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King Kong For A Day - Signed Mixed Media by Keith Haring 1989 - MyArtBroker

King Kong For A Day
Signed Mixed Media

Keith Haring

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37 x 25cm, Mixed Media

Medium: Mixed Media
Year: 1989
Size: H 37cm x W 25cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Mixed Media
Last Auction: February 2004
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Auction Results

Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
February 2004
Christie's New York
United States
£1,365
£1,606
£2,008
January 2001
Christie's New York
United States
June 1999
Christie's New York
United States
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The value of Keith Haring's King Kong For A Day (signed) is estimated to be worth between £11,000 and £16,000. This mixed media artwork, created in 1989, has an auction history of three total sales since its entry to the market on 9th June 1999. The annual average growth rate for this work is not available. This is a rare artwork and is sure to be a valuable addition to any collection.

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Meaning & Analysis

This photograph captures Haring in New York, the city in which Haring developed his artistic career and rose to fame. Born in Pennsylvania in 1958, Haring moved to New York in 1978 after dropping out of a commercial art school. Haring’s art was strongly influenced by his time at the School of Visual Arts in New York where he learned about semiotics from Joseph Kosuth, as well as the artists, musicians and graffiti artists that he encountered while living in the bustling city. It was in fact the New York subway where Haring really developed his artistic practice, experimenting with simple lines, which have become emblematic of his unique style.

King Kong For A Day differs from other Haring prints as it is a photograph. The image nevertheless captures Haring’s rise to fame. By the mid-80s he was exhibiting his work at international biennials, designed a billboard for Times Square and an advertising campaign for Absolut Vodka. This photograph was taken in 1989, a year before Haring sadly died.