The Valley Page 13
The Valley Page 13
Signed Print
Keith Haring
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Medium: Etching
Edition size: 80
Year: 1989
Size: H 36cm x W 30cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Bonhams New York | United States | |||
| February 2024 | Rago | United States | |||
| April 2022 | Wright | United States | |||
| July 2021 | Dorotheum, Vienna | Austria | |||
| June 2019 | Forum Auctions London | United Kingdom | |||
| June 2018 | Forum Auctions London | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
This signed etching from 1989 is a limited edition of 80 from Keith Haring’s The Valley series. Rendered in a drawing style that is far more detailed that much of Haring’s oeuvre, The Valley Page 13 shows an image of the characters from the fictional ‘Valley’ alongside a figure dressed in protective gear. This print sees Haring complicating the simplistic bold lines that he is renowned for.
The Valley series marked a new direction in Haring’s visual language that continued until his untimely death in 1990 at the age of 31. Alongside his Apocalypse series (1988), this series introduces stylistic shifts of more complex compositions and characters such as jesters, masks, skills and martyrs. Completed two years after Haring’s own AIDS diagnosis, The Valley Page 13 is indicative of the artist’s preoccupation with hellish narratives and death.
Incorporating the text of beat poet and novelist William S. Burroughs alongside his images, The Valley series represents Haring at the peak of his career. Whilst a student at the School of Visual Arts, Haring came across the Beat poets at the 1978 Nova Convention and had been inspired by Burroughs’ methods of breaking down language ever since. Read in conjunction with Burroughs’ free-form text, Haring’s prints represent disjointed, violent and at times perplexing episodes that imagine the horrors of The Valley.
Keith Haring was a luminary of the 1980s downtown New York scene. His distinctive visual language pioneered one-line Pop Art drawings and he has been famed for his colourful, playful imagery. Haring's iconic energetic motifs and figures were dedicated to influencing social change, and particularly challenging stigma around the AIDS epidemic. Haring also pushed for the accessibility of art by opening Pop Shops in New York and Japan, selling a range of ephemera starting from as little as 50 cents. Haring's legacy has been cemented in the art-activism scene and is a testament to power of art to inspire social change
