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Auction archive: Lot number 1

Keith Haring

80's
17 Dec 2010
Estimate
US$15,000 - US$20,000
Price realised:
US$21,250
Auction archive: Lot number 1

Keith Haring

80's
17 Dec 2010
Estimate
US$15,000 - US$20,000
Price realised:
US$21,250
Beschreibung:

Keith Haring Untitled (Coke) 1989 Ink on the reverse of invitation to Keith Haring Party, December 3, 1989. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm). Signed and dated "K. Haring 89" along right edge. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Estate of Keith Haring
Provenance Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner. Catalogue Essay My contribution to the world is my ability to draw. I will draw as much as I can for as many people as I can for as long as I can. Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times. It brings together man and the world. It lives through magic. -Keith Haring Read More 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

Auction archive: Lot number 1
Auction:
Datum:
17 Dec 2010
Auction house:
Phillips
New York
Beschreibung:

Keith Haring Untitled (Coke) 1989 Ink on the reverse of invitation to Keith Haring Party, December 3, 1989. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm). Signed and dated "K. Haring 89" along right edge. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Estate of Keith Haring
Provenance Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner. Catalogue Essay My contribution to the world is my ability to draw. I will draw as much as I can for as many people as I can for as long as I can. Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times. It brings together man and the world. It lives through magic. -Keith Haring Read More 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

Auction archive: Lot number 1
Auction:
Datum:
17 Dec 2010
Auction house:
Phillips
New York
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