Selling a Keith Haring begins with identifying exactly what you own and understanding its current market value. Whether you have a Haring print, painting, drawing, sculpture or work on paper, our process is designed to make selling straightforward, confidential and secure.
1. Send Us Photographs of Your Keith Haring
Start by sending clear photographs of the artwork, including:
- A full image of the front
- A photograph of the reverse
- Close-ups of the signature
- Edition number or proof designation
- Estate stamp, if present
- Publisher blindstamps, labels or inscriptions
- Any visible condition issues
For Keith Haring prints and editions, these details can help identify the exact work and determine whether it corresponds with known edition and catalogue information.
2. Tell Us What You Know About the Artwork
You do not need complete records to contact us, but any information you have can help.
Useful details include:
- Title, if known
- Series
- Dimensions
- Medium
- Date
- Edition size or proof type
- Lifetime signature or Estate-authorized status
- Provenance or ownership history
- Gallery or auction invoices
- Littmann catalogue reference
- Publisher or printer
- Previous appraisal information
If you are unsure what you own, clear photographs are often enough for us to begin researching the artwork.
3. We Identify the Exact Keith Haring Work
Correct identification is essential before establishing value.
For prints and editions, we may review the printing technique, paper, dimensions, signature, numbering, Estate stamp, publisher marks, blindstamps and relevant Littmann catalogue information.
This is especially important with Haring because the market includes lifetime-signed editions, Estate-authorized works, complete sets, posters and reproductions that may use similar imagery.
Current market references consistently distinguish lifetime-signed works from Estate-authorized editions, which may carry the Keith Haring Estate stamp and Julia Gruen’s signature on the reverse.
4. We Evaluate the Current Market Value
Once the artwork has been identified, we evaluate the specific Keith Haring rather than relying on broad averages for the artist.
Factors we consider can include:
- Medium and year
- Series or image
- Edition size
- Lifetime signature or Estate authorization
- Proof type
- Dimensions
- Condition
- Provenance
- Littmann catalogue reference
- Publisher or printer
- Complete-set status
- Recent comparable sales
- Current collector demand
The most useful comparable sales are usually the same work or closely related editions with similar signature status, condition, set status and provenance. Current Haring valuation guidance emphasizes exactly those distinctions.
5. We Review Condition and Provenance
Before finalizing a purchase, we may review the artwork’s condition and ownership history more closely.
For Haring prints and works on paper, condition issues can include:
- Fading or color loss
- Foxing
- Staining
- Toning
- Creases
- Tears
- Trimmed margins
- Surface abrasions
- Previous mounting
- Restoration
- Damage to embossing or paper texture
Condition can materially affect market value, particularly with brightly colored Haring prints where color retention matters.
Provenance may include gallery invoices, auction records, collection history, exhibition records, publisher documentation and prior cataloguing information.
6. Receive a Confidential Direct Purchase Offer
If the Keith Haring is a work we are interested in acquiring, we may make a confidential direct purchase offer.
The offer is based on the specific artwork, its signature or Estate status, condition, provenance, recent comparable sales, current market demand and our interest in the work.
There is no obligation to accept an offer.
7. Agree on the Sale
If you choose to accept our offer, we confirm the purchase terms and coordinate the next steps.
A direct private sale can provide an alternative to auction without requiring you to wait for a scheduled sale date or expose the artwork publicly.
8. We Arrange Insured Packing, Pickup and Transportation
Once a purchase is agreed upon, we can coordinate the packing, pickup and transportation of your Keith Haring.
Depending on the artwork, location and value, this may include professional fine-art handlers and white-glove transportation.
Prints, paintings, drawings, sculptures and other artworks require different handling methods, so transportation is arranged according to the specific work.
Approved packing and shipping costs can be covered as part of the transaction, and the artwork can be insured during approved transit according to the terms of our fine-art insurance coverage.
9. Complete the Sale and Payment
After the transaction requirements are completed, payment is made according to the agreed purchase terms.
Our goal is to make the process—from the first photographs through identification, valuation, purchase, insured transportation and payment—as clear and efficient as possible.
What Should I Send to Get Started?
If you are considering selling a Keith Haring, begin with clear photographs of the front and back of the artwork and close-ups of the signature, edition number, Estate stamp, blindstamps and labels.
Include any information you have about the title, series, dimensions, provenance, purchase history or Littmann catalogue reference.
You do not need to know everything about the artwork before contacting us. We can help identify the work, evaluate its current market value and determine whether it may be appropriate for a confidential direct purchase offer.
Ready to Sell Your Keith Haring?
If you own a Keith Haring print, painting, drawing, sculpture or other artwork, send us photographs and any documentation you have.
We can help identify the exact work, evaluate its current market and determine whether it may be appropriate for direct purchase.