING
Growing #4 (Littmann p.89), 1988
Color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 16/100 in pencil
Cottone Auctions: 29 September 2023
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 40,000
USD 69,000
KEITH HARING
Growing (Plate 2), 1988
Color screen-print on cardboard
Signed and numbered from the edition of 100 in pencil
SBI Art Auction: 28 October 2022
Estimated: JPY 6,000,000 – 9,000,000
JPY 11,845,000 / USD 80,970
AUCTION RECORD FOR GROWING #2
KEITH HARING
Growing 4 (Littmann P.90), 1988
Screenprint
Signed, dated and numbered on the lower right, Copyright stamp on the reverse
From the edition of 100
Christie’s New-York: 25 October 2018
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 43,750
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing: one plate, 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 18/100
Trial Proofs
Christie’s New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 126,000
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing: one print, 1988
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered ‘TP 5/40’
One of 40 unique color variant trial proofs, the edition was 100, plus fifteen artist’s proofs
Growing #3
Growing #3 shows a symmetrical image of four figures interconnected and conjoined by the torso of the central figure. Haring depicts these figures in black and contours the subject in blue, rounded outlines, setting the image against a vivid red backdrop. Typical of Haring’s figurative style, rounded lines are used to create a sense of energy and movement in the print, as though these figures are dancing or working with one another.
Haring’s print strikes a balance between pattern and figuration in such a way that it recalls the art of Australian Aborigines, something that the artist claimed to be unaware of. This sense of pattern across the image surface is emphasized by the symmetrical composition and the way in which Haring fits the figures together in a complex interconnected system. The use of flat, contrasting colors also further emphasizes the abstract surface pattern of the image, with the bright yellow circles as the focal point from which the pattern emerges. Showing a number of figures stemming from the single individual in a complex interconnected system, Haring makes his point that working together and forming community can be more powerful than working alone. The figures in Growing 3 could also be seen to be break dancing, something that Haring became very interested in as a means to communicate joy and togetherness.
Regular Editions
Joshua Kodner: 21 June 2025
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 100,000
USD 90,000 (Hammer)
USD 114,300
AUCTION RECORD FOR A REGULAR EDITION OF GROWING
KEITH HARING
Growing (Plate 3) (Littmann p.89), 1988
Screenprint in colors, on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 100/100 in pencil (there were also 15 artist’s proofs)
Heritage Auctions: 16 April 2024
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 26,250
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled (Print 3), from Growing, 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Ed. 15/100 (editioned aside from 15 artist’s proofs)
Signed, editioned, and dated in pencil, lower right; publisher’s and printer’s chop mark, lower left
Christie’s online: 27 March 2024
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 50,000
GBP 32,760 / USD 41,379
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
One plate, from: Growing, 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 87/100 in pencil
Sotheby’s London: 13 March 2024
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 31,750 / USD 40,103
KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Littmann p. 90), from Growing, 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed in pencil, dated, inscribed and numbered HC 11/15
This impression is one of 15 hors commerce proofs aside from the numbered edition of 100
Doyle New-York: 1 November 2023
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 53,550
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
GROWING #2 (SEE LITTMANN P. 90), 1988
Color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 16/100 in pencil
Bonhams LA: 3 October 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 28,160
Screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 100/100
With red attenuated
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 28,125
GROWING #3 (LITTMANN P. 90), 1988
Color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and inscribed H.C. 10/15 in pencil
An hors commerce impression aside from the edition of 100
K Auction Seoul: 15 July 2020
Estimated: KRW 20,000,000 – 50,000,000
KRW 30,000,000 (Hammer)
KRW 34,500,000 / USD 28,745
KEITH HARING
Growing #3, 1988
Screenprint
Signed, dated and numbered 58/100 on the recto
Mainichi Auction Tokyo: 8 June 2019
Estimated: JPY 1,800,000 – 2,800,000
JPY 2,900,000 (Hammer)
JPY 3,378,500 / USD 31,230
KEITH HARING
Growing, Pl.3, 1988
Screenprint
Signed
From the edition of 100
Trial Proofs
Christie’s New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 138,600
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing: one print, 1988
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered ‘TP 5/40’
One of 40 unique color variant trial proofs, the edition was 100, plus fifteen artist’s proofs
Bonhams Los Angeles: 1 May 2018
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 102,500
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered TP 26/40
(a unique color trial proof, aside from the edition of 100 plus 15 artist’s proofs)
Growing #4
Growing 4 shows two figures conjoined at the hip by a target symbol in the center of the image, depicted in rounded yellow lines against a black backdrop. There is a clear focus on pattern across the entire image and the symmetry of the composition organically develops outwards from the center. As the Growing Series progresses, it is unclear where some figures begin and end as Haring’s compositions become more complex and interconnected.
Haring’s use of symmetry along a vertical central axis and abundance of form marks a clear affinity with Australian Aboriginal and Aztec art. Across the image Haring creates concentric circles, curving, organic lines, figures and small patterns, bringing them into an abstract pictorial system that moves and flows with the viewer’s eye. Indeed, Haring’s focus on pattern makes this work distinctly ‘primitive’ in both a technical and stylistic sense, much like that of the European Modernists like Klee and Matisse. Growing 4 evokes a clear sense of collectivism, working together and positive energy as a means to make a political statement on the culture of individualism in 1980s capitalist America. The figures seem to dance across the page, moving against complex patterns, providing the image with a rhythmic character that sparks joy in the viewer.
Regular Editions
Phillips London: 18 September 2025
Estimated: GBP 25,000 – 35,000
GBP 28,380 / USD 38,595
Heritage Auctions: 16 April 2024
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 52,500
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled (Print 4), from Growing, 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Ed. 15/100 (editioned aside from 15 artist’s proofs)
Signed, editioned, and dated in pencil, lower right; publisher’s and printer’s chop mark, lower left
Roseberys London: 5 March 2024
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 45,740 / USD 58,140
AUCTION RECORD FOR GROWING #4
KEITH HARING (American 1958-1990)
Growing 4 (Littmann, p.91), 1988
Screenprint in colors on wove
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 96/100
Doyle New-York: 1 November 2023
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 53,550
Keith Haring (1958-1990)
GROWING #4 (SEE LITTMANN P. 91), 1988
Color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 16/100 in pencil
Bonhams Los Angeles: 28 September 2021
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 40,000
USD 56,560
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Plate V, from Growing Suite (Littmann p. 91), 1988
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed in pencil, dated and annotated ‘AP 6/15’
(aside from the edition of 100)
Mallet Japan: 27 September 2019
Estimated: JPY 3,500,000 – 4,500,000
JPY 3,500,000 (Hammer)
JPY 4,077,500 / USD 37,770
KEITH HARING
「Growing」より Pl.4, 1988
Silkscreen
Signed
Number 37 from an edition of 100
SBI Art Auction: 27 April 2019
Estimated: JPY 2,500,000 – 3,500,000
JPY 3,500,000 / USD 31,370
KEITH HARING
Growing (Littmann p.91), 1988
Screenprint
Signed, dated and numbered on the lower right
From the edition of 100
Trial Proofs
Christie’s New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 94,500
TRIAL PROOF
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing: one print, 1988
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered ‘TP 5/40’
One of 40 unique color variant trial proofs, the edition was 100, plus fifteen artist’s proofs
Sotheby’s New-York: 22 October 2018
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 47,500
TRIAL PROOF
KEITH HARING
Untitled (from Growing) (L. p. 91), 1998
Screenprint in a unique combination of colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed in pencil, dated and inscribed ‘TP 39/40’
A trial proof aside from the numbered edition of 100 plus 15 artist’s proofs
Christie’s London: 20 September 2018
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 30,000 / USD 39,810
TRIAL PROOF
One Plate, from: Growing, 1988
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered TP 16/40
A unique color trial proof aside from the edition of one hundred
Growing #5
Striking in its use of bright color and bold shapes, Growing #5 shows an unusual arrangement of figures. Unlike other works in the series, the image is symmetrical in composition, showing two central figures with their arms outstretched and a figure on either side with their bodies bent over inwards, hiding their heads.
A sense of pattern is created by Haring in this print through his use of angular lines and flattened picture plane. Growing 5 makes clear the way in which Haring’s work appeals to both children and adults alike, using a limited palette of four vivid colors (red, blue, yellow and green) and simplified shapes that interlock with one another. Haring’s figures in this print are conjoined and flow into one another so as to emphasize a sense of community and the power of working together. Haring’s use of symmetry along a vertical central axis and abundance of form marks a clear affinity with Australian Aboriginal and Aztec art. Across the image Haring uses concentric circles, curving, organic lines, figures and zig zags, to create an abstract pictorial system that moves and flows with the viewer’s eye. Indeed, Haring’s focus on pattern makes this work distinctly ‘primitive’, much like that of the European Modernists like Klee and Matisse.
Regular Editions
SBI Art Auction: 12 July 2025
Estimated: JPY 4,000,000 – 7,000,000
JPY 4,830,000 / USD 32,770
Keith HARING
Growing 5 (Littmann P.91), 1988
Screenprint
Signed, dated and numbered on the lower right, Copyright stamp on the reverse
From the edition of 100
Doyle New-York: 1 November 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 37,800
KEITH HARING
Growing #5 (Littmann p.91), 1988
Color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered 16/100 in pencil
Mainichi Auction Tokyo: 28 October 2023
Estimated: JPY 5,000,000 – 7,000,000
JPY 6,900,000 / USD 46,105
KEITH HARING
Growing Plate 5, 1988
Screenprint
Signed
From the edition of 100
Heritage Auctions: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 42,500
KEITH HARING
Untitled (Plate 5) from Growing, 1988
Screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, editioned 15/100 and dated in pencil along right edge
SBI Art Auction: 11 March 2023
Estimated: JPY 6,000,000 – 9,000,000
JPY 9,545,000 / USD 70,680
AUCTION RECORD FOR GROWING #5
KEITH HARING
Growing 5 from Growing, 1988
Screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered on lower right edge, from the edition of 100
K Auction Seoul: 15 July 2020
Estimated: KRW 18,000,000 – 50,000,000
KRW 29,000,000 (Hammer)
KRW 33,350,000 / USD 27,785
KEITH HARING
Growing #5, 1988
Screenprint
Signed, dated and numbered 91/100 on the recto
Trial Proofs
Christie’s New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 94,500
TRIAL PROOF
KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Growing: one print, 1988
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered ‘TP 5/40’
One of 40 unique color variant trial proofs, the edition was 100, plus fifteen artist’s proofs
Bonhams Los Angeles: 27 September 2022
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 164,175
TRIAL PROOF
Unique screen-print in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed in pencil, dated and annotated ‘TP 22/40’
(one of 40 unique color variant trial proofs, aside from the edition of 100 plus 15 artist’s proofs)
Complete Sets
Keith & Tony: Works from the Tony Shafrazi Collection
Sotheby’s New-York: 16 May 2025
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 762,000
TRIAL PROOF
COMPLETE SET
AUCTION RECORD FOR A COMPLETE SET OF GROWING
KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Growing (Littmann pp. 88-91), 1988
The complete set of 5 screenprints in unique color combinations on Lenox Museum Board
Accompanied by the title page
Each sheet: 30×40 inches (76.2 x 102 cm)
Signed, dated ’88 and inscribed TP 34/40 (lower right of each)
This set is a trial proof set aside from the numbered edition of 100 plus 15 artist proof sets
With the blindstamps of the printer, Rupert Jasen Smith, and the publisher, Martin Lawrence Limited Editions
With the publisher’s inkstamp on the verso
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
USD 412,500
COMPLETE SET
KEITH HARING
Growing, 1988
The complete set of five screen-prints in colors
Each signed, dedicated, dated and numbered ‘AP 4/15’ in pencil
An artist’s proof set
LA Modern: 23 May 2021
Estimated: USD 120,000 – 180,000
USD 262,500
COMPLETE SET
The complete suite of five color screen-prints on paper
Each retains Martin Lawrence Limited Edition and printer’s blind stamps lower left edge of sheet
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 162,500
COMPLETE SET
Growing (Littmann pp. 88-91), 1988
The complete set of five screenprints in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Each signed in pencil, dated and inscribed ‘AP 8/15’
Artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 100
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 120,000
USD 150,000
COMPLETE SET
Growing Suite, 1988
The complete suite of five color screenprints on paper
Each signed and dated with edition in graphite along right edge of sheet
Each: #7 of 15 artist’s proofs aside from the edition of 100
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 73,000
COMPLETE SET
Growing: First State, 1988
The complete set of five screenprints on Lenox Museum Board
All signed and dated in pencil, all numbered II/X
(there was also an edition of 100 plus 15 artist’s proofs in colors)