Art (1945-contemporary) > Figurative Painting (70s - contemporary) Keith Haring - Biography

Keith Haring
1958 - 1990
Untitled 3. 1985.
Lithograph in colors.
Signed, dated, and inscribed “EP,” along with the artist's monogram. Copy aside from the edition of 60. On BFK Rives wove paper (with the watermark). 96.5 x 76.7 cm (37.9 x 30.1 in). Sheet: 100 x 80,7 cm (39,3 x 31,7 in).
Sheet 3 of the series “Free South Africa,” published by Edition Schellmann, Munich/New York. With the drystamp “Matthieu Litho Switzerland.” [KA].
• Cartoon-like pop motif in Keith Haring’s visionary, unmistakable style.
• Haring views his art as a powerful means of communication and social change.
• His expressive works establish him as one of the most significant American artists of the late 20th century to this day.
• Other editions by the artist are held in major museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, as well as the Albertina in Vienna.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Southern Germany.
LITERATURE: Klaus Littmann (ed.), Keith Haring. Editions on Paper 1982-1990, Das Druckgraphische Werk, exhibition catalog. Stuttgart/Munich, p. 43, illustrated in color (different copy).
In good to very good condition. There is a faint handling mark in the lower right edge of the sheet and a tiny studio mark in the upper left edge.
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