Keith Haring (AMERICAN, 1958-1990)
Growing V
Color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
1988
Signed and dated in pencil, lower right
Numbered AP 6/15 in pencil, lower margin. Edition of 100
Dimensions: 30 x 40 inches (76 x 101 1/2 cm)
Full margins
From Growing series
Published by M. Lawrence Editions, Greenwich, New York, with the ink stamp, verso
Littman 88-91
In overall good condition
A comparable value for the complete series of 5 can be found at $146,205, Sotheby's, London
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The graffiti-like nature of Keith Haring’s "Growing" series stems from his devotion to public works of art. Haring’s signature style, using simple lines to create images filled with spirit and movement, can be found in prints like "Growing V" as well as on the streets of New York City. Haring’s extensive personal vocabulary, which began with a simple dog and a person crawling on all fours, has come to full fruition in works like "Growing V." He uses his signature drawing of a person, and duplicates it to create a print that is full of life.

The print is a color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board and is in overall good condition. It is signed and dated, 1988, on the lower right. On the lower margin, “AP 6/15” is inscribed. "Growing V" is an edition of 100 and its dimension are 30 x 40 inches (76 x 101 1/2 cm). The work, which is from Haring’s "Growing" series, was published by M. Lawrence Editions, Greenwich, New York, with the ink stamp on the verso.

Keith Haring (AMERICAN, 1958-1990)

Born in Pennsylvania in 1958, Keith Haring started studying advertising, but then went on to study art at the School of Visual Arts in New York. During his studies he was highly influenced by the street art that was ever present wherever he would go. In the 1980s he turned to street art himself and painted walls in cities all over the world, such as Sydney, Rio de Janeiro and most of all New York. It was not until 1985 that Haring started incorporating canvas into his work. His works can be found in some of the most famous collections worldwide.