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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FORAIN Jean Louis - Drawing of a reclining nude woman - charcoal - 19th - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming original charcoal drawing of a nude woman by the renowned French artist Jean-Louis Forain. This drawing is imbued with the finesse of his line and his sensitivity to capture...
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Salvador Dali « Iris Dali’s Youth » Lithograph 20th Century Signed
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Large original lithograph by Salvador Dali entitled « Iris Dali’s Youth ». It represents a beach. In the sea there is an island with a kind of fortress. On this beach there are diffe...
Paper
Émile-Othon Friesz — Female portrait in pencil, circa 1925–1935
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Émile-Othon Friesz (1879–1949) — Female Portrait, circa 1925–1935 Original pencil drawing on laid paper. Portrait of a woman with her head slightly tilted, rendered with a lively an...
Paper
Salvador Dali «Canto 27 Divine Comedy the Devil Logician » Engraved, 1970
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Engraving rd’alises by Salvador Dali for illustrating the Divine Comedy of Dante. This engraving is inspired by the Canto 27 of The Inferno. It represents the Devil Logician. In 1950 the Italian government commissioned Dali to illustrate Dante Alighieri’s, Divina Commedia...
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After Andy Warhol - Screenprint on canvas of Marilyn Monroe - blue red - Pop Art
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Silkscreen on canvas by Marylin Monroe after Andy Warhol. Marylin is painted red on a blue background. Photograph screen-printed in color on canvas, signed on the back. Signature in ...
Canvas
Salvador Dali « Heaven Canto 25 » Engraving Surrealist Mid XXth Century
By (after) Salvador Dali
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 25. This work takes a watercolor of Dali. It represents the entry in the paradise of a chosen one. Angels are placed all around the chosen one we recognize them thanks to their wings and halos. In 1950 the Italian government commissioned Dali to illustrate Dante Alighieri’s (1265-1321) Divina Commedia...
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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
Artist Dan May Black & White Drawing S/N Silkscreen "Man on Beach" 1986, Framed
By (after) Keith Haring
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A great, fun, whimsical vintage black and white silkscreen by California artist Dan May, 1986. A early rare work of this artist purchased at Malke Sage Gallery, Palo Alto at one of ...
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Keith Haring - FOR EARL (MY SECOND FAVORITE ART DEALER), signed drawing, Framed
By Keith Haring
Located in New York, NY
Keith Haring Radiant baby drawing done in marker on inside page of historic limited edition monograph Boldly signed, dated '88 and inscribed "FOR EARL (MY SECOND FAVORITE ART DEALER)...
Permanent Marker
Keith Haring - Original Radiant Baby Drawing, from the Estate of David Copley)
By Keith Haring
Located in New York, NY
This drawing, held in a monograph has been elegantly floated in a museum quality painted wood frame under UV plexiglass. Measurements: Framed: 16 inches (vertical) by 21.75 inches (h...
Permanent Marker, Book
Keith Haring 'Avril' 1990 Offset Lithograph Print, Framed, Mint
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage offset lithograph postcard published by Nouvelles Images SA Editeurs. Printed in France. Presented in a white wood frame with a 1-inch front profile and a 3/4-inch side profi...
Offset
Untitled 1984 Offset Print by Keith Haring, Framed, Vintage Art
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
