Urban Art Association

OCFA ---- link says 'Price On Application ' but doesnt have an obvious way to 'application' ... i'm sure everyone is curious what a Icon dog or baby would go for these days...

Tigerblood -- you have to just keep looking.. they pop up in auctions frequently .. full sets are going to be expensive of course - if you find a full set be sure to ensure it has the original box with it - a work of art all on its own. Condition is of course important. and framing.. framing in the 1990's wasnt apparently quite up to today's standards.. i have purchased a few pieces from that era and rarely am impressed with the framing.

I dont know of any COA really.. buying from established gallery or auction is probably the best paper trail you will get.

Note that these are signed on the back by the executor of the estate.  I frequently see listings for these that say "Signed" .. well, yes, they are signed.. but not by KH.   you probably knew this but felt it was important to add just in case..

Good luck with your search!    i know a few members on here have KH Icons.. 

Oliver Clatworthy Fine Art close but no cigar.... they are signed not by the publisher but by Julia Greun the executor of the keith haring estate. Similar to how post-humous basquiats are signed by his father, gerard, the then executor of the estate.

The white icons are a lower edition - 60 i believe.. First KH i ever bought was a white icon dog from Martin Lawrence Gallery NYC. Sold it years later to switch to the colored Icons. If you havent seen them in person the white are very subtle.. depending on the light the embossing almost disappears and looks blank and then you shift position and see the image clearly. this is either really cool .. or just too subtle .. i went the second route and switched to the color icons..

I'm guessing these link are not technically the Ikons series (?), but very cool nonetheless 

I love mine - something a little different for the wall !

Hey Dave, thanks for sharing that! I must have missed it. Its funny, my fiancé HATES 90% of pop art but she loves Haring which is awesome for me. The prices however can seem a bit daunting. Since you seem to be very knowledgable, would you mind suggesting some good entry level pieces for a new collector? I have some signed posters, but would like to start working towards some more serious pieces. Thanks!

for 12K GBP u can get literally any of the icons, or two as long as one of them isnt the dog.
The pop shops are also great works in sets of 4..... signed sets go for 40K USD or more, but you can again buy singles or even an unsigned set for around 20K USD.....
beyond that there are so many affordable harings it quite crazy..... i would recommend buying the print raisonne (or rather book) as it has almost everything and is quite easy to study up on the works... its only like 50 USD for the book, a cheap education if you ask me...

I stand corrected, thanks Beenryhymin, COA stamp on the reverse is signed by Julia Gruen, Executor for the Keith Haring Estate.

The Icons portfolio contained five silkscreens. They were part of a limited edition of 250, plus 25 AP's, 25 HC's and 8 PP's. 21" x 25" each on Arches Cover. Published by Tony Shafrazi Editions. Printed by Studio Heinrici, Ltd. NYC.

i would agree with the above that the pop shop prints would be a good place to look. there are a number of series that have great colorful images and as mentioned you have two distinct price points -- signed by Keith Haring vs Signed by Estate .. i dont really like to give advice but given a limited budget i would proudly hang an estate signed pop shop rather than not having one.

i have never purchased from this site: gallart.com

but one thing i respect about them is they state a price and they have a wide selection of KH work. This would be a good place to start some research and see that a KH signed pop shop is $18,000 and an estate signed one - same size, good images, etc... is $7,000 .. that's a lot of savings for a signature..   so with the budget stated above you could get 2 or maybe 3 unsigned and make a cool display.. 

i have no idea if there is upside on artwork at this point. but i think these are really cool and KH artwork is well established... fun to research..etc. i do think if you have some patience and watch auctions the pop shops and icons come up pretty often.

Love Haring's iconic images as well. Not to be a downer but for me personally, I just can't swallow having something signed by "Julia Gruen" after his passing. Been on a long search for actual signed piece and I know it is no picnic but these just wouldn't have any emotion or history for me. Visually it looks stunning so I do understand the attraction.  Again just my opinion.