Three Lithographs 2
Three Lithographs 2
Signed Print
Keith Haring
£16,000-£23,000 VALUE (EST.)
$30,000-$45,000 VALUE (EST.)
$27,000-$40,000 VALUE (EST.)
¥140,000-¥200,000 VALUE (EST.)
€19,000-€27,000 VALUE (EST.)
$160,000-$220,000 VALUE (EST.)
¥2,790,000-¥4,010,000 VALUE (EST.)
$20,000-$29,000 VALUE (EST.)
This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.
Lithograph, 1985
Signed Print Edition of 80
H 95cm x W 76cm
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Phillips London - United Kingdom | Three Lithographs 2 - Signed Print | |||
| April 2018 | Phillips New York - United States | Three Lithographs 2 - Signed Print | |||
| December 2016 | Ketterer Kunst Hamburg - Germany | Three Lithographs 2 - Signed Print | |||
| November 2014 | Lempertz, Cologne - Germany | Three Lithographs 2 - Signed Print | |||
| June 2014 | Ketterer Kunst Hamburg - Germany | Three Lithographs 2 - Signed Print | |||
| October 2008 | Bonhams New Bond Street - United Kingdom | Three Lithographs 2 - Signed Print | |||
| June 2008 | Christie's London - United Kingdom | Three Lithographs 2 - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
This signed lithograph in colours from 1985 is a limited edition of 80 from Keith Haring’s Three Lithographs series. Three Lithographs 2 shows a portrait of a monstrous-looking creature with deformed features and its mouth open, showing its red tongue and uneven teeth. This print is rendered in Haring’s trademark linear style, exclusively in red, white and black.
Unlike much of Haring’s work that shows full-bodied stick figures, the head of the creature in this image takes up the entire composition. The portrait materialises from the left side of the print and faces the right with its features squashed into the rectangular-shaped frame. Inspired by ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, the figure’s eyes are rendered as if viewed from the front whilst the rest of the face is in profile.
This print is typical of Haring’s lithographs that feature his celebrated simplistic drawings in outrageous and comical compositions. This print is depicted in a style that mimics children’s drawings but reveals a message that is entirely adult in tone. Haring produces a painterly quality to the print, notably in his use of red lines, that is a consequence of his use of lithography, a printing process that utilises ink on a pigment-repellent slab of stone or metal.
