1989
Keith Haring began experimenting with his bold, graphic lines and cartoon-inspired figures on the walls of New York City subway stations in the early 1980s. He called them his “laboratory,” places to develop a radical new aesthetic based on an ideology of creating truly democratic public art.
Haring’s paintings, prints and murals address the universal themes of death, love and sex, as well as contemporary issues he experienced personally, like the crack-cocaine and AIDS epidemics. They derive much of their impact from the powerful contrast between these serious subjects and the joyful, vibrant pictographic language he uses to express them, full of dancing figures, babies, barking dogs, hearts and rhythmic lines, as well as references to pop culture.
To make his art even more accessible, in 1986, Haring opened the Pop Shop in Soho. In a foreshadowing of today’s intermingling of art and fashion, the shop sold merchandise and novelty items featuring imagery by Haring and contemporaries like Kenny Scharf and Jean-Michel Basquiat. While his works sometimes included text, for the most part, he chose to communicate through drawing.
“Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times,” Haring once declared. “It lives through magic.”
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International Volunteer Day Lithograph, Hand Signed, Pop Art, 1988
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors on paper. Hand signed and dated on front by Keith Haring. Hand numbered 497/1000 on front. Artwork size 11 x 8.5 inches. Frame size approx 16.5 x 13.5 inches...
Paper, Screen
Untitled (Plate 6) Lithograph on Arches Paper, Signed, Pop Art, 1982
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
From Untitled 1-6, Keith Haring's first series of printed works. Lithograph on Arches paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered in red crayon by the artist. Published by Barbara Gladsto...
Paper, Lithograph
Fight AIDS Worldwide Lithograph, Pop Art, Estate Signed, Edition 583/1000
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors, on Arches wove paper. Sheet size 11 x 8.5 inches. Frame size: 15.5 x 12.75 inches. Littmann p. 168. Estate stamped, hand signed by Julia Gruen, Executor of...
Paper, Lithograph
Untitled, from Three Lithographs by Keith Haring, Signed, Edition 59/80, 1985
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in black and red, on BFK Rives paper. Hand signed and dated lower right by Keith Haring. Hand numbered 59/80 lower right (there were also twenty artist's proofs). Sheet...
Paper, Lithograph
Untitled from Pop Shop V Screen Print, Pop Art, Signed, 39/200, 1989
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Screenprint in colors, on wove paper. Stamped with the artist's estate and signed, dated and numbered by the executor, Julia Gruen, in pencil on the rever...
Paper, Screen
Ludo, Plate 5 Hand Signed Lithograph, Pop Art, 1985, 39/90, Framed
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Plate 5 from Ludo portfolio. Lithograph in colors on arches paper. Hand signed and dated on front by Keith Haring. Hand numbered 39/90 on front (there are also 15 artist proofs). ...
Paper, Lithograph
The King
By Keith Haring
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Keith Haring Title: The King Size: 23 3/8 × 29 7/8 in 59.4 × 75.9 cm Medium: Lithograph Edition: of 50 Year: 1989 Notes: Hand Signed, Numbered & Dated in Pencil. Custom F...
Lithograph
Keith Haring 'Untitled' 1984 Offset Print, Framed, Pop Art, Excellent
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vibrant composition reflects the unmistakable visual language of Keith Haring, one of the most influential figures of the late 20th century and a central presence in the New Yor...
Offset
Playboy, Silkscreen Poster by Keith Haring 1990
By Keith Haring
Located in Long Island City, NY
A limited edition silkscreen poster Keith Haring designed for Playboy. This limited edition run of 1000 was published in 1990 by Special Editions Ltd. The signature and date 'KH 86' ...
Screen
Keith Haring 'Untitled' 1984 Offset Lithograph Print, Framed, Rare
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage offset lithograph postcard published by te Neues Publishing Company, New York, and printed in Germany in early 1984 during Keith Haring’s lifetime. Professionally framed in w...
Offset
Growing (Plate 5), from the Growing Portfolio
By Keith Haring
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Keith Haring Title: Growing (Plate 5), from the Growing Portfolio Size: 40 x 30 Inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm) Medium: Screenprint in colors, on Lenox Museum Board, with full mar...
Screen
Untitled Offset Lithograph Print by Keith Haring, Framed, 1984
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Keith Haring's 1984 untitled artwork, reproduced as a vintage offset lithograph postcard by Art Unlimited Amsterdam and printed in Holland, exemplifies his distinctive style characte...
Offset
