Sell Keith Haring Free South Africa Lithographs

Want to Sell Keith Haring Free South Africa Screenprints? Although collectors frequently search for this anti-apartheid portfolio as Free South Africa screenprints, the three 1985 editions are color lithographs with collotype on BFK Rives paper. Send us clear photographs of your individual artwork or complete three-part suite for a confidential evaluation and a potential direct purchase offer.

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Free South Africa Overview and All Three Compositions

Created in 1985 at the height of international demonstrations against South African apartheid, Keith Haring’s Untitled (Free South Africa) suite—documented in Klaus Littmann’s catalogue raisonné on pages 42–43—is a three-part series of color lithographs with collotype published by Edition Schellmann, Munich and New York. Across the three sequential scenes, a towering black figure confronts and overcomes a much smaller white figure holding a rope or noose, using scale and radiating motion lines to expose the injustice of minority rule.

While each composition isprinted primarily in bold black, white, and gray tones, red ink highlights critical details such as the border and the smaller figure’s mark. Separate from this 1985 lithograph suite, Haring also designed a widely distributed 1985–1986 Free South Africa offset political poster in an run of approximately 20,000 copies, which differs in paper, technique, and market category from the signed edition of 60.

Editions, Proofs, and Signatures

Each of the three compositions in Untitled (Free South Africa) (Littmann pp. 42–43) was published in a numbered edition of 60, plus 15 Artist’s Proofs (AP) and 3 documented Printer’s Proofs (PP). Every impression from the edition of 60 is lifetime hand-signed and dated by Keith Haring in pencil (typically inscribed K. Haring 85) and numbered (1/60–60/60) on the front.

Because catalogues reference these three works interchangeably as Untitled 1–3 (Free South Africa) or Free South Africa (Plates 1–3), photographs of the full image alongside close-ups of the pencil signature, date, and printer’s blindstamp allow us to confirm the exact plate and edition status.

Paper, Dimensions and Production Details

Published by Edition Schellmann, Munich and New York, the three Free South Africa works are color lithographs with collotype printed on BFK Rives wove rag paper with a printer’s blindstamp in the lower left. Catalogue raisonné and publisher records list each sheet at approximately 32 × 40 inches (81 × 100 to 101.5 cm).

How to Sell Your Keith Haring Free South Africa Artwork

1. Send Photographs

Send clear photographs of the front and reverse of each artwork, along with close-up images of the pencil signature, date, edition number, and lower-left blindstamp.

2. Share Artwork Details and Ownership Records

Let us know whether you are selling a single plate or the complete three-piece suite, the framed or unframed dimensions, and any gallery invoices, labels, or provenance documents.

3. Discuss Potential Purchase

We review your submission confidentially and, for works we are actively acquiring, provide a straightforward direct purchase offer without auction fees or waiting periods.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are Keith Haring’s Free South Africa works screenprints or lithographs?

The three 1985 editions (Littmann pp. 42–43) are color lithographs with collotype on BFK Rives rag paper, not screenprints. Even though many online searches refer to them as screenprints, accurate identification as lithographs is important when evaluating paper texture, ink surface, and catalogue documentation.

Can I sell a single Free South Africa plate, or do I need all three?

We evaluate and purchase both individual plates (Plate 1, Plate 2, or Plate 3) and complete matched sets of all three 1985 lithographs.

How does the 1985 Edition Schellmann lithograph suite differ from the Free South Africa poster?

The 1985 Edition Schellmann suite consists of three 32 × 40 inch lithographs on heavy BFK Rives paper, each hand-signed, dated, and numbered from the edition of 60 (plus 15 Artist’s Proofs and 3 Printer’s Proofs). Separately, Haring produced a 48 × 48 inch political poster featuring bold yellow, red, black, and green colors and printed text reading “FREE SOUTH AFRICA,” which was distributed in an unsigned offset run of roughly 20,000 copies.

Where are the signature and edition number located on the Free South Africa lithographs?

Impressions are hand-signed, dated (85), and numbered in pencil on the front (recto), typically in the lower right margin or right-hand border area, with a printer’s blindstamp in the lower left.