Keith Haring Snake and Man; Dogs and Men signed and dated "K. Haring April 11-83" on the reverse of each element marker pen on wooden doors, in 2 parts each 100 3/8 x 29 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (255 x 74.9 x 3.2 cm.) overall 100 3/8 x 59 x 1 1/4 in. (255 x 149.9 x 3.2 cm.) Executed in 1983.
Provenance Galerie Beauborg, Paris Private Collection Sotheby's, London, June 22, 2005, lot 45 Private Collection, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner Literature Gianni Mercurio and Demetrio Paparoni eds., The Keith Haring Show, Milan, 2005, no. 31, pp. 190-191 (illustrated as Untitled) Artist Bio Keith Haring American • 1958 - 1990 Haring'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. View More Works
Keith Haring Snake and Man; Dogs and Men signed and dated "K. Haring April 11-83" on the reverse of each element marker pen on wooden doors, in 2 parts each 100 3/8 x 29 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (255 x 74.9 x 3.2 cm.) overall 100 3/8 x 59 x 1 1/4 in. (255 x 149.9 x 3.2 cm.) Executed in 1983.
Provenance Galerie Beauborg, Paris Private Collection Sotheby's, London, June 22, 2005, lot 45 Private Collection, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner Literature Gianni Mercurio and Demetrio Paparoni eds., The Keith Haring Show, Milan, 2005, no. 31, pp. 190-191 (illustrated as Untitled) Artist Bio Keith Haring American • 1958 - 1990 Haring'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. View More Works
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