Plate II, Untitled 1 - 6
Plate II, Untitled 1 - 6
Signed Print
Keith Haring
£18,000-£26,000Value
Indicator
$35,000-$50,000 Value Indicator
$30,000-$45,000 Value Indicator
¥160,000-¥230,000 Value Indicator
€21,000-€30,000 Value Indicator
$180,000-$260,000 Value Indicator
¥3,340,000-¥4,820,000 Value Indicator
$23,000-$35,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Format: Signed Print
Year: 1982
Size: H 64cm x W 91cm
Edition size: 40
Signed: Yes
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Keith Haring's Plate II, Untitled 1 - 6 (signed), a screenprint from 1982, is estimated to be worth £18,000 to £28,000. This artwork has been sold at auction 8 times since its initial sale in December 2007. Over the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £17,272 in March 2023 to £19,528 in May 2020, demonstrating an average annual growth rate of 42%. In the last 12 months, the artwork has been sold once. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 40.
Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Sotheby's Online - United Kingdom | Plate II, Untitled 1 - 6 - Signed Print | |||
| May 2020 | Christie's New York - United States | Plate II, Untitled 1 - 6 - Signed Print | |||
| April 2017 | Christie's New York - United States | Plate II, Untitled 1 - 6 - Signed Print | |||
| November 2016 | Wright - United States | Plate II, Untitled 1 - 6 - Signed Print | |||
| October 2010 | Bonhams San Francisco - United States | Plate II, Untitled 1 - 6 - Signed Print | |||
| October 2008 | Bonhams New Bond Street - United Kingdom | Plate II, Untitled 1 - 6 - Signed Print | |||
| April 2008 | Phillips New York - United States | Plate II, Untitled 1 - 6 - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
This signed screen print from 1982 is a limited edition of 30 by Keith Haring. Rendered in the artist’s trademark linear and figurative style, Barking Dogs shows two dogs barking, a genderless, human figure and a television screen showing another barking dog. Overflowing with symbolism, this print describes the artist’s concern with technology and authoritarian government.
The motifs that appear in Barking Dogs are among Haring’s most famous symbols, originating from his subway drawings from the early 1980s. The dog motif, one of the first symbols reproduced by Haring in the streets of New York, is especially prominent in this print and represents the difference between human power and animal instinct. Moreover, the dots that cover the barking dogs are used to symbolise the perceived otherness of homosexuality. Combined with the artist’s use of energy lines that emanate from the barking dogs, a sense of anxiety is created around this print’s subject.
The television screen is another key motif used by Haring throughout his career. Living through a time of technological acceleration, Haring saw the “machine aesthetic” as a threat to humanity and used the television as a powerful symbol for totalitarian-style manipulation. Haring uses the image of the television screen in this work to symbolise the uncontrollable nature of mass culture.
