Keith Haring began drawing in the New York subway during the early 1980s. Compulsively producing up to forty images a day, he sketched with chalk on the black surfaces left by vacant advertising spaces. Combining subversive humor derived from urban counterculture with more sophisticated elements drawn from his vast artistic culture (Haring often refers to Alechinsky, Dubuffet, Christo, Matisse or the painters of action painting as sources of influence and inspiration), his works reveal a great semiological richness and are more often than not endowed with a strong political charge, notably by seizing upon the great struggles that took place at the end of the last century: His work focuses on the struggle against racism, apartheid, homophobia and discrimination of all kinds.

Exploring universal concepts of birth, death, love, sex, and war through the primacy of his line and the directness of his imagery, Haring was able to attract a deeply dedicated audience over the course of only ten years. The universally recognized visual language of Haring’s oeuvre today not only attests to the accessibility and staying power of his visual vernacular, but also the continued importance of his work as an artist. In a period – the eighties – that consciously rejected the grand narratives that had guided human action over the last two centuries, Haring represented the zeitgeist, the spirit of the time.

Throughout his tragically brief career, Haring refined a visual language of symbols, which he called icons, the origins of which began with his trademark linear style scrawled in white chalk on the black unused advertising spaces in subway stations. Haring developed and disseminated these icons far and wide, in his vibrant and dynamic style, from public murals and paintings to t-shirts and Swatch watches. His art bridged high and low, erasing the distinctions between rarefied art, political activism and popular culture.

 

---

Introduction

---

Keith Haring was born in 1958 in Reading, Pennsylvania, and emerged as one of the defining visual voices of 1980s New York. After briefly studying commercial art, he moved to New York City in 1978 and enrolled at the School of Visual Arts. There, he encountered a downtown scene electrified by hip-hop, graffiti, performance, and club culture.

Haring’s breakthrough did not occur in galleries but in the subway. Beginning in 1980, he used unused advertising panels—covered in black paper—as drawing surfaces, creating hundreds of spontaneous chalk compositions. These works were executed quickly, publicly, and without permission. The subway became both studio and exhibition space.

By the mid-1980s, Haring’s imagery—radiant babies, barking dogs, dancing figures—had become internationally recognizable. His career accelerated rapidly, with major gallery exhibitions and museum recognition. Yet even at the height of fame, Haring maintained a commitment to accessibility and public engagement.

Diagnosed with AIDS in 1988, he intensified his output and activism before his death in 1990 at age 31. His career was brief, but its impact remains structurally embedded in contemporary visual culture.

Technique: The Authority of the Line

Haring’s art is built on line—bold, unbroken, declarative. His figures are outlined in thick black contours, filled with flat color, and animated by rhythmic motion lines. The clarity is intentional. Haring eliminated illusionistic depth and modeling in favor of immediacy. His subway drawings were executed in white chalk on black paper, often in a matter of minutes. This speed was not improvisational chaos; it was disciplined fluency. Haring trained himself to draw without hesitation. The line moves with confidence, never apologizing.

In paintings and prints, acrylic paint and screenprinting techniques allowed him to expand this language into saturated fields of red, yellow, blue, and green. The repetition of motifs across formats—murals, canvases, posters, lithographs—created a coherent visual vocabulary. The simplicity is deceptive. Haring’s compositions are structurally precise, often organized around symmetry, compression, and dynamic balance. The work communicates instantly yet sustains prolonged analysis.

The Visual Language: Symbols as Social Code

Haring developed a lexicon of recurring figures that function like hieroglyphs. They are not decorative icons; they are carriers of meaning. The Radiant Baby is perhaps his most iconic symbol: a crawling infant surrounded by emanating lines of energy. It suggests innocence, possibility, and spiritual force. The motif became both personal emblem and universal signifier. The Barking Dog represents authority, warning, or aggression. Often shown emitting lines from its mouth, it evokes the mechanisms of power and propaganda. Dancing Figures with interlocking, moving bodies suggest collective energy, celebration, and community. These compositions mirror the rhythms of hip-hop and club culture that shaped downtown New York in the 1980s. Haring’s brilliance lies in the elasticity of these forms. The same figure can represent joy, oppression, sexuality, or political critique depending on context. The vocabulary is stable; the meaning shifts.

Ephemeral by nature, the Subway Drawings form the conceptual foundation of his career. Though many were erased or destroyed, they established his language and public identity. The Pop Shop Prints series translated his imagery into vibrant screenprints in structured editions. These works remain among the most sought-after on the secondary market. They embody his belief in democratized art while retaining formal precision.

Political Engagement and Activism

Haring’s art was never neutral. He addressed apartheid, nuclear proliferation, capitalism, drug addiction, and the AIDS crisis with directness rare in contemporary art at the time. The mural Crack is Wack, painted in 1986 on a handball court in Harlem, was a public denunciation of the crack cocaine epidemic. It remains one of New York’s most visible activist artworks.

Following his AIDS diagnosis, Haring produced works that confronted stigma and fear head-on. Silence equaled death was not just a slogan in his orbit; it was a structural truth. His later works often incorporate imagery of fragmentation, urgency, and warning. Haring did not separate aesthetics from ethics. For him, visual language was a civic tool.

Pop Shop and the Question of Accessibility

In 1986, Haring opened the Pop Shop in downtown Manhattan. The store sold T-shirts, posters, buttons, and affordable merchandise bearing his imagery. Critics accused him of commercialization. Haring disagreed.

He believed art should circulate beyond elite collectors and museum walls. The Pop Shop was not a concession to capitalism; it was an extension of his subway ethos. Accessibility was part of the artwork’s meaning.

This philosophy anticipated contemporary conversations about branding, editions, and mass distribution. Haring understood early that repetition amplifies visibility.

Museum Exhibitions and Institutional Legacy

Haring’s institutional recognition began during his lifetime and has expanded significantly since his death. Major retrospectives have been presented at institutions such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and Tate Liverpool. International surveys have reaffirmed his position not merely as a pop-cultural phenomenon, but as a central figure in late 20th-century art history. The endurance of his imagery in museum contexts demonstrates its structural strength. What began in subway tunnels now occupies canonical space.

Keith Haring’s work is held as part of many collections worldwide, including The Art Institute of Chicago, The Bass Museum of Art, Miami, The Broad Art Foundation, Los Angeles, The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New-York, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, The Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, Albertina Collection, Vienna, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Ludwig Museum, Cologne, Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima.

Gallery Representation and Foundation

During his career, Haring was closely associated with Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York, a key platform for artists emerging from graffiti and downtown culture.

Following his death, the Keith Haring Foundation was established to preserve his legacy and support organizations focused on children’s programs and HIV/AIDS initiatives. The foundation manages rights, archives, and philanthropic efforts, ensuring that his activism continues beyond his lifetime.

Market Position and Cultural Impact

Haring’s market spans unique paintings, large-scale murals, drawings, and editioned prints. The latter, particularly the Pop Shop series and early lithographs, maintain strong global demand. Monumental paintings from the 1980s achieve significant results at major auction houses.

Yet Haring’s significance transcends market metrics. He redefined how art could function socially. He proved that clarity does not negate complexity, and that accessibility does not diminish intellectual rigor. If Pop Art blurred the line between art and advertising, Haring recharged it with urgency and moral force. His figures continue to move—across walls, prints, clothing, screens—reminding viewers that image can still mean something.

 

 

PART I: SUMMARY

---

Auction Market Overview

---

2025 AUCTION STATISTICS
Turnover: USD 15,417, 965
-50.3% vs. 2023
# Lots sold: 47
Sell-Through Rate: 82.5%

MARKET SEGMENTATION
Works on Paper: 38.6% in value
New-York: 86.7% in value

Highest Price Achieved at auction:
USD 6,537,500
(18 May 2017)

Auction Summary

 

2025 Auction Highlights

47 lots sold at auction in 2025 for a total turnover of USD 15,417,965. With 10 lots failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 82.5%. The highest price was achieved by a work on canvas dated 1985, that sold at Sotheby’s in New-York, on 26 September 2025 for USD 2,490,000.

2025 Top 3 Lots

3 lots sold for more than USD 1 million, generating a cumulative turnover of USD 6,250,000, representing 40.5% of the total for 2025. 6 lots sold for more than USD 500,000, generating a cumulative turnover of USD 8,145,500, representing 52.8% of the total turnover for 2025. 28 lots sold for more than USD 100,000, generating a cumulative turnover of USD 14,606,313, representing 94.7% of the total for 2025.

2024 Auction Highlights

63 lots sold at auction in 2024 for a total turnover of USD 30,030,503. With only 3 lots failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 95%. The highest price has been achieved at Sotheby’s in New-York on 13 May 2024, when an Untitled painting dated 1986 sold for USD 4,470,000. This was a repeat sale, it last sold at Sotheby’s in New-York on 12 May 2021 for USD 5,779,200.

2024 Top 3 Lots

6 lots sold for more than USD 1 million, generating a cumulative turnover of USD 15,520,415, representing 50% of the total turnover for 2024. This includes the sale of an exceptional collection of 31 Subway Drawings at Sotheby’s, sold for a cumulative turnover of USD 9,216,000.

2023 Auction Highlights

34 lots sold at auction in 2023 for a total turnover of USD 18,636,117. With 6 lots failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 85%. The highest price was achieved at Phillips in New-York on 14 November 2023, when a large work on TARP sold for USD 3,206,000.

2023 Top 3 Lots

5 lots sold for more than USD 1 million, generating a cumulative turnover of USD 12,456,199, representing 66.8% of the total turnover for 2023.

2022 Auction Highlights

34 lots sold at auction in 2022 for a total turnover of USD 19,238,482. With 2 lots failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 94%. The highest price of USD 5,820,000 was achieved at Christie’s in New-York on 17 November 2022.

2022 Top 3 Lots

3 lots sold for more than USD 1 million, generating a cumulative turnover of USD 11,667,500, representing 60.6% of the total turnover for 2022.

2021 Auction Highlights

54 lots sold at auction in 2021 for a total turnover of USD 32,721,998. With 5 lots failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 95%. The highest price of USD 5,938,492 was achieved at Christie’s in London on 30 June 2021 by a very large work on canvas.

2021 Top 3 Lots

7 lots sold for more than USD 1 million, generating a cumulative turnover of USD 25,371,642, representing 77.5% of the total turnover for 2021. Of note, 12 original drawings from the Pop Shop series were sold by Sotheby’s in New-York on 15 March 2021.

---

Top Lots

---

# 1. Untitled, 1982

Sotheby’s New-York: 18 May 2017
Estimated: USD 4,000,000 – 6,000,000
USD 6,537,500

(#26) Keith Haring

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1982
Acrylic on vinyl tarpaulin with metal grommets
121 1/2 x 118 3/4 inches (308.6 x 301.6 cm)

#2. Untitled, 1984

Christie’s London: 29 June 2021
Estimated: GBP 3,900,000 – 4,500,000
GBP 4,301,250 / USD 5,938,492

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1984
Acrylic on canvas, in four parts
Each: 60×60 inches (152.4 x 152.4cm)
Overall: 120×120 inches (304.8 x 304.8cm)

#3. Untitled, 1982

Christie’s New-York: 17 November 2022
Estimated: USD 4,000,000 – 6,000,000
USD 5,820,000

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1982
Enamel and DayGlo on metal, in artist’s painted frame
90 1/4 x 72 inches (229.2 x 182.9 cm)

#4. Untitled, 1986

Sotheby’s New-York: 12 May 2021
Estimated: USD 4,000,000 – 6,000,000
USD 5,779,200

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1986
Acrylic on canvas
60×60 inches (152.4 x 152.4 cm)
Signed and dated JAN. 22 1986 on the overlap

#5. Silence = Death, 1988

Christie’s New-York: 15 May 2019
Estimated: USD 4,500,000 – 5,500,000
USD 5,609,500

Keith Haring (1958-1990), Silence = Death | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Silence = Death, 1988
Acrylic on canvas
108×120 inches (274.3 x 304.8 cm)
Signed, titled and dated ‘SILENCE = DEATH ©K. Haring SEPT. 11 – 88’ (on the overlap)

#6. The Last Rainforest, 1989

Sotheby’s London: 28 June 2016
Estimated: GBP 2,000,000 – 3,000,000
GBP 4,181,000 / USD 5,513,503

KEITH HARING
The Last Rainforest, 1989
Acrylic and enamel on canvas
71 3/4 x 95 1/3 inches (182.2 x 242.6 cm)

#7. Untitled (Acrobats), 1982

Sotheby’s New-York: 8 December 2021
Estimated: USD 1,800,000 – 2,500,000
USD 5,491,950

Untitled (Acrobats) | PROUVÉ x BASQUIAT: Art and Design from the Collection of Peter M. Brant and Stephanie Seymour | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING
Untitled (Acrobats), 1982
Sumi ink on paper mounted to canvas
72×192 inches (182.9 x 487.7 cm)

#8. Untitled (September 14, 1986)

Sotheby’s New-York: 13 May 2014
Estimated: USD 2,000,000 – 3,000,000
USD 4,869,000

KEITH HARING
Untitled (September 14, 1986)
Acrylic and enamel paint on canvas with metal grommets
95×192 inches (241.3 x 487.7 cm)
Signed, titled and dated Sept. 14 1986 on the reverse

#9. Untitled (Dancing Dogs), 1981

Sotheby’s New-York: 13 May 2014
Estimated: USD 2,000,000 – 3,000,000
USD 4,589,000

KEITH HARING
Untitled (Dancing Dogs), 1981
Sumi ink and acrylic on paper mounted on canvas
108 x 191 1/2 in. 274.3 x 486.4 cm.

#10. Self-Portrait for Tony, 1985

Sotheby’s New-York: 17 November 2016
Estimated: USD 2,500,000 – 3,500,000
USD 4,512,500

KEITH HARING
Self-Portrait for Tony, 1985
Acrylic on canvas
48×48 inches (121.9 x 121.9 cm)
Signed, titled and dated Feb 2 85 on the overlap

 

 

FIND MORE AUCTION RESULTS

Keith Haring Top Lots at Auction

 

 

 

PART II: AUCTION RESULTS

---

2026 Upcoming Lots

---

 

 

 

---

2026 Auction Results

---

PRELIMINARY AUCTION RESULTS
As of 1 June 2026

31 lots sold at auction so far for a total turnover of USD 19,945,973. With 1 lot failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 96.5%.

XXXXXXXXXX

#1. Untitled (June 1st a Milano), 1984

Christie’s New-York: 20 May 2026
Estimated: USD 4,000,000 – 6,000,000
USD 4,955,000

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled (June 1st a Milano) | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled (June 1st a Milano), 1984
Acrylic and fluorescent acrylic on canvas
94-3/8 x 94-3/8 inches (239.7 x 239.7 cm)
Signed, titled and dated ‘K. HARING JUN 1 1984 A MILANO’ (on the overlap)

#2. Self-Portrait, 1985

Haring’s House: Works from the Collection of Kermit Oswald
Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2026
Estimated: USD 3,000,000 – 5,000,000
USD 4,340,000

Keith Haring | Self-Portrait | The Now & Contemporary Evening Auction

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Self-Portrait, 1985
Acrylic on canvas
48X48 inches (121.9 x 121.9 cm)
Signed, titled, dated FEB. 4 – 85 and dedicated HAPPY BIRTHDAY – FOR KERMIT (on the overlap)

#3. Untitled (Grace Jones Mask), 1987

Phillips New-York: 19 May 2026
Estimated: USD 1,500,000 – 2,000,000
USD 2,322,000

Keith Haring Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

REPEAT SALE

Phillips London: 20 October 2020
Estimated: GBP 1,500,000 – 2,000,000
GBP 1,716,500 / USD 2,222,965
Sold To Benefit the Bedari Foundation

Keith Haring 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

#4. Untitled, 1982

Sotheby’s Hong-Kong: 29 March 2026
Estimated: HKD 14,000,000 – 20,000,000
HKD 14,080,000 / USD 1,798,210

Keith Haring 凱斯 · 哈林 | Untitled 無題 | Modern & Contemporary Evening

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1982
Baked enamel on metal
43×43 inches (109.3 x 109.3 cm)
Signed and dated SEPT. 26-27 1982 (on the reverse)

---

USD 1 million

---

#5. Untitled, 1983

Haring’s House: Works from the Collection of Kermit Oswald
Sotheby’s New-York: 15 May 2026
Estimated: USD 600,000 – 800,000
USD 832,000

Keith Haring | Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2026 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1983
Enamel on carved wood
41-3/4 x 35 x 2-3/8 inches (106 x 88.9 x 6 cm)
Incised with the artist’s signature and date Nov. 83 (on the reverse)
Signed and dated 1983 by Kermit Oswald (on the reverse)

#6. Untitled, 1983

Haring’s House: Works from the Collection of Kermit Oswald
Sotheby’s New-York: 15 May 2026
Estimated: USD 200,000 – 300,000
USD 793,600

Keith Haring | Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2026 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1983
Acrylic on particle board
12-3/8 x 44-5/8 inches (31.4 x 113.3 cm)
Signed and dated Nov. 83 (on the reverse)

---

USD 500,000

---

#7. Untitled, 1982

Haring’s House: Works from the Collection of Kermit Oswald
Sotheby’s New-York: 15 May 2026
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
USD 448,000

Keith Haring | Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2026 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1982
Acrylic on particle board
17-7/8 x 19 inches (45.4 x 48.3 cm)
Signed and dated January 1982 (on the reverse)

#8. Untitled, 1983

Haring’s House: Works from the Collection of Kermit Oswald
Sotheby’s New-York: 15 May 2026
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 435,200
WORK ON PAPER

Keith Haring | Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2026 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1983
Sumi ink on paper
45 x 58-1/4 inches (114.3 x 148 cm)
Dated 83 (lower right)
Signed and dated June 15 – 83 (left edge)

#9. Untitled, 1985

Christie’s Paris: 16 April 2026
Estimated: EUR 120,000 – 180,000
EUR 317,500 / USD 374,060
WORK ON PAPER

Keith Haring (1958-1990), Sans titre | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1985
Sumi ink on paper
22-1/4 x 29-7/8 inches (56.5 x 76 cm)
Signed and dated ‘K. Haring 85’ (lower right)

#10. Untitled, 1983

Haring’s House: Works from the Collection of Kermit Oswald
Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2026
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 358,400

Keith Haring | Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2026 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1983
Enamel and DayGlo on carved wood
11-1/4 x 20-1/4 inches (28.6 x 51.4 cm)
Incised with the artist’s signature and date ♡83, and dedicated
“For Lisa, Merry Christmas, Love – Keith” (on the reverse)

#11. Untitled, 1983

Haring’s House: Works from the Collection of Kermit Oswald
Sotheby’s New-York: 15 May 2026
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 345,600
WORK ON PAPER

Keith Haring | Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2026 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1983
Sumi ink on paper
45 x 58-1/4 inches (114.3 x 148 cm)
Dated 83 (upper left)
Signed and dated June 15 – 83 (right edge)

#12. Untitled, 1984

Christie’s New-York: 26 February 2026
Estimated: USD 300,000 – 500,000
USD 317,500
WORK ON PAPER

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1984
Acrylic and Sumi ink on paper
38×50 inches (96.5 x 127 cm)
Signed and dated ‘K. Haring APRIL 14 – 1984’ (on the reverse)

#13. Untitled, 1983-84

Haring’s House: Works from the Collection of Kermit Oswald
Sotheby’s New-York: 15 May 2026
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
USD 281,600

Keith Haring | Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2026 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1983-84
Enamel and DayGlo on carved wood
11-1/4 x 23-7/8 inches (28.6 x 60.6 cm)
Incised with the date 1984 (lower left)
Incised with the artist’s signature, date 83♡ and dedicated
“For Kermit and Lisa, Merry Christmas, Love, Keith” (on the reverse)

#14. Imagine the Other Side, 1985

Christie’s New-York: 21 May 2026
Estimated: USD 120,000 – 180,000
USD 266,700

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Imagine the Other Side | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Imagine the Other Side, 1985
Marker on glass
41 x 50-7/8 inches (104.1 x 128.8 cm)
Signed, inscribed and dated ‘K. Haring 85 BORDEAUX’ (lower right)

#15. Untitled, 1981

Haring’s House: Works from the Collection of Kermit Oswald
Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2026
Estimated: USD 300,000 – 400,000
USD 256,000

Keith Haring | Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2026 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1981
Gold marker on plastic
24×36 inches (61 x 91.4 cm)
Signed, dated 1981 – May and dedicated For Kermit & Lisa – Kutztown (on the reverse)

#16. Untitled, 1989

Haring’s House: Works from the Collection of Kermit Oswald
Sotheby’s New-York: 15 May 2026
Estimated: USD 200,000 – 300,000
USD 217,600

Keith Haring | Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2026 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1989
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 24 x 3-1/2 inches (61 x 61 x 8.9 cm)
Signed, dated May 7 1989 and dedicated “2 Dogs For Woody” Love, Keith (on the overlap)

#17. Untitled, 1986

Haring’s House: Works from the Collection of Kermit Oswald
Sotheby’s New-York: 15 May 2026
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 192,000

Keith Haring | Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2026 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1986
Enamel on wooden dresser
Open: 42-3/4 x 67-5/8 x 16 inches (108.6 x 95.6 x 171.8 cm)
Closed: 42-3/4 x 37-5/8 x 16 inches (108.6 x 95.6 x 40.6 cm)
Signed, dated June 1986 and dedicated For Lily, Love Keith (on the reverse)

#18. Untitled, 1986

Haring’s House: Works from the Collection of Kermit Oswald
Sotheby’s New-York: 15 May 2026
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 192,000

Keith Haring | Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2026 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1986
Enamel on wooden crib
42 x 53-1/4 x 29-3/8 inches (106.7 x 135.3 x 74.6 cm)

#19. Untitled, 1980

Haring’s House: Works from the Collection of Kermit Oswald
Sotheby’s New-York: 15 May 2026
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 120,000
USD 192,000
WORK ON PAPER

Keith Haring | Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2026 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1980
Sumi ink and marker on paper
22-1/4 x 30 inches (56.5 x 76.2 cm)
Signed twice, dated sept. 1-80 and dedicated FOR KERMIT & LISA (right edge)

#20. Untitled, 1980

Haring’s House: Works from the Collection of Kermit Oswald
Sotheby’s New-York: 15 May 2026
Estimated: USD 120,000 – 180,000
USD 153,600
WORK ON PAPER

Keith Haring | Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2026 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1980
Sumi ink, acrylic and spray paint on paper
40-1/8 x 34-3/4 inches (101.9 x 88.3 cm)
Signed and dated Aug-80 (on the verso)

#21. Untitled, 1983

Christie’s London: 7 March 2026
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 114,300 / USD 152,695

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1983
Acrylic and Sumi ink on board
7-7/8 x 7 7/8 inches (20×20 cm)
Signed and dated ‘K. Haring APRIL 12 83’ (on the reverse)

#22. Untitled, 1983

Haring’s House: Works from the Collection of Kermit Oswald
Sotheby’s New-York: 15 May 2026
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 120,000
USD 115,200

Keith Haring | Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2026 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1983
Enamel and DayGlo on carved wood
11-1/8 x 15-5/8 inches (28.3 x 39.7 cm)
Incised with the artist’s signature and date ♡83 (on the reverse)

---

USD 100,000

---

#23. Untitled (Painted Man), 1983

Haring’s House: Works from the Collection of Kermit Oswald
Sotheby’s New-York: 15 May 2026
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 96,000

Keith Haring | Untitled (Painted Man) | Contemporary Day Auction |

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Painted Man), 1983
Photograph mounted on Plexiglas
62-3/4 x 34-3/4 inches (159.4 x 88.3 cm)

#24. Untitled (Elvis Presley), 1981

Phillips New-York: 21 May 2026
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 120,000
USD 90,300
WORK ON PAPER

Keith Haring Modern & Contemporary Art: Afternoon Session

KEITH HARING
Untitled (Elvis Presley), 1981
Sumi ink on printed paper
38-1/2 x 26-3/4 inches (97.8 x 67.9 cm)
Signed “K Haring” on the reverse
Executed on July 2, 1981

#25. Untitled (Study for Swatch Watch), 1985

Sotheby’s London: 23 January 2026
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 60,960 / USD 81,570
WORK ON PAPER

Untitled (Study for Swatch Watch) | Contemporary Discoveries | 2026 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Study for Swatch Watch), 1985
Pen, graphite, correction fluid and collage on paper
Drawing: 13-1/8 x 9-1/2 inches (33.5 x 23.4 cm)
Sheet: 20×13 inches (50.7 x 38 cm)
Signed and dated 85 (lower right)

#26. Untitled, 1989

Phillips online: 17 March 2026
Estimated: GBP 8,000 – 12,000
GBP 58,050 / USD 77,375
TERRACOTTA EDITION

Keith Haring Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, London

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1989
Ink on terracotta vessel
11-1/2 x 9-1/4 x 9-1/4 inches (29.2 x 23.5 x 23.5 cm)
Signed, numbered and dated ‘4/25 K.Haring 1989’ on the underside
Executed in 1989, this work is number 4 from an edition of 25

#27. Number Juan (Portrait of Juan Dubose), 1982

Sotheby’s New-York: 27 February 2026
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 76,800

Number Juan (Portrait of Juan Dubose) | Contemporary Discoveries | 2026 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Number Juan (Portrait of Juan Dubose), 1982
Enamel on wood
16 x 18-1/2 inches (40.6 x 47 cm)
Signed, titled, dated Jan. 10 1982 and dedicated WITH LOVE FOR JUAN DUBOSE (on the reverse)

#28. Untitled, 1988

Haring’s House: Works from the Collection of Kermit Oswald
Sotheby’s New-York: 15 May 2026
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 61,440
WORK ON PAPER

Keith Haring | Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2026 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1988
Gouache, Sumi ink and printed paper collage on paper
38-1/2 x 50 inches (97.8 x 127 cm)
Signed and dated Nov. 17 1988 (on the verso)

#29. Untitled, 1989

Phillips online: 17 March 2026
Estimated: GBP 5,000 – 7,000
GBP 41,280 / USD 55,025
TERRACOTTA EDITION

Keith Haring Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, London

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1989
Ink on terracotta vessel
12-7/8 x 14-1/2 x 14-1/2 inches (32.7 x 36.8 x 36.8 cm)
Signed, numbered and dated ‘7/25 K.Haring 1989’ on the underside
Executed in 1989, this work is number 7 from an edition of 25

---

USD 50,000

---

#30. Untitled, 1986

Haring’s House: Works from the Collection of Kermit Oswald
Sotheby’s New-York: 15 May 2026
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 38,400

Keith Haring | Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2026 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1986
Aluminum
20-1/4 x 10 x 8-1/2 inches (51.4 x 25.4 x 21.6 cm)
Incised with the artist’s signature, date 86 and dedication For Lily (on the underside)

#31. Untitled, 1980

Haring’s House: Works from the Collection of Kermit Oswald
Sotheby’s New-York: 15 May 2026
Estimated: USD 5,000 – 7,000
USD 19,200
WORK ON PAPER

Keith Haring | Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2026 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1980
Xerox on paper
11 x 8-1/2 inches (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

---

Lots Passed

---

Untitled (Illustrations for Eight Ball), 1989

Sotheby’s New-York: 25 February 2026
Estimated: USD 200,000 – 300,000
PASSED
WORK ON PAPER

Untitled (Illustrations for Eight Ball) | Contemporary Curated | 2026 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Illustrations for Eight Ball), 1989
Gouache, ink and collage on paper, in 22 parts
Each: 12×18 inches (30.5 x 45.7 cm)
Signed and dated (on each verso)
Executed on 4 April 1989

---

Lots Withdrawn

---

Untitled (Subway Drawing), circa 1982

Sotheby’s New-York: 15 May 2026
Estimated: USD 500,000 – 700,000
WITHDRAWN

Keith Haring | Untitled (Subway Drawing) | Contemporary Day Auction |

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Subway Drawing), circa 1982
Chalk on 2 joined sheets of black paper on original aluminum MTA mount
Sheet: 44-1/2 x 60 inches (113 x 152.4 cm)
Mount: 48-1/2 x 68 inches  (123.2 by 172.7 cm)

 

 

 

 

---

2025 Auction Results

---

47 lots sold at auction in 2025 for a total turnover of USD 15,417,965. With 10 lots failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 82.5%. The highest price was achieved by a work on canvas dated 1985, that sold at Sotheby’s in New-York, on 26 September 2025 for USD 2,490,000.

2025 Top 3 Lots

3 lots sold for more than USD 1 million, generating a cumulative turnover of USD 6,250,000, representing 40.5% of the total for 2025. 6 lots sold for more than USD 500,000, generating a cumulative turnover of USD 8,145,500, representing 52.8% of the total turnover for 2025. 28 lots sold for more than USD 100,000, generating a cumulative turnover of USD 14,606,313, representing 94.7% of the total for 2025.

 

#1. Untitled, circa 1985

Commanding Line: Keith Haring from an Esteemed Private Collection, St. Louis
Sotheby’s New-York: 26 September 2025
Estimated: USD 1,800,000 – 2,500,000
USD 2,490,000
WORK ON CANVAS

Untitled | Contemporary Curated | 2025 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, circa 1985
Acrylic on canvas
48×48 inches (121.9 x 121.9 cm)
Signed, dated Nov. 7 – 1985 and inscribed Happy Birthday Mary!! Love, Keith (on the reverse)

#2. Untitled, 1981

Works from the Collection of Kamran Diba
Sotheby’s New-York: 19 November 2025
Estimated: USD 2,200,000 – 3,200,000
USD 2,246,000
TARPAULIN

Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2025 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1981
Acrylic on vinyl tarpaulin
97 1/4 x 96 1/2 inches (247 x 245.1 cm)
Signed and dated 1981 (on the reverse)

#3. Untitled, 1982

Property from a Private European Collection
Sotheby’s New-York: 18 November 2025
Estimated: USD 800,000 – 1,200,000
USD 1,514,000
WORK ON PAPER

Untitled | The Now & Contemporary Evening Auction | 2025 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1982
Ink on paper
71×94 inches (180.3 x 238.8 cm)

---

USD 1 million

---

#4. Two works: (i-ii) Untitled, 1984

Phillips New-York: 14 May 2025
Estimated: USD 700,000 – 1,000,000
USD 698,500

Keith Haring Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

#7. Untitled, 1982

Christie’s London: 6 March 2025
Estimated: GBP 200,000 – 300,000
GBP 378,000 / USD 483,840
WORK ON PAPER

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1982
Sumi ink on paper
38 1/4 x 50 inches (97×127 cm)
Signed and dated ‘K. Haring MARCH 12 – 82’ (on the reverse)

#8. Untitled, 1987

Sotheby’s New-York: 19 November 2025
Estimated: USD 400,000 – 600,000
USD 482,600

Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2025 | Sotheby’s

REPEAT SALE

Christie’s New-York: 28 September 2017
Estimated: USD 200,000 – 300,000
USD 250,000

Keith Haring (1958-1990), Red-Yellow-Blue #2 | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1987
Acrylic on canvas
84 x 48 1/8 inches (213.3 x 122.6 cm)
Signed, titled and dated Jan 11-1987 (on the overlap)

#9. Untitled, 1981

Christie’s New-York: 27 February 2025
Estimated: USD 180,000 – 250,000
USD 459,900

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1981
Acrylic on plastic
36×38 inches (91.4 x 96.5 cm)
Signed and dated ’81 K. Haring’ (on the reverse)

#10. Untitled, 1982

Sotheby’s New-York: 26 February 2025
Estimated: USD 300,000 – 400,000
USD 444,500
WORK ON PAPER

Untitled  | Contemporary Curated | 2025 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1982
Sumi ink on paper
38 1/8 x 49 7/8 inches (96.8 x 126.7 cm)
Signed and dated SEPT. 21 – 1982 (on the verso)

#11. Untitled, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 26 February 2025
Estimated: USD 350,000 – 450,000
USD 444,500

Untitled | Contemporary Curated | 2025 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1983
Sumi ink and acrylic on found hide
38×40 inches (96.5 x 101.6 cm)
Signed and dated JAN. 26 1983 (on the reverse)

#12. Untitled, 1980

#13. Red Dog, 1986-87

Christie’s New-York: 15 May 2025
Estimated: USD 200,000 – 300,000
USD 403,200

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Red Dog | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Red Dog, 1986-87
Painted steel
37 1/2 x 50 x 41 inches (91.4 x 127 x 104.1 cm)
This work is number one from an edition of three

---

USD 400,000

---

#14. Untitled, 1981

Sotheby’s New-York: 26 February 2025
Estimated: USD 200,000 – 300,000
USD 355,600
WORK ON PAPER

Untitled | Contemporary Curated | 2025 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1981
Sumi ink on paper
38 x 49 5/8 inches  (96.5 x 126 cm)
Signed and dated Sept. 12 – 1981 (on the verso)

---

USD 300,000

---

#15. Untitled, 1983

Bonhams New-York: 19 November 2025
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 279,900
CARVED WOOD

Bonhams : KEITH HARING (1958-1990) Untitled 11 1/4 x 23 in (28.5 x 58.4 cm) (Painted in 1983)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1983
Acrylic on wood relief
11 1/4 x 23 inches (28.5 x 58.4 cm)
Incised with the artist’s signature and inscription and dated ‘K. Haring 83 ♡⊕’
Dedicated ‘For Andy, Merry Christmas Love, Keith’ (on the reverse)

#16. Untitled, 1987

Christie’s New-York: 30 September 2025
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 279,400
WORK ON PAPER

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1987
Sumi ink on paper
22 1/8 x 30 inches (56.2 x 76.2 cm)
Signed and dedicated
‘FOR REV. SHULTS – Keith Haring’ (lower right); signed again and dated ‘Sept. 28 1987 K. Haring’
(on the reverse)

#17. Untitled, 1983

Christie’s New-York: 18 July 2025
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 120,000
USD 277,200
WORK ON PAPER

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1983
Marker on paper
19 1/2 x  27 3/4 inches (49.5 x 70.5 cm.)
Signed, dedicated and dated ‘FOR MARC-HENRI-K Haring ’83’ (right edge)

#18. TV Dog, 1982

Christie’s London: 6 March 2025
Estimated: GBP 100,000 – 150,000
GBP 214,200 / USD 274,176
WORK ON PAPER

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), TV Dog | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
TV Dog, 1982
Sumi ink on paper
23 x 28 7/8 inches (58.3 x 73.4 cm)
Signed and dated ‘APRIL 6 – 1982 K. Haring’ (on the reverse)

#19. Panel, 1990

Phillips London: 18 October 2025
Estimated: GBP 180,000 – 250,000
GBP 193,500 / USD 259,290

READ MORE IN FOCUS SECTION

Keith Haring Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale

#20. Untitled (Snake), 1983

Christie’s New-York: 15 May 2025
Estimated: USD 180,000 – 250,000
USD 252,000
WORK ON PAPER

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled (Snake) | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled (Snake), 1983
Sumi ink on Japanese pearlescent paper
24 1/2 x 26 inches (61.6 x 66 cm)
Signed and dated ‘K. Haring JAN. 6- 83’ (lower right)

#21. Untitled, 1982

Ketterer Kunst Munich: 6 June 2025
Estimated: EUR 80,000
EUR 215,900 / USD 247,275

Ketterer Kunst, Art auctions, Book auctions Munich, Hamburg & Berlin

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1982
Acrylic on panel
10 3/4 x 11 3/8 inches (27.4 x 29 cm)
Signed, dated “August 1982” and inscribed “FOR FAB 5 FRED (FRED BRATHWAITE)” on the reverse

#22. Untitled, 1983

Christie’s New-York: 15 May 2025
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 214,200
WORK ON PAPER

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1983
Sumi ink and acrylic on paper
15 1/2 x 20 3/4 inches (40×53 cm)
Signed, inscribed and dated ‘K. Haring Feb. 28 – 83 TOKYO’ (on the reverse)

---

USD 200,000

---

#23. Untitled, 1988

Sotheby’s New-York: 16 May 2025
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
USD 190,500
WORK ON PAPER

Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2025 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1988
Gouache and sumi ink on paper
40 1/2 x 59 1/2 inches (102.9 x 151.1 cm)
Signed and dated Oct 30 1988 (on the verso)

#24. Untitled (Figure balancing on a dog), 1989

Sotheby’s Paris: 3 December 2025
Estimated: EUR 80,000 – 120,000
EUR 152,400 / USD 175,550

Keith Haring | All Auction Results

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Figure balancing on a dog), 1989
Aluminum
19 3/4 x 11 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches (50 x 28.6 x 34.3 cm)
Incised with the artist’s signature, stamped with the date 1989 and numbered 4/10 (on the base)
Bears the stamp of the editor Lipincott (on the underside)
This work is the number 4 from an edition of 10

#25. Three Figures with Arms Crossed, 1981

Phillips New-York: 14 May 2025
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
USD 165,100
WORK ON PAPER

Keith Haring Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

USD 100,000

#29. UNTITLED, 1983

Hampel Munich: 4 December 2025
Estimated: EUR 30,000 – 50,000
EUR 54,000 (Hammer)
EUR 69,930 / USD 81,535
WORK ON PAPER

Keith Haring | HAMPEL Fine Art Auctions 4.12.2025

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
UNTITLED, 1983
Sumi ink on Japanese paper
22 x 27 3/8 inches (56 x 69.7 cm)
Signed “K. Haring” lower right

#30. Subway Drawing – Figures, Television, Jumping Dogs

Artcurial Beurret Bailly: 25 June 2025
Estimated: CHF 50,000 – 70,000
CHF 63,513 / USD 78,825
SUBWAY DRAWING

25 June 2025 – Modern & Contemporary Art

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Subway Drawing – Figures, Television, Jumping Dogs
White Chalk on Black Cardboard
27 1/2 x 39 3/8 inches (70×100 cm)

#31. Subway Drawing

Artcurial Beurret Bailly: 25 June 2025
Estimated: CHF 50,000 – 70,000
CHF 63,513 / USD 78,825
SUBWAY DRAWING

25 June 2025 – Modern & Contemporary Art

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Subway Drawing
White Chalk on Black Cardboard
38 7/8 x 27 inches (98.5 x 68.5 cm)

#32. Untitled, 1982

#33. Untitled (Subway Drawing (Angel)), 1982

---

USD 50,000

---

#43. Untitled, 1981

#45. Untitled (Vase Drawing), 1974

#46. Plate Princess Gloria, 1989

#47. Untitled, 1986

Phillips New-York: 16 December 2025
Estimated: USD 12,000 – 18,000
USD 19,350
WORK ON PAPER

Keith Haring Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1986
Ink on paper
22 1/8 x 29 3/4 inches (56.2 x 75.6 cm)
Signed, inscribed and dated “KHD145 © K. Haring JUNE 18-86” on the reverse

 

---

Lots Passed

---

Untitled, 1987

Artcurial Paris: 9 December 2025
Estimated: EUR 150,000 – 250,000
PASSED

Sans titre – 1987

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1987
Acrylic, spray paint and marker on canvas
39 3/8 x 39 3/8 inches (100×100 cm)
Signed, dated and located on the reverse on the overlap

Untitled, 1981

Christie’s New-York: 20 November 2025
Estimated: USD 300,000 – 500,000
PASSED

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1981
Acrylic on plastic laid down on tarp
41 x 38 1/4 inches (104.1 x 96.8 cm)
Signed and dated ‘K. Haring 1981’ (on the reverse)

RED-YELLOW-BLUE #21, 1987

Phillips New-York: 21 November 2025
Estimated: USD 120,000 – 180,000
PASSED

Keith Haring Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
RED-YELLOW-BLUE #21, 1987
Acrylic on canvas
36 1/8 x 24 1/8 inches (91.8 x 61.3 cm)
Signed, titled and dated “RED-YELLOW-BLUE #21 JAN 12 87 ©K. Haring ⨁” on the overlap
Painted on January 12, 1987

Untitled, 1988

Rago: 26 September 2025
Estimated: USD 200,000 – 300,000
PASSED

159: KEITH HARING, Untitled < Post War & Contemporary Art, 26 September 2025 < Auctions | Rago Auctions

Untitled, 1982

Sotheby’s New-York: 26 September 2025
Estimated: USD 350,000 – 550,000
WORK ON PAPER
PASSED

Untitled | Contemporary Curated | 2025 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1982
Sumi ink on paper
38×50 inches (96.5 x 127 cm)
Signed and dated March 12 – 82 (on the verso)

Untitled, 1987

Sotheby’s London: 1 August 2025
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
PASSED

Untitled | Contemporary Discoveries | 2025 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1987
Acrylic on skatedeck
29 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches (75.7 x 25 cm)
Signed and dated 87 (right edge)

Untitled, 1981

Christie’s London: 26 June 2025
Estimated: GBP 120,000 – 180,000
SUBWAY DRAWING
PASSED

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1981
Chalk on black paper on found poster laid on board
43 1/2 x 31 3/4 inches (110.5 x 80.7 cm)

Self Portrait, 1987

Christie’s New-York: 15 May 2025
Estimated: USD 400,000 – 600,000
WORK ON PAPER
PASSED

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Self Portrait | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Self Portrait, 1987
Sumi ink and gouache on paper
28 5/8 x 43 1/4 inches (72.7 x 110 cm)
Signed and dated ‘K. Haring 87’ (lower right)
Signed again, inscribed, titled and dated again
‘SELF PORTRAIT K. Haring JUNE 20 1987 KNOKKE’
(on the reverse)

Untitled, 1987

Christie’s London: 6 March 2025
Estimated: GBP 150,000 – 200,000
WORK ON PAPER
PASSED

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1987
Sumi ink and ink on paper
28 3/4 x 43 3/8 inches (73 x 110.2 cm)
Signed, inscribed and dated ‘K. Haring JUNE 20 1987 KNOKKE’ (on the reverse)

Untitled (Subway Drawing), circa 1985

Christie’s New-York: 27 February 2025
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
SUBWAY DRAWING
PASSED

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled (Subway Drawing) | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled (Subway Drawing), circa 1985
Chalk on black paper laid down on board
Sheet: 41 x 41 1/2 inches (104.1 x 105.4 cm)
Board: 42 7/8 x 43 7/8 inches (108.9 x 111.4 cm)

 

 

---

Lots Withdrawn

---

Untitled, 1979

Phillips New-York: 28 February 2025
Estimated: USD 400,000 – 600,000
WORK ON PAPER
WITHDRAWN

Keith Haring – New Now: Modern & Co… Lot 20 February 2025 | Phillips

 

 

---

2024 Auction Results

---

63 lots sold at auction in 2024 for a total turnover of USD 30,030,503. With only 3 lots failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 95%. The highest price has been achieved at Sotheby’s in New-York on 13 May 2024, when an Untitled painting dated 1986 sold for USD 4,470,000. This was a repeat sale, it last sold at Sotheby’s in New-York on 12 May 2021 for USD 5,779,200.

2024 Top 3 Lots

 

6 lots sold for more than USD 1 million, generating a cumulative turnover of USD 15,520,415, representing 50% of the total turnover for 2024. This includes the sale of an exceptional collection of 31 Subway Drawings at Sotheby’s, sold for a cumulative turnover of USD 9,216,000.

 

 

#1. Untitled, 1986

Sotheby’s New-York: 13 May 2024
Estimated: USD 4,000,000 – 6,000,000
USD 4,470,000

Untitled | Contemporary Evening Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

REPEAT SALE

Sotheby’s New-York: 12 May 2021
Estimated: USD 4,000,000 – 6,000,000
USD 5,779,200

Untitled | Contemporary Art Evening Auction | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1986
Acrylic on canvas
60×60 inches (152.4 x 152.4 cm)
Signed and dated JAN. 22 1986 (on the overlap)

#2. Untitled (Hollywood African Mask), 1987

Christie’s New-York: 21 November 2024
Estimated: USD 1,500,000 – 2,000,000
USD 3,196,000

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled (Hollywood African Mask) | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled (Hollywood African Mask), 1987
Enamel on aluminum
48x36x10 inches (121.9 x 91.4 x 25.4 cm)
Signed and dated ‘© K. Haring 1987 ⨁’ on the reverse

#3. Untitled, 1982

Christie’s Hong-Kong: 28 May 2024
Estimated: HKD 15,800,000 – 25,800,000
HKD 18,525,000 / USD 2,371,655

Untitled (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1982
Vinyl paint on vinyl tarpaulin with metal grommets
69 1/4 x 71 7/8 inches (176 x 182.5 cm)
Signed and dated ‘K. Haring OCT. 1982 ⊕’ (on the reverse)

#4. Untitled, 1982

Phillips New-York: 19 November 2024
Estimated: USD 1,500,000 – 2,000,000
USD 2,238,000

Keith Haring – Modern & Contemporar… Lot 10 November 2024 | Phillips

#5. Untitled, 1982

Christie’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 1,000,000 – 1,500,000
USD 2,046,500

Keith Haring (1958-1990), Untitled | Christie’s (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1982
Sumi ink on paper
72 x 115 1/2 inches (182.9 x 293.4 cm)

#6. Untitled, 1984

Christie’s London: 9 March 2024
Estimated: GBP 600,000 – 800,000
GBP 945,000 / USD 1,198,260

Keith Haring (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1984
Acrylic on canvas
39 3/8 x 39 3/8 inches (100×100 cm)
signed, inscribed and dated ‘K.Haring JUN 9 – 1984 MILANO’ (on the overlap)

---

USD 1 million

---

#7. Untitled (Still Alive in ’85), 1985

Art in Transit: 31 Subway Drawings by Keith Haring, From the Collection of Larry Warsh
Sotheby’s New-York: 21 November 2024
Estimated: USD 500,000 – 700,000
USD 900,000

Untitled (Still Alive in ’85) | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Still Alive in ’85), 1985
Chalk on 3 joined sheets of black paper on original MTA mount
Sheet: 85 x 41 3/4 inches (215.9 x 106 cm)
Mount: 87×45 inches (221.6 x 114.6 cm)

#8. Untitled, 1982

Christie’s New-York: 21 February 2024
The Collection of Sir Elton John
Estimated: USD 300,000 – 500,000
USD 756,000

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled | Christie’s (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1982
DayGlo on wood
20 1/2 x 23 7/8 inches (52.1 x 60 cm)
Signed and dated ‘K. Haring Sept. 82 +’ (on the reverse)

#9. Untitled (Mermaid-Angel and Three Dolphins), 1982

Art in Transit: 31 Subway Drawings by Keith Haring, From the Collection of Larry Warsh
Sotheby’s New-York: 21 November 2024
Estimated: USD 350,000 – 450,000
USD 600,000

Untitled (Mermaid-Angel and Three Dolphins) | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Mermaid-Angel and Three Dolphins), 1982
Chalk on 3 joined sheets of black paper on original MTA mount
Sheet: 83 1/2 x 41 inches (212.1 x 104.1 cm)
Mount: 85  3/4 x 45 inches (217.8 x  114.3 cm)

#10. Untitled (Mermaid-Angel, Dolphins, Angels, Barking Dogs), circa 1981-83

Art in Transit: 31 Subway Drawings by Keith Haring, From the Collection of Larry Warsh
Sotheby’s New-York: 21 November 2024
Estimated: USD 500,000 – 700,000
USD 576,000

Untitled (Mermaid-Angel, Dolphins, Angels, Barking Dogs) | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Mermaid-Angel, Dolphins, Angels, Barking Dogs), circa 1981-83
Chalk on 2 joined sheets of black paper
83 x 42 1/2 inches (210.8 x 108 cm)

#11. Untitled, 1982

Christie’s New-York: 21 February 2024
The Collection of Sir Elton John
Estimated: USD 200,000 – 400,000
USD 529,200

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled | Christie’s (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1982
Enamel on wood
20 1/4 x 29 1/4 inches (51.4 x 74.3 cm)
Signed and dated ‘K. Haring SEPT. 1 1982 +’ (on the reverse)

---

USD 500,000

---

#12. Untitled (Boombox Head), 1984

Art in Transit: 31 Subway Drawings by Keith Haring, From the Collection of Larry Warsh
Sotheby’s New-York: 21 November 2024
Estimated: USD 400,000 – 600,000
USD 480,000

Untitled (Boombox Head) | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Boombox Head), 1984
Chalk on 3 joined sheets of black paper on original MTA mount
Sheet: 83 x 41 3/4 inches (210.8 x 106 cm)
Mount: 87×45 inches (221 x 114.3 cm)

#13. Dog, 1986

Phillips London: 6 June 2024
Estimated: GBP 200,000 – 300,000
GBP 355,600 / USD 453,390

#22. Coffee Table, 1990

Sotheby’s New-York: 1 March 2024
Estimated: USD 280,000 – 320,000
USD 355,600

Coffee Table | Contemporary Curated | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Coffee Table, 1990
Bronze with white patina, pewter inlay
19 7/8 x 82 3/4 inches (50.5 x 210.2 cm)
Incised with the artist’s signature and date 90; stamped with the number 4/9 (on the tabletop)
This work is number 4 from an edition of 9, plus 2 artist’s proofs

#23. Untitled, circa 1980

Phillips New-York: 20 November 2024
Estimated: USD 300,000 – 500,000
USD 355,600

Keith Haring – Modern & Contempora… Lot 142 November 2024 | Phillips

#41. Basel ’82, 1982

Sotheby’s London: 26 June 2024
Estimated: GBP 80,000 – 120,000
GBP 144,000 / USD 182,592

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/contemporary-art-day-auction-including-the-ralph-i-goldenberg-collection/basel-82

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Basel ’82, 1982
Sumi ink on card
20 x 28 1/2 inches (50.7 x 72.5 cm)
Signed and dated June.17 1982 BASEL (on the verso)

#42. Untitled (Three Figures, 1983), 1983

Art in Transit: 31 Subway Drawings by Keith Haring, From the Collection of Larry Warsh
Sotheby’s New-York: 21 November 2024
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 180,000

Untitled (Three Figures, 1983) | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Three Figures, 1983), 1983
Chalk on black paper laid on panel
Sheet: 84×41 inches (213.4 x 104.1 cm)
Panel: 87 1/2 x 47 3/4 inches (222.3 x 121.3 cm)

#43. Untitled (Running Crucifix), circa 1981-83

Art in Transit: 31 Subway Drawings by Keith Haring, From the Collection of Larry Warsh
Sotheby’s New-York: 21 November 2024
Estimated: USD 120,000 – 180,000
USD 168,000

Untitled (Running Crucifix) | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Running Crucifix), circa 1981-83
Chalk on black paper laid on foam board
66×43 inches (167.8 x 109.2 cm)

#44. Untitled (Subway Drawing), 1985

Sotheby’s New-York: 27 September 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 168,000

Untitled (Subway Drawing) | Contemporary Curated | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Subway Drawing), 1985
Chalk on paper
45×30 inches (114.3 x 76.2 cm)

#45. Untitled, 1984

Christie’s London: 10 October 2024
Estimated: GBP 50,000 – 70,000
GBP 126,000 / USD 165,060

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1984
Ink on terracotta
18 7/8 x 13 3/8 x 13 3/8 inches (48x34x34 cm)
Signed and dated ‘K. Haring May 26 1984’ (on the underside)

#46. Untitled, 1984

Christie’s Paris: 7 June 2024
Estimated: EUR 120,000 – 180,000
EUR 151,200 / USD 164,665

https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6488506

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1984
Acrylic on paper
37 3/8 x 49 5/8 inches (95×126 cm)
Signed and dated ‘K. Haring APRIL 28-1984’ (au dos)

#47. Untitled (Two Signals), circa 1980-83

Art in Transit: 31 Subway Drawings by Keith Haring, From the Collection of Larry Warsh
Sotheby’s New-York: 21 November 2024
Estimated: USD 120,000 – 180,000
USD 156,000

Untitled (Two Signals) | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Two Signals), circa 1980-83
Chalk on black paper
45×30 inches (114.3 x 76.2 cm)

#48. Untitled (Three Signals), circa 1981-83

Art in Transit: 31 Subway Drawings by Keith Haring, From the Collection of Larry Warsh
Sotheby’s New-York: 21 November 2024
Estimated: USD 120,000 – 180,000
USD 156,000

Untitled (Three Signals) | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Three Signals), circa 1981-83
Chalk on black paper
44 3/4 x 33 inches (113.7 x 83.8 cm)

#49. Untitled (Robot with Hotdog), circa 1980-83

Art in Transit: 31 Subway Drawings by Keith Haring, From the Collection of Larry Warsh
Sotheby’s New-York: 21 November 2024
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 156,000

Untitled (Robot with Hotdog) | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Robot with Hotdog), circa 1980-83
Chalk on black paper laid on paperboard
44×30 inches (111.8 x 76.2 cm)

#50. Untitled, 1988

Phillips New-York: 15 May 2024
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
USD 152,400

Keith Haring – Modern & Contemporary Ar… Lot 147 May 2024 | Phillips

#55. Drawings for Paris Review, 1982

Sotheby’s New-York: 1 March 2024
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 120,000
USD 107,950

Drawings for Paris Review | Contemporary Curated | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Drawings for Paris Review, 1982
Ink and graphite on paper
Image: 8 x 10 1/2 inches (20.3 x 26.7 cm)
Sheet: 11 x 13 7/8 inches (27.9 x 35.2 cm)
Signed, titled and dated Sept. 23 – 82 (lower left)

---

USD 100,000

---

#56. Untitled (Surfboard), 1983

SBI Art Auction Tokyo: 6 July 2024
Estimated: JPY 8,000,000 – 16,000,000
JPY 14,375,000 / USD 89,430

https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/results/detail/124/11

KEITH HARING
Untitled (Surfboard), 1983
Marker on surfboard
69 1/4 x 19 5/8 x 9 inches (176x50x23 cm)
Signed on the lower part
Dated on the upper part

Untitled, 1982

Christie’s New-York: 1 October 2024
Estimated: USD 60,000 – 80,000
USD 69,300

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1982
Sumi ink on paper
12 5/8 x 20 inches (32.1 x 50.8 cm)
Signed and dated ‘K. Haring Jan. 7-1982’ (on the reverse)

Untitled (Drawing for “Popeye”), 1982

Phillips London: 27 June 2024
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 50,800 / USD 64,414

https://www.phillips.com/detail/keith-haring/UK010424/54

Untitled, 1986

Phillips New-York: 12 March 2024
Estimated: USD 15,000 – 20,000
USD 50,800

https://www.phillips.com/detail/keith-haring/NY010124/155

Untitled, 1985

Christie’s New-York: 13  March 2024
Estimated: USD 10,000 – 15,000
USD 50,400

https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6472022

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1985
Marker on paper
8 x 5 3/8 inches (20.3 x 13.7 cm)
Signed and dated ‘July 23 85 K. Haring’ (lower edge)

Untitled, 1980

Sotheby’s London: 26 January 2024
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 38,100 / USD 48,311

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/contemporary-discoveries-2/untitled-13

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1980
Ink on paper
8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches (20.7 x 27.1 cm)

Untitled (Two Works), 1989

Sotheby’s Hong-Kong: 5 April 2024
Estimated: HKD 80,000 – 150,000
HKD 190,500 / USD 24,354

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/contemporary-day-auction/keith-haring-kai-si-ha-lin-untitled-two-works-wu

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Two Works), 1989
Marker pen on paper
Each: 4 3/4 x 3 3/8 inches (12 x 8.5 cm)
Male: signed
Female: signed and dated 89

 

---

2023 Auction Results

---

34 lots sold at auction in 2023 for a total turnover of USD 18,636,117. With 6 lots failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 85%. The highest price was achieved at Phillips in New-York on 14 November 2023, when a large work on TARP sold for USD 3,206,000.

2023 Top 3 Lots

5 lots sold for more than USD 1 million, generating a cumulative turnover of USD 12,456,199, representing 66.8% of the total turnover for 2023.

#1. Untitled, 1983

Phillips New-York: 14 November 2023
Estimated: USD 2,800,000 – 3,500,000
USD 3,206,000

Keith Haring – 20th Century & Conte… Lot 50 November 2023 | Phillips

#2. Untitled, 1982

Sotheby’s New-York: 18 May 2023
Estimated: USD 2,000,000 – 3,000,000
USD 2,722,000

Untitled | Contemporary Evening Auction | 2023 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1982
Spray paint on metal
84x75x2 inches (213.4 x 190.5 x 5.1 cm)

#3. Untitled, 1982

Christie’s New-York: 7 November 2023
Estimated: USD 3,500,000 – 4,500,000
USD 2,712,000

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1982
Acrylic on canvas tarp with metal grommets
99×97 inches (251.5 x 246.4 cm)
Dated ’82’ (upper right)
Signed, and dated again ‘K. Haring Feb. 20 – 82’ (on the reverse)

#4. Untitled (Sept. 6 1986), 1986

Sotheby’s London: 1 March 2023
Estimated: GBP 1,500,000 – 2,000,000
GBP 2,226,000 / USD 2,679,000

Untitled (Sept. 6 1986) | Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction | | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

REPEAT SALE

Christie’s London: 15 October 2007
Estimated: GBP 400,000 – 600,000
GBP 535,700

Keith Haring (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Sept. 6 1986), 1986
Vinyl paint on canvas
95 3/8 x 94 1/4 inches (242.3 x 239.4 cm)
Signed K. Haring, dated Sept. 6 1986 and inscribed NYC (on the reverse)

#5. Untitled, 1984

Sotheby’s London: 2 March 2023
Estimated: GBP 1,000,000 – 1,500,000
GBP 952,500 / USD 1,137,177

Untitled | Modern & Contemporary Day Auction | 2023 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1984
Acrylic on canvas
100×100 cm (39 3/8 x 39 3/8 inches)
Signed and dated JUNE 11-84 MILANO on the overlap

---

USD 1 million

---

#6. Untitled, 1982

Phillips New-York: 16 May 2023
Estimated: USD 600,000 – 800,000
USD 952,500

Keith Haring – 20th Century & Contempor… Lot 116 May 2023 | Phillips

#7. Untitled, 1988

Sotheby’s New-York: 16 November 2023
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 533,400

Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2023 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1988
Sumi ink and gouache on paper
28 x 39 3/8 inches (71.1 x 100 cm)
Signed and dated 8.8.88 (on the verso)

#8. Untitled, 1984

Sotheby’s New-York: 19 May 2023
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 482,600

Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2023 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1984
Acrylic on canvas
19 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches (50.2 x 50.2 cm)
Signed, dated 1984 and dedicated To Gail (on the overlap)

#9. Untitled, 1981

Christie’s New-York: 10 November 2023
Estimated: USD 200,000 – 300,000
USD 478,800

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1981
Felt-tip marker and paint pen on plastic
18×24 inches (45.7 x 61 cm)
Signed and dated ‘Keith Haring May 81’ (on the reverse)

#10. Untitled, 1986

Christie’s New-York: 10 November 2023
Estimated: USD 300,000 – 500,000
USD 441,000

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) & ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987), Untitled | Christie’s (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) & ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Untitled, 1986
Acrylic, ink and paper collage on paper
40 3/8 x 30 1/4 inches (102.6 x 76.7 cm)
Signed ‘Andy Warhol’ (lower left); signed ‘Keith Haring’ (lower right); dated ‘© 1986’ (center right)

#11. Untitled (Subway Drawing), 1985

Christie’s New-York: 10 November 2023
Estimated: USD 300,00 – 500,000
USD 352,800

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled (Subway Drawing), 1985
Chalk on black paper
45×60 inches (114.3 x 152.4 cm)
Dated ’85’ (upper left)

#12. King and Queen, 1987-1988

Christie’s London: 29 June 2023
Estimated: GBP 180,000 – 250,000
GBP 264,600 / USD 334,301

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
King and Queen, 1987-1988
Enamel on steel
50 x 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches (127 x 100.3 x 100.3 cm)
This work is number three from an edition of three

#13. Untitled, 1981

Christie’s New-York: 10 November 2023
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 302,400

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1981
Sumi ink on paper
40 7/8 x 49 1/4 inches (103.8 x 125.1 cm)
Signed, dedicated and dated ‘K. Haring OCT. 13-81 FOR DAZE’ (on the reverse)

#14. Red Dog For Landois, 1986-87

Sotheby’s London: 13 October 2023
Estimated: GBP 150,000 – 200,000
GBP 228,600 / USD 277,427

Red Dog For Landois | Contemporary Day Auction | 2023 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Red Dog For Landois, 1986-87
Enamel on steel
36 1/2 x 52 x 40 1/8 inches (92.6 x 132 x 102 cm)

#15. Untitled, circa 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 19 May 2023
Estimated: USD 180,000 – 250,000
USD 241,300

Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2023 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, circa 1983
Spray paint on found plywood
96×48 inches (243.8 x 121.9 cm)

#16. Untitled, 1983

Phillips New-York: 15 November 2023
Estimated: USD 200,000 – 300,000
USD 190,500

Keith Haring – 20th Century & Cont… Lot 146 November 2023 | Phillips

#17. Untitled, 1988

Sotheby’s New-York: 19 May 2023
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 120,000
USD 139,700

Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2023 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1988
Ink on terracotta bowl
9 1/2 x 29 3/8 x 29 3/8 inches (24 x 74.6 x 74.6 cm)
Signed and dated 9.25.88 (on the side)

#18. Untitled, 1989

Christie’s New-York: 29  September 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 138,600

https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6443789

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1989
Gouache, ink and printed paper collage on paper
38 3/8 x 38 3/8 inches (97.5 x 97.5 cm)
Signed and dated ‘OCT. 4 1989 © K. Haring’ (on the reverse)

#19. Untitled, 1981

Christie’s New-York: 12 May 2023
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 138,600

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled | Christie’s (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1981
Gold marker on plastic
18 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches (47.6 x 50.2 cm)
Signed and dated ‘K. Haring 81’ (on the reverse)

#20. Untitled, 1989

Sotheby’s New-York: 16 November 2023
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 127,000

Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2023 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1989
Sumi ink, gouache and paper collage on paper
38×50 inches (96×127 cm)
Signed and dated JAN. 31 – 89 (on the verso)

#21. Untitled, 1981

Christie’s New-York: 12 May 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 126,000

https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6425059

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1981
Gold and black marker on Plexiglas
11 x 7 1/2 inches (27.9 x 19.1 cm)
Signed, dedicated and dated twice ‘K. Haring May 81 HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDY 1981’ (on the reverse)

 

Christie’s New-York: 10 March 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 81,900

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Freud Drawings, 1989
Sumi ink, gouache and printed paper collage on paper
38 1/4 x 50 inches (97.2 x 127 cm)
Signed, titled, dated and inscribed ‘”FREUD DRAWINGS” – c JAN. 31-89 K. Haring +” (on the reverse)

#31. Untitled, 1982

Phillips London: 6 December 2023
Estimated: GBP 25,000 – 35,000
GBP 40,640 / USD 51,151

Keith Haring – New Now London Lot 106 December 2023 | Phillips

 

---

2022 Auction Results

---

34 lots sold at auction in 2022 for a total turnover of USD 19,238,482.

With 2 lots failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 94%. The highest price of USD 5,820,000 was achieved at Christie’s in New-York on 17 November 2022. 3 lots sold for more than USD 1 million, generating a cumulative turnover of USD 11,667,500, representing 60.6% of the total turnover for 2022.

2022 Top 3 Lots

 

#1. Untitled, 1982

Christie’s New-York: 17 November 2022
Estimated: USD 4,000,000 – 6,000,000
USD 5,820,000

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1982
Enamel and DayGlo on metal, in artist’s painted frame
90 1/4 x 72 inches (229.2 x 182.9 cm)

#2. Untitled, 1987

Sotheby’s New-York: 16 November 2022
Estimated: USD 3,000,000 – 4,000,000
USD 3,922,000

Untitled | Contemporary Evening Auction | 2022 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1987
Acrylic on canvas tarp
95 x 95 ¼ inches (241.3 x 241.9 cm)

#3. Untitled, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 17 November 2022
Estimated: USD 800,000 – 1,200,000
USD 1,925,500

Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2022 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1983
Enamel on carved wood
69 ⅜ x 70 ⅝ x 2 ⅜ inches (176.2 x 179.4 x 6 cm)

---

USD 1 million

---

#4. Mural for The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, 1986

Sotheby’s New-York: 17 November 2022
Estimated: USD 500,000 – 700,000
USD 945,000

Mural for The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York | Contemporary Day Auction | 2022 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Mural for The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, 1986
Acrylic on vinyl wallpaper laid on aluminum, in 5 parts
Overall: 53 5/8 x 210 inches (135.6 x 533.4 cm)
Signed K. Haring and dated Jan. 16-1986 (on the right panel)

#5. Untitled (Drawings for Fashion Moda, New Museum), 1980

Christie’s London: 28 February 2022
Estimated: GBP 350,000 – 550,000
GBP 441,000 / USD 587,295

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled (Drawings for Fashion Moda, New Museum), 1980
Sumi ink on posterboard
48 1⁄4 x 93 1⁄2 inches (122.5 x 237.4 cm)
Signed and inscribed ‘K. Haring DRAWING for FASHION SHOW AT NEW’ (on the reverse)

#6. Untitled, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 30 September 2022
Estimated: USD 300,000 – 400,000
USD 529,200

Untitled | Contemporary Curated | 2022 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

REPEAT SALE

Sotheby’s New-York: 13 May 2021
Estimated: USD 400,000 – 600,000
USD 615,000

Untitled | Contemporary Art Day Auction | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1983
Enamel on carved wood
31 x 20 1/8 x 2 1/4 inches (78.7 x 51.1 x 5.7 cm)

#7. Untitled (Subway Drawing), 1982/1984

Ketterer Kunst: 9 December 2022
Estimated: EUR 300,000
EUR 500,000 / USD 527,593

Ketterer Kunst, Art auctions, Book auctions Munich, Hamburg & Berlin

KEITH HARING
Untitled (Subway Drawing), 1982/1984.
Chalk drawing on two jointed sheets of black paper laid on cardboard
In the original New York Subway frame made of glass fiber reinforced plastic
41.5 x 59.8 inches (114.8 x 152 cm)

#8. Untitled, 1982

Sotheby’s New-York: 11 March 2022
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 504,000

Untitled | Contemporary Curated | 2022 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1982
Acrylic on wood
53×25 inches (134.3 x 63.5 cm)

#9. Untitled (Le Mans), 1984

Christie’s Paris: 20 September 2022
Estimated: EUR 150,000 – 200,000
EUR 466,200 / USD 460,535

Keith Haring (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled (Le Mans), 1984
Acrylic and sumi ink on paper
43 1/4 x 29 1/2 inches (110×75 cm)
Dated ’84’ (upper right)
Signed and dated ‘K. Haring June 16 – 1984 +’ (on the reverse)

 

 

---

2021 Auction Results

---

54 lots sold at auction in 2021 for a total turnover of USD 32,721,998. With 5 lots failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 95%. The highest price of USD 5,938,492 was achieved at Christie’s in London on 30 June 2021 by a very large work on canvas.

2021 Top 3 Lots

7 lots sold for more than USD 1 million, generating a cumulative turnover of USD 25,371,642, representing 77.5% of the total turnover for 2021. Of note, 12 original drawings from the Pop Shop series were sold by Sotheby’s in New-York on 15 March 2021.

 

#1. Untitled, 1984

Christie’s London: 29 June 2021
Estimated: GBP 3,900,000 – 4,500,000
GBP 4,301,250 / USD 5,938,492

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1984
Acrylic on canvas, in four parts
Each: 60×60 inches (152.4 x 152.4cm)
Overall: 120×120 inches (304.8 x 304.8cm)

#2. Untitled, 1986

Sotheby’s New-York: 12 May 2021
Estimated: USD 4,000,000 – 6,000,000
USD 5,779,200

Untitled | Contemporary Art Evening Auction | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1986
Acrylic on canvas
60×60 inches (152.4 x 152.4 cm)
Signed and dated JAN. 22 1986 on the overlap

#3. Untitled (Acrobats), 1982

Sotheby’s New-York: 8 December 2021
Estimated: USD 1,800,000 – 2,500,000
USD 5,491,950

Untitled (Acrobats) | PROUVÉ x BASQUIAT: Art and Design from the Collection of Peter M. Brant and Stephanie Seymour | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING
Untitled (Acrobats), 1982
Sumi ink on paper mounted to canvas
72×192 inches (182.9 x 487.7 cm)

#4. Untitled, 1983

Christie’s New-York: 8 March 2021
Estimated: USD 2,500,000 – 3,500,000
USD 3,000,000

Keith Haring (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1983
Vinyl paint on vinyl tarpaulin with metal grommets
73×73 inches (185.4 x 185.4 cm)

#5. Untitled, 1981

Christie’s New-York: 13 May 2021
Estimated: USD 2,000,000 – 3,000,000
USD 2,210,000

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1981
Vinyl ink on vinyl tarpaulin
50×50 inches (127 x 127 cm)

#6. Untitled, 1985

Phillips New-York: 23 June 2021
Estimated: USD 1,000,000 – 1,500,000
USD 1,482,000

Keith Haring – 20th Century & Contempor… Lot 47 June 2021 | Phillips

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1985
Oil and acrylic on canvas
Diameter: 36 inches (91.4 cm)

#7. Untitled, 1985

Christie’s New-York: 11 November 2021
Estimated: USD 900,000 – 1,200,000
USD 1,470,000

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1985
Oil and acrylic on shaped canvas
Diameter: 36 inches (91.4 cm)

---

USD 1 million

---

#8. Untitled (For John Sex), 1982

Phillips New-York: 23 June 2021
Estimated: USD 800,000 – 1,200,000
USD 899,999

Keith Haring – 20th Century & Contempor… Lot 24 June 2021 | Phillips

KEITH HARING
Untitled (For John Sex), 1982
Acrylic and Day-Glo on wood
23.2 x 23.2 inches (59.1 x 59.1 cm)

#9. Untitled, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 13 May 2021
Estimated: USD 400,000 – 600,000
USD 615,000

Untitled | Contemporary Art Day Auction | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1983
Enamel on carved wood
31 x 20 1/8 x 2 1/4 inches (78.7 x 51.1 x 5.7 cm)

#10. Untitled (Lil Keith), 1988

Sotheby’s Hong-Kong: 20 April 2021
Estimated: HKD 1,800,000 – 3,000,000
HKD 3,276,000 / USD 422,105

Keith Haring 凱斯・哈林 | Untitled (Lil Keith) 無題（小凱斯） | Contemporary Art Day Sale | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Lil Keith), 1988
Acrylic on canvas
24×24 inches (61×61 cm)
Dated 88; signed, inscribed and dated April 1988 on the reverse

 

FIND ALL AUCTION RESULTS FOR 2021

Keith Haring Auction Results (2021-2025)

 

 

PART III: FOCUS

 

---

Works on Tarp

---

PLEASE CLICK ON ANY PICTURE BELOW TO ACCESS THE CATALOGUE ENTRY

Untitled, 1981

Works from the Collection of Kamran Diba
Sotheby’s New-York: 19 November 2025
Estimated: USD 2,200,000 – 3,200,000
USD 2,246,000

Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2025 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1981
Acrylic on vinyl tarpaulin
97 1/4 x 96 1/2 inches (247 x 245.1 cm)
Signed and dated 1981 (on the reverse)

The Garden of Radio Delight/The Beach (double-sided), 1984

Phillips London: 27 June 2024
Estimated: GBP 400,000 – 600,000
GBP 317,500 / USD 402,590

Keith Haring – Modern & Contemporary Ar… Lot 16 June 2024 | Phillips

Untitled, 1982

Christie’s Hong-Kong: 28 May 2024
Estimated: HKD 15,800,000 – 25,800,000
HKD 18,525,000 / USD 2,371,655

Untitled (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1982
Vinyl paint on vinyl tarpaulin with metal grommets
69 1/4 x 71 7/8 inches (176 x 182.5 cm)
Signed and dated ‘K. Haring OCT. 1982 ⊕’ (on the reverse)

Untitled, 1983

Phillips New-York: 14 November 2023
Estimated: USD 2,800,000 – 3,500,000
USD 3,206,000

Keith Haring – 20th Century & Conte… Lot 50 November 2023 | Phillips

REPEAT SALE

Christie’s New-York: 15 November 2017
Estimated: USD 3,500,000 – 4,500,000
USD 4,212,500

Keith Haring (1958-1990), Untitled | Christie’s

Untitled, 1982

Christie’s New-York: 7 November 2023
Estimated: USD 3,500,000 – 4,500,000
USD 2,712,000

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1982
Acrylic on canvas tarp with metal grommets
99×97 inches (251.5 x 246.4 cm)
Dated ’82’ (upper right)
Signed, and dated again ‘K. Haring Feb. 20 – 82’ (on the reverse)

Untitled, 1987

Sotheby’s New-York: 16 November 2022
Estimated: USD 3,000,000 – 4,000,000
USD 3,922,000

Untitled | Contemporary Evening Auction | 2022 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1987
Acrylic on canvas tarp
95 x 95 ¼ inches (241.3 x 241.9 cm)

Untitled, 1981

Christie’s New-York: 13 May 2021
Estimated: USD 2,000,000 – 3,000,000
USD 2,210,000

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1981
Vinyl ink on vinyl tarpaulin
50×50 inches (127 x 127 cm)

Untitled, 1983

Christie’s New-York: 8 March 2021
Estimated: USD 2,500,000 – 3,500,000
USD 3,000,000

Keith Haring (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1983
Vinyl paint on vinyl tarpaulin with metal grommets
73×73 inches (185.4 x 185.4 cm)

Untitled, 1982

Sotheby’s New-York: 18 May 2017
Estimated: USD 4,000,000 – 6,000,000
USD 6,537,500

(#26) Keith Haring (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1982
Acrylic on vinyl tarpaulin with metal grommets
121 1/2 x 118 3/4 inches (308.6 x 301.6 cm)

 

 

 

 

---

Works on Canvas

---

Untitled, 1987

Sotheby’s New-York: 19 November 2025
Estimated: USD 400,000 – 600,000
USD 482,600

Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2025 | Sotheby’s

REPEAT SALE

Christie’s New-York: 28 September 2017
Estimated: USD 200,000 – 300,000
USD 250,000

Keith Haring (1958-1990), Red-Yellow-Blue #2 | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1987
Acrylic on canvas
84 x 48 1/8 inches (213.3 x 122.6 cm)
Signed, titled and dated Jan 11-1987 (on the overlap)

Untitled, circa 1985

Commanding Line: Keith Haring from an Esteemed Private Collection, St. Louis
Sotheby’s New-York: 26 September 2025
Estimated: USD 1,800,000 – 2,500,000
USD 2,490,000

Untitled | Contemporary Curated | 2025 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, circa 1985
Acrylic on canvas
48×48 inches (121.9 x 121.9 cm)
Signed, dated Nov. 7 – 1985 and inscribed Happy Birthday Mary!! Love, Keith (on the reverse)

Untitled, 1984

Christie’s New-York: 15 May 2025
Estimated: USD 350,000 – 450,000
USD 567,000

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1984
DayGlo and acrylic on canvas
19 1/8 x 19 1/8 inches (48.6 x 48.6 cm)
Signed, inscribed, dedicated and dated twice
‘FOR GRANDMA + GRANDPA DEC 29 1984 N.Y.C. MERRY CHRISTMAS + HAPPY NEW YEAR LOVE, KEITH 1984’
(on the overlap)

Untitled, 1984

Phillips New-York: 14 May 2025
Estimated: USD 700,000 – 1,000,000
USD 698,500

Keith Haring Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

Untitled, 1986

Sotheby’s New-York: 13 May 2024
Estimated: USD 4,000,000 – 6,000,000
USD 4,470,000

Untitled | Contemporary Evening Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

REPEAT SALE

Sotheby’s New-York: 12 May 2021
Estimated: USD 4,000,000 – 6,000,000
USD 5,779,200

Untitled | Contemporary Art Evening Auction | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1986
Acrylic on canvas
60×60 inches (152.4 x 152.4 cm)
Signed and dated JAN. 22 1986 (on the overlap)

Untitled, 1984

Christie’s London: 9 March 2024
Estimated: GBP 600,000 – 800,000
GBP 945,000 / USD 1,198,260

Keith Haring (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1984
Acrylic on canvas
39 3/8 x 39 3/8 inches (100×100 cm)
signed, inscribed and dated ‘K.Haring JUN 9 – 1984 MILANO’ (on the overlap)

Red-Yellow-Blue #16 (Portrait of Adolpho), 1987

Phillips New-York: 15 November 2023
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 88,900

Keith Haring – 20th Century & Cont… Lot 127 November 2023 | Phillips

Untitled (Sept. 6 1986), 1986

Sotheby’s London: 1 March 2023
Estimated: GBP 1,500,000 – 2,000,000
GBP 2,226,000 / USD 2,679,000

Untitled (Sept. 6 1986) | Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction | | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

REPEAT SALE

Christie’s London: 15 October 2007
Estimated: GBP 400,000 – 600,000
GBP 535,700

Keith Haring (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Sept. 6 1986), 1986
Vinyl paint on canvas
95 3/8 x 94 1/4 inches (242.3 x 239.4 cm)
Signed K. Haring, dated Sept. 6 1986 and inscribed NYC (on the reverse)

Untitled, 1984

Sotheby’s London: 2 March 2023
Estimated: GBP 1,000,000 – 1,500,000
GBP 952,500 / USD 1,137,177

Untitled | Modern & Contemporary Day Auction | 2023 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1984
Acrylic on canvas
100×100 cm (39 3/8 x 39 3/8 inches)
Signed and dated JUNE 11-84 MILANO on the overlap

Red-Yellow-Blue #9, 1987

Sotheby’s New-York: 11 March 2022
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 378,000

Red-Yellow-Blue #9 | Contemporary Curated | 2022 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING
Red-Yellow-Blue #9, 1987
Oil and acrylic on canvas
36×36 inches (91.4 x 91.4 cm)

Untitled (Acrobats), 1982

Sotheby’s New-York: 8 December 2021
Estimated: USD 1,800,000 – 2,500,000
USD 5,491,950

Untitled (Acrobats) | PROUVÉ x BASQUIAT: Art and Design from the Collection of Peter M. Brant and Stephanie Seymour | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING
Untitled (Acrobats), 1982
Sumi ink on paper mounted to canvas
72×192 inches (182.9 x 487.7 cm)

Untitled, 1984

Christie’s London: 29 June 2021
Estimated: GBP 3,900,000 – 4,500,000
GBP 4,301,250 / USD 5,938,492

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) (christies.com)

REPEAT SALE

Christie’s London: 4 October 2018
Estimated: GBP 3,000,000 – 5,000,000
GBP 3,946,250 / USD 5,176,292

Keith Haring (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1984
Acrylic on canvas, in four parts
Each: 60×60 inches (152.4 x 152.4cm)
Overall: 120×120 inches (304.8 x 304.8cm)

Untitled, 1985

Phillips New-York: 23 June 2021
Estimated: USD 1,000,000 – 1,500,000
USD 1,482,000

Keith Haring – 20th Century & Contempor… Lot 47 June 2021 | Phillips

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1985
Oil and acrylic on canvas
Diameter: 36 inches (91.4 cm)

 

---

Works on Metal/Wood

---

PLEASE CLICK ON ANY PICTURE BELOW TO ACCESS THE CATALOGUE ENTRY

Baby, 1982

Christie’s New-York: 15 May 2025
Estimated: USD 500,000 – 700,000
USD 630,000

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Baby | Christie’s

 

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Baby, 1982
Enamel on metal
34 1/2 x 40 x 3 inches (87.6 x 101.6 x 7.6 cm)
Signed, dedicated and dated ‘FOR ANDY K. Haring Sept. 27 – 82’ (on the reverse)

Untitled (Hollywood African Mask), 1987

Christie’s New-York: 21 November 2024
Estimated: USD 1,500,000 – 2,000,000
USD 3,196,000

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled (Hollywood African Mask) | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled (Hollywood African Mask), 1987
Enamel on aluminum
48x36x10 inches (121.9 x 91.4 x 25.4 cm)
Signed and dated ‘© K. Haring 1987 ⨁’ on the reverse

Untitled, 1982

Phillips New-York: 19 November 2024
Estimated: USD 1,500,000 – 2,000,000
USD 2,238,000

Keith Haring – Modern & Contemporar… Lot 10 November 2024 | Phillips

Untitled, 1982

Sotheby’s New-York: 18 May 2023
Estimated: USD 2,000,000 – 3,000,000
USD 2,722,000

Untitled | Contemporary Evening Auction | 2023 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1982
Spray paint on metal
84x75x2 inches (213.4 x 190.5 x 5.1 cm)

Untitled, 1982

Phillips New-York: 16 May 2023
Estimated: USD 600,000 – 800,000
USD 952,500

Keith Haring – 20th Century & Contempor… Lot 116 May 2023 | Phillips

Untitled, 1982

Christie’s New-York: 17 November 2022
Estimated: USD 4,000,000 – 6,000,000
USD 5,820,000

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1982
Enamel and DayGlo on metal, in artist’s painted frame
90 1/4 x 72 inches (229.2 x 182.9 cm)

Mural for The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, 1986

Sotheby’s New-York: 17 November 2022
Estimated: USD 500,000 – 700,000
USD 945,000

Mural for The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York | Contemporary Day Auction | 2022 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Mural for The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, 1986
Acrylic on vinyl wallpaper laid on aluminum, in 5 parts
Overall: 53 5/8 x 210 inches (135.6 x 533.4 cm)
Signed K. Haring and dated Jan. 16-1986 (on the right panel)

Untitled, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 17 November 2022
Estimated: USD 800,000 – 1,200,000
USD 1,925,500

Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2022 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1983
Enamel on carved wood
69 ⅜ x 70 ⅝ x 2 ⅜ inches (176.2 x 179.4 x 6 cm)

Untitled, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 30 September 2022
Estimated: USD 300,000 – 400,000
USD 529,200

Untitled | Contemporary Curated | 2022 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

REPEAT SALE

Sotheby’s New-York: 13 May 2021
Estimated: USD 400,000 – 600,000
USD 615,000

Untitled | Contemporary Art Day Auction | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING
Untitled, 1983
Enamel on carved wood
31 x 20 1/8 x 2 1/4 inches (78.7 x 51.1 x 5.7 cm)

Untitled (For John Sex), 1982

Phillips New-York: 23 June 2021
Estimated: USD 800,000 – 1,200,000
USD 899,999

Keith Haring – 20th Century & Contempor… Lot 24 June 2021 | Phillips

KEITH HARING
Untitled (For John Sex), 1982
Acrylic and Day-Glo on wood
23.2 x 23.2 inches (59.1 x 59.1 cm)

 

 

---

Works on Paper

---

PLEASE CLICK BELOW TO READ ABOUT WORKS ON PAPER
AND FIND HISTORICAL AUCTION RESULTS

 

Keith Haring Works on Paper

 

 

---

Subway Drawings

---

 

PLEASE CLICK BELOW TO READ ABOUT SUBWAY DRAWINGS
AND TO FIND HISTORICAL AUCTION RESULTS 

Keith Haring Subway Drawings, 1980-1984

 

 

 

---

Sculptures

---

Red Dog, 1986-87

Christie’s New-York: 15 May 2025
Estimated: USD 200,000 – 300,000
USD 403,200

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Red Dog | Christie’s

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Red Dog, 1986-87
Painted steel
37 1/2 x 50 x 41 inches (91.4 x 127 x 104.1 cm)
This work is number one from an edition of three

Coming directly from the estate of Keith Haring’s late mother, this iconic sculpture was displayed prominently at the Haring home in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, for years, before being loaned to the Reading Public Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania, where it was exhibited among works from the museum’s permanent collection.

While living in New York and traveling the world, Keith Haring maintained frequent contact with his family in Kutztown, and regularly sent home artworks, letters, and gifts. The present work was executed in 1986-87, during a period of renewed interest in sculpture for Haring. The previous year he had a solo exhibition of painted steel sculptures at Leo Castelli Gallery in New York, where he reimagined his most enduring and iconic motifs in three-dimensional form. To create the sculptures for the Castelli exhibition, Haring first made aluminum models and then fabricated the steel works at Lippincott Sculpture foundry in Connecticut. Red Dog is a prime example of Haring’s playful and inventive genius translated to sculpture in the round. Poised on two legs, the barking dog projects itself through the floor, appearing both animated and benevolent, almost like a dog greeting it’s owner.

Acrobats, 1986

Phillips London: 4 December 2024
Estimated: GBP 180,000 – 220,000
GBP 241,300 / USD 305,830

Keith Haring – New Now: Modern & Co… Lot 12 December 2024 | Phillips

KEITH HARING
Acrobats, 1986
Polyurethane enamel on aluminum
24 x 15 5/8 x 14 1/2 inches (61 x 39.7 x 36.9 cm)
Incised with the artist’s signature, dated and numbered ‘K.Haring 1986 8/10’ lower part
This work is number 8 from an edition of 10, plus 2 artist’s proofs

Manifesting form, rhythm and unrestrained movement, Keith Haring’s iconographic compositions generate their own mode of visual choreography, their repeating motifs and pronounced internal patterns closely aligned to movement and the embodied power of music and performance. Acrobats was executed in 1986, at a key moment in the artist’s career as he rapidly became one of the most celebrated figures within the New York art world. Offering up a dynamic and energetic display of the iconic forms that propelled the artist to worldwide fame, the present work brings the joyful, colorful movement of his graffitied figures into three dimensions. Haring first began to produce works in aluminum in the mid-1980s at the suggestion of his gallerist Tony Shafrazi: “Put your alphabet in the landscape, in the real world”. He would debut these sculptures at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York in 1985, continuing from that point to refine and enhance his sculptural practice. The present work is an elegant example of Haring’s multifaceted, ever-evolving oeuvre, and functions as a marker of his broader cultural and aesthetic sensitivity.

Acrobats consists of two enamel-coated aluminum figures, one blue and one orange, attached to a single base. Stacked head-on-head, their poses appear to mirror each other yet, upon closer inspection, actually differ in subtle ways. The sculpture revolves around the sense of suspense and balance, employing bold, complimentary colours and two interlocking vertical and perpendicular planes to create a driving internal dynamism. Typical of Haring’s sculpture, the transformation of flat forms into three-dimensional structures reveals an altered set of priorities and principles at play. In particular, the influence of Matisse is clear in Acrobats, with a clear-sighted interrelation of form and color that is conceptually, and spatially, perhaps more complex than in Haring’s paintings and drawings. The clean-cut edges and use of enameled metal in turn create a machine aesthetic reminiscent of Léger or even the Minimalist sculpture of Donald Judd.

Against this, however, is the essential humanism of Haring’s figurative practice. His concern was with universality, developing a idiosyncratic language “made up of synthetic and archetypal signs, that is, signs that are common to all times, places and cultures”. There is an immediacy and instant legibility to his freestanding sculpture, and oeuvre more broadly, that has led to his art being considered akin to Pop. Haring also made a monumental version of this sculpture measuring around three meters tall. Intended as a more public sculpture, this variant reflects his roots in the graffiti scene and urban culture of New York. In another way, however, the present work draws on the urban environment of New York, most notably in its evocation of the freedom of movement. Arriving in the city in 1978, the music and nightclub scene proved influential on the artist.

“All kinds of new things were starting. In music, it was the punk and New Wave scenes… And there was the club scene – the Mudd Club and Club 57, at St. Mark’s Place, in the basement of a Polish church, which became our hangout, a clubhouse, where we could do whatever we wanted.”

This sensitivity to sensation, time and place informs all of Haring’s works, enlivening form and color through a bold spontaneity. At its core, Acrobats asks the viewer to consider human relationships. Poised yet fragile, the two acrobats are held in a tense partnership where each figure relies on the other for stability. In this sense, the present work realizes his belief that “the contemporary artist has a responsibility to continue to celebrate humanity”. Simultaneously spontaneous yet studied, Acrobats superbly encapsulates Haring’s ability to distil form and movement to a more essential yet lyrical kind of figuration that remains uniquely his own.

Untitled (Two Dancing Figures), 1987

Phillips London: 10 October 2024
Estimated: GBP 150,000 – 200,000
GBP 165,100 / USD 216,281

Keith Haring – Modern & Contemporar… Lot 119 October 2024 | Phillips

“A painting, to a certain extent, is still the illusion of a material. But once you cut that out of the steel and stand it up, it’s a real thing, (…) It has this sense of permanence, of reality, that it will exist much longer than I ever will, so it’s a kind of immortality.”

Manifesting form, rhythm and unrestrained movement, Keith Haring’s iconographic compositions generate their own mode of visual choreography, their repeating motifs and pronounced internal patterns closely aligned to music and the embodied power of dance and performance. Untitled (Two Dancing Figures) was executed in 1987, at a key moment in the artist’s career as he rapidly became one of the most celebrated figures within the New York art world. Offering up a dynamic and energetic display of the iconic forms that propelled the artist to worldwide fame, the present work brings the joyful, colorful movement of his graffitied figures into three dimensions. Haring first began to produce works in aluminum in the mid-1980s at the suggestion of his gallerist Tony Shafrazi: “Put your alphabet in the landscape, in the real world”. He would debut these sculptures at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York in 1985, continuing from that point to refine and enhance his sculptural practice. The present work is an elegant example of Haring’s multifaceted, ever-evolving practice, a marker of his broader cultural and aesthetic sensitivity.

Untitled (Two Dancing Figures) consists of two enamel-coated aluminum figures, one yellow and one red, attached to a single base. Both move in step, their left legs lifted, while their arms interlock behind their backs; the result is a sculpture of joy and harmony yet also compositional precision, a core aspect of Keith Haring’s varied practice. The present work is strongly influenced by the urban environment of New York, most notably in its evocation of the movement and freedom of dance. Arriving in the city in 1978, the music and nightclub scene proved influential: “All kinds of new things were starting. In music, it was the punk and New Wave scenes… And there was the club scene – the Mudd Club and Club 57, at St. Mark’s Place, in the basement of a Polish church, which became our hangout, a clubhouse, where we could do whatever we wanted”. This sensitivity to sensation, time and place informs all of Haring’s works, enlivening form and color through a bold spontaneity.

Arm in arm, the two brightly lacquered, dancing figures of the present work contain a dynamism reminiscent of Alexander Calder’s mobiles yet propound a profoundly humanist message. In this sense, they realize Haring’s belief that “the contemporary artist has a responsibility to continue to celebrate humanity”. Haring also made a monumental version of this sculpture measuring almost four meters tall and three meters wide. Intended as a more public sculpture, this variant reflects his roots in the graffiti scene and urban culture of New York. Simultaneously spontaneous yet studied, Untitled (Two Dancing Figures) superbly encapsulates Haring’s ability to distil form and movement to a more essential yet lyrical kind of figuration that remains uniquely his own.

Coffee Table, 1990

Sotheby’s New-York: 1 March 2024
Estimated: USD 280,000 – 320,000
USD 355,600

Coffee Table | Contemporary Curated | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Coffee Table, 1990
Bronze with white patina, pewter inlay
19 7/8 x 82 3/4 inches (50.5 x 210.2 cm)
Incised with the artist’s signature and date 90; stamped with the number 4/9 (on the tabletop)
This work is number 4 from an edition of 9, plus 2 artist’s proofs

Reverberating with vibrant, dynamic energy, the present work is a cacophony of line and symbol, a semiotic vision that encompasses the very best of Keith Haring’s work. Haring’s instantly recognizable dancing figures, made of energetic lines are engraved into the bronze coffee table, the shadows of their distinct outlines boldly contrasting with the panel’s patina. Haring was fascinated by ancient narratives and symbols, such as Egyptian hieroglyphs and Greek pottery, which inspired Haring’s ability to invest vast meaning into a single, repeated symbol.

Haring created his own visual lexicon that became ingrained within the landscape of New York City in the 1980s, and his energetic, bold line came to define not only his oeuvre but his personality and presence within the art world. The figures in the present lot embody Haring’s celebration of music and movement, and the dancing forms are layered with graphic force.

Red Dog For Landois, 1986-87

Sotheby’s London: 13 October 2023
Estimated: GBP 150,000 – 200,000
GBP 228,600 / USD 277,427

Red Dog For Landois | Contemporary Day Auction | 2023 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Red Dog For Landois, 1986-87
Enamel on steel
36 1/2 x 52 x 40 1/8 inches (92.6 x 132 x 102 cm)

King and Queen, 1987-1988

Christie’s London: 29 June 2023
Estimated: GBP 180,000 – 250,000
GBP 264,600 / USD 334,301

KEITH HARING (1958-1990) (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
King and Queen, 1987-1988
Enamel on steel
50 x 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches (127 x 100.3 x 100.3 cm)
This work is number three from an edition of three

Executed between 1987 and 1988, King and Queen is a magnificent example of the figurative steel cut-outs that Keith Haring created during the final years of his career. Rendered in jet-black enamel on steel, two freestanding figures embrace in a complex dance of positive and negative space. The taller figure’s body rises in a concertina, perforated with three holes and encircled by its partner’s arms. The lower figure’s head emerges on a stem from the first figure’s body, swooping through a hole in its own midsection. Featured in his posthumous retrospective at the Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Castello di Rivoli in 1994, King and Queen sees Haring’s idiomatic urban figures translated into three dimensions.

“Sculpture has a kind of power that a painting doesn’t have. You can’t burn it. It would survive a nuclear blast probably. It has this permanent, real feeling that will exist much, much longer than I will ever exist, so it’s a kind of immortality.”

 

Haring wanted the exhibition to emulate the atmosphere of a school playground and invited groups of children to play with and climb over his sculptures. Complementing his works on canvas and paper, Haring developed his sculptural practice further over the next five years, his increasingly large cut-outs offering a materialization of the characters he had first depicted across the walls and subway ads of New York City. By the time he created the present work, in which he abandons color for a simpler, more pared-back design, Haring was employing the medium with supreme confidence. One of few works to carry a formal title, King and Queen is a majestic example of the autonomous three-dimensional language that came to define Haring’s late practice.

 

---

Other works

---

Untitled, circa 1980

Phillips New-York: 21 November 2025
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 103,200

Keith Haring Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

KEITH HARING
Untitled, circa 1980
Acrylic on plywood
30 1/2 x 27 1/4 inches (77.5 x 69.2 cm)

A time capsule of downtown New York’s vibrant creative scene, Keith Haring’s Untitled, circa 1980, captures an energy and spirit of The Mudd Club – one of the city’s legendary nightclubs. Operating from 1978 to 1983 in Tribeca, the club became a focal point of the Lower Manhattan arts scene, attracting figures such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, David Bowie, and Haring himself.

The verso of the present work, with an inscription by Steve Mass, founder of the Mudd Club.

The venue was the first of its kind that combined nightlife and contemporary art, featuring a gallery space on the 4th floor that Haring curated. Untitled is part of a composition painted directly onto a door from the club, adorned with the artist’s signature “radiant baby” and barking dog motifs on the front, with inscriptions by club owner Steve Mass and likely other staff members on the reverse. Acquired directly off the walls of The Mudd Club by the family of the present owners, Untitled is a rare and intimate relic of 1980s New York.

Panel, 1990

Phillips London: 18 October 2025
Estimated: GBP 180,000 – 250,000
GBP 193,500 / USD 259,290

Keith Haring Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale

Manifesting form, rhythm and unrestrained movement, Keith Haring’s iconographic compositions generate their own mode of visual choreography, their repeating motifs and pronounced internal patterns closely aligned to movement and the embodied power of music and performance. Panel, executed in 1990, the last year of Haring’s life, is a monumental and dynamic display of the iconic forms that propelled the artist to worldwide fame, exemplifying his multifaceted, ever-evolving oeuvre. Here, his instantly recognizable dancing figures are engraved friezelike across the surface of the work, body and line vibrating with a vital, dynamic energy that contrasts powerfully with the unyielding materiality of the bronze panel. Replete with a diversity of influences that are visible throughout his oeuvre, from Egyptian hieroglyphs and Classical Greek vase painting to the dance and club culture of 1980s New York, Panel embodies two important aspects of Haring’s later artistic practice: his creation of furniture and his use of bronze.

“If I was going to draw, there had to be a reason. That reason, I decided, was for people. The only way art lives is through the experience of the observer. The reality of art begins in the eyes of the beholder and gains power through imagination, invention, and confrontation.” 

Created at the encouragement of his friend, collector and fellow artist, Sam Havadtoy, Haring’s foray into furniture marked a period of prolific artistic output at the end of his life. He produced several pieces within the span of a few months, including an edition of writing desks, coffee tables, paneled screens, fireplaces and altarpieces. ‘The whole project came out of when I was decorating [Haring’s] house in December 1989’, Havadtoy has elucidated. ‘In his living room was an old brick fireplace which he hated, so I had it plastered over. The plaster was wet, and I suggested that he draw into it. He thought it was a cool idea. It was as if the plaster were a three-dimensional textured canvas. He loved drawing in the plaster and got very excited about the new medium. When he finished, it was very beautiful’. Haring’s experiments with furniture also coincided with a move towards bronze as a medium. Without making any preliminary sketches, Haring employed a loop knife, rather than a brush, to carve his iconic hieroglyphic figures directly into a clay model. This technique required freedom and spontaneity in seamlessly executing continuous, yet distinct, grooves across the surface, testament to the confidence and technical skill of Haring’s mature practice.

“I don’t think art is propaganda; it should be something that liberates the soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further. It celebrates humanity instead of manipulating it.”

In many ways, Panel draws back to Haring’s early subway drawings of the early 1980s, in which he drew his iconic barking dogs and dancing figures with chalk directly onto expired advertisement boards. Similarly emblematic of his democratizing approach to artmaking, Panel eschews traditional supports and media with a friezelike medley of figures carved directly across the surface. Materializing his figures in a different manner to the enamel-coated aluminum sculptures of the mid-1980s, these bronze works extended the experiential, three-dimensional element of Haring’s aesthetic vernacular, casting the viewer as user and the artist as craftsman. In this sense, Panel realizes his belief that ‘the contemporary artist has a responsibility to continue to celebrate humanity’. Simultaneously spontaneous yet studied, it superbly encapsulates Haring’s ability to distil form and movement to a more essential yet lyrical kind of figuration that remains uniquely his own.

Untitled, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 26 February 2025
Estimated: USD 350,000 – 450,000
USD 444,500

Untitled | Contemporary Curated | 2025 | Sotheby’s

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1983
Sumi ink and acrylic on found hide
38×40 inches (96.5 x 101.6 cm)
Signed and dated JAN. 26 1983 (on the reverse)

Capturing the entirely unique visual language that had catapulted Keith Haring to fame only a few years prior, Untitled is an exquisite example of the artist’s remarkable approach to the painted surface. Like his contemporaries Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol, Haring was driven by a desire to serve as a narrator of his age, translating the fervor of the lively social movements of the 1980s onto the streets and, subsequently, onto the canvas. Executed on a piece of cowhide, Untitled depicts the swirling, sinuous figures and primeval iconography that had shaped Haring’s oeuvre while serving as a snapshot into one of his career’s key moments, his legendary 1983 exhibition at FUN Gallery.

Keith Haring and Patti Astor at Haring’s exhibition, FUN Gallery, New York, 1983.
Art © 2025 The Keith Haring Foundation. Photo: Martha Cooper

Haring was among the first group of artists in the 1980s, including Kenny Scharf and Jean-Michel Basquiat, to successfully transition from the streets into the gallery, entirely disrupting the fine art world with his idiosyncratic and instantly recognizable visual language that had become widely known through his infamous Subway Drawings, painted with chalk on the black matte paper left behind when advertisements were taken down in the New York City subway system. Determined to create art that was accessible for all, Haring took with him this same objective as he showed in some of the city’s most established galleries. In 1983, after staging a successful exhibition at Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York, Haring decided to hold one at the East Village’s FUN Gallery, a small, punk-influenced space run by the Patti Astor and Bill Sterling created to bridge the gap between the uptown and downtown scenes of the city. As Haring remarked, “I had just had the show at Tony Shafrazi, where most of the works sold, and I didn’t need to do a show in this small gallery in the East Village, but for me and Jean-Michel [who had a show at the gallery in 1982] it was a way of showing support for the gallery” (Jeffrey Deitch, Suzanne Geiss and Julia Gruen, Keith Haring, New York, 2008, p. 232). The exhibition, done in collaboration with graffiti artist LA II (who contributed the spray-painted walls of the gallery), was a pivotal moment in the career of Haring, demonstrating the artist’s continued interest in remaining within a distinctly outsider scene even as he faced immense success.

Postcard for Keith Haring’s 1983 exhibition at FUN Gallery. Art © 2025 The Keith Haring Foundation

With the walls of FUN Gallery spray-painted in every corner, Haring decided that he wanted to fill them with paintings done on cowhides, extending the artist’s tradition of using atypical surfaces for his illustrations, from his early days as a graffitist, to his Subway Drawings, to his shaped canvases and tarp painting.

Haring, working with the fashion designer Bobby Breslau, sourced the hides from leather shops around the city, resulting in a mix of naturally-shapen canvases that echo a primordial veneration of hides and their long lineage of serving as a tool of warmth and decoration. Atop these found hides, Haring painted scenes of the contemporary vernacular that he had developed, using symbolism rooted in the artist’s interest in ancient myth and art history – from Pre-Columbian, to Egyptian, to Asian – that were distinctly adapted for contemporary audiences. In Untitled , the featureless human figures, reminiscent of cave paintings and stick figures, are nevertheless full of life, their contorted bodies swaying with the frenetically-drawn symbols and vivid red colors that surround them. The present work, in particular, draws upon an oft-illustrated motif of Haring’s – the serpent – influenced by ancient Aztec interest in the subject as a symbol of rebirth. In the work, Haring depicts a two-headed snake emerging from the body of a human figure that extends into the two upper corners of the hide. Adorning the wall directly behind the work in its original FUN Gallery exhibition was an enlarged, spray-painted version of this very serpent, forever tying the artwork to the infamous show. Haring’s composition straddles the delicate balance of effortlessly appearing primeval and contemporary at the same time, indicating the artist’s unrivaled ability to bridge his many worlds in his artwork. Melding high and low, the public and the institution, and the elite art world with the grunginess of the 1980s East Village, Haring’s Untitled is a masterful example of the artist’s remarkable desire to constantly disrupt the establishment through the painted surface.”

Untitled, 1988

Sotheby’s New-York: 19 May 2023
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 120,000
USD 139,700

Untitled | Contemporary Day Auction | 2023 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1988
Ink on terracotta bowl
9 1/2 x 29 3/8 x 29 3/8 inches (24 x 74.6 x 74.6 cm)
Signed and dated 9.25.88 (on the side)

 

“I began by visiting a workshop on the outskirts of Milano where they produce terracotta pieces. I chose several vases of different sizes and shapes and began the next day to systematically sand, wash, and then embellish the surface with marking ink. The largest of these was big enough for me to stand inside of. There were several small vases which I was attracted to because of their similarity to the shape of nuclear cooling towers. The confrontation between the history of vase paintings and the contemporary approach of drawing with marker and the mixture of contemporary and ancient symbols produces an ironic mixture of opposites.”

KEITH HARING WITH UNTITLED IN 1988. © 2023 THE KEITH HARING FOUNDATION

Imagine the Other Side, 1985

Sotheby’s Paris: 7 December 2022
Estimated: EUR 80,000 – 120,000
EUR 151,200 / USD 158,823

Keith Haring, Imagine the other side | Art Contemporain Day Auction | 2022 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Imagine the Other Side, 1985
Marker on glass
41 1/3 x 51 1/5 inches (105×130 cm)
Signed, dated 85 and located Bordeaux
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Authentication Committee of the Estate of Keith Haring under number 080212A3

In 1985, when Keith Haring came to the CAPC (Centre d’Art Plastique Contemporain) of Bordeaux for his first solo exhibition in France, he created this drawing on glass for children taking part of a workshop in the Atelier du Regard. A true performance artist, he deliberately produced this unfinished picture, leaving the children the creative freedom to unleash their imagination to continue the picture as they wished, bringing the characters to life and creating their own story as if completing a comic.

Untitled, 1987

Sotheby’s London: 13 April 2021
Estimated: GBP 50,000 – 70,000
GBP 75,600 / USD 103,874

Untitled | Contemporary Curated | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled, 1987
Terracotta
Height: 16 1/2 inches (42 cm)
Signed and dated 87 on the underside

“The confrontation between the history of vase paintings and the contemporary approach of drawing with marker, and the mixture of contemporary and ancient symbols, produces an ironic mixture of opposites.”

Untitled, 1983

Christie’s London: 25 March 2021
Estimated: GBP 250,000 – 350,000
GBP 287,500 / USD 394,429

KEITH HARING (1958-1990), Untitled | Christie’s (christies.com)

KEITH HARING (1958-1990)
Untitled, 1983
Sumi ink and acrylic on leather hide
33 1/2 x 32 1/4 inches (85×82 cm)
Signed and dated ‘K. Haring JAN. 28 1983’ (on the reverse)

Executed in 1983 and included in Keith Haring’s historic exhibition at the Fun Gallery in New York that year, Untitled captures the raw, vibrant energy of his heady early career. From a flurry of bold red and black lines, one of the artist’s signature figures springs to life, arms and legs akimbo in a state of joyful euphoria. Following on from the success of his first solo exhibition the previous year, Haring’s show at the Fun Gallery placed him at the center of New York’s thriving contemporary art scene. The gallery was the first to be established in Manhattan’s East Village, and quickly became a hub for young urban artists, showcasing the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kenny Scharf and others. For his exhibition, Haring painted the walls with writhing motifs and colors, creating a dizzying, immersive backdrop for the present work and its companions. One of a number from this period executed upon freely shaped pieces of found calf hide, Untitled harbors a primitive, tribal quality that operates in scintillating counterpoint with the influence of graffiti and comic books. As a child, Haring spent hours drawing with his father – a keen amateur cartoonist. Later on, he would find inspiration in a wide variety of sources: from the ‘art brut’ of Jean Dubuffet, to Jackson Pollock’s drip paintings, Andy Warhol’s Pop creations and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Upon moving to New York, where he threw himself into the city’s surging underground scene, Haring began to make a name for himself drawing on vacant subway billboards. His distinctive symbolic language – including barking dogs, spaceships and animated stick-like figures – captured the public’s imagination. As his practice progressed, Haring began to transfer these motifs to other media, favoring unstretched supports that lent his works a primal, unstudied aura. Believing that art should be for the people, he infused his characters with a powerful, optimistic energy, choreographing them into wild dance-like formations. This quality is palpable in the present work: at once ancient and futuristic, the figure captures the ecstatic, frenetic spirit with which Haring took his place on New York’s creative stage.

Untitled (Vase), 1985

Sotheby’s New-York: 12 March 2021
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 90,000
USD 289,800

Untitled (Vase) | Contemporary Curated | 2021 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

KEITH HARING (1958 – 1990)
Untitled (Vase), 1985
Ink on terracotta
19 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (21.6 x 50.2 x 34.3 cm)
Signed and dated OCT. 10 1985 drawn in N.Y. on the underside

 

 

---

Keith Haring Prints

---

 

PLEASE CLICK TO FIND THE AUCTION MARKET OVERVIEW
FOR KEITH HARING PRINTS

Keith Haring Prints Auction Market Overview (2022-2025)