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Keith Haring
Two works: (i) Untitled (Zena at 17 Years); (ii) Untitled
- Estimate
- £30,000 - 50,000‡
Lot Details
ink on paper
(i) signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'KHD261 Zena at 17 Years K. Haring Feb. 21 85⊕' on the reverse
(ii) signed, inscribed and dated 'KHD145 © K. Haring June 18-86⊕' on the reverse
(ii) signed, inscribed and dated 'KHD145 © K. Haring June 18-86⊕' on the reverse
(i) 27.9 x 38.1 cm (10 7/8 x 15 in.)
(ii) 55.9 x 76.2 cm (22 x 30 in.)
(ii) 55.9 x 76.2 cm (22 x 30 in.)
(i) Executed in 1985.
(ii) Executed in 1986.
(ii) Executed in 1986.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Provenance
Keith Haring
American | B. 1958 D. 1990Haring's art and life typified youthful exuberance and fearlessness. While seemingly playful and transparent, Haring dealt with weighty subjects such as death, sex and war, enabling subtle and multiple interpretations.
Throughout his tragically brief career, Haring refined a visual language of symbols, which he called icons, the origins of which began with his trademark linear style scrawled in white chalk on the black unused advertising spaces in subway stations. Haring developed and disseminated these icons far and wide, in his vibrant and dynamic style, from public murals and paintings to t-shirts and Swatch watches. His art bridged high and low, erasing the distinctions between rarefied art, political activism and popular culture.
Browse ArtistThroughout his tragically brief career, Haring refined a visual language of symbols, which he called icons, the origins of which began with his trademark linear style scrawled in white chalk on the black unused advertising spaces in subway stations. Haring developed and disseminated these icons far and wide, in his vibrant and dynamic style, from public murals and paintings to t-shirts and Swatch watches. His art bridged high and low, erasing the distinctions between rarefied art, political activism and popular culture.