Property from a Distinguished Private Belgian Collection
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Keith Haring
Acrobats
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- £180,000 - 220,000Ω
£241,300
Lot Details
polyurethane enamel on aluminum
incised with the artist's signature, dated and numbered 'K.Haring 1986 8/10' lower part
61 x 39.7 x 36.9 cm (24 x 15 5/8 x 14 1/2 in.)
Executed in 1986, this work is number 8 from an edition of 10, plus 2 artist's proofs, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Estate of Keith Haring.
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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.