Keith Haring - Untitled (cup man) - Giclée - Artestar licensed print

Giclée (*) print of Keith Haring (**)
Reproduction of the work “Untitled,” screen print created by Haring in 1989.
Luxurious edition on conservation-grade matte high-weight digital paper (250 g/m²). A very versatile, high-quality paper made in Germany from wood pulp free of acid and chlorine.
Authorized by Artestar New York. Copyright: Keith Haring Foundation

- Sheet dimensions: 60 x 47 cm
- Image dimensions: 50 x 37 cm
- Condition: Excellent (this work has never been framed or exhibited, always kept in a professional art folder, so offered in immaculate condition).

The work will be carefully handled and packaged in reinforced cardboard. Shipping will be trackable (UPS DPD DHL FedEx)

The shipment will also include transport insurance for the final value of the work with full reimbursement in case of loss or damage, at no cost to the buyer.

(*) Giclée is a term referring to a high-quality fine-art printing process created digitally with inkjet printers. This process uses pigment-based inks and specialized papers to achieve high sharpness, color accuracy, and durability, ideal for art reproductions and photographs.

(**) Keith Haring was born in 1958 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States.
He grew up in Kutztown and from a young age showed a strong interest in art. He studied graphic design at The Ivy School of Professional Art in Pittsburgh, and at 19, already openly gay, he moved to New York, where he found inspiration in graffiti art and enrolled at the School of Visual Arts, where he was influenced by Keith Sonnler and Joseph Kossuth, who encouraged him to train as a conceptual artist after experimenting with form and color.
Haring caught the public eye in 1980 when he began drawing cartoon-like images with marker on the subway cars of the Big Apple, and later painted white chalk drawings on black advertising panels, which led to more than one arrest.
His clean lines, vivid colors, and active figures carried strong messages about life and unity, and his exhibitions were filmed by photographer Tseng Kwong Chi.
Around this time, he organized an exhibition at Club 57 and participated in a show in Times Square, where he drew animals and human faces for the first time.
His first solo show was at Tony Shafrazi Gallery in 1981, the same year he participated in Documenta 7 in Kassel, Germany.
In 1982 he befriended emerging artists of the era such as Kenny Scharf, Madonna, and Jean‑Michel Basquiat, and even met the famous Andy Warhol.
In 1984 Haring went to Australia and painted several murals in Melbourne and Sydney, and he even received money for his work from the National Gallery of Victoria and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art.
He also visited and painted in Rio de Janeiro, the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, Minneapolis, and Manhattan.
During this period he even designed a pink jacket worn by Madonna to perform her song “Like a Virgin” on the show “Solid Gold.”
In 1985, the Musée d’Art Moderne de Bordeaux held an exhibition of his work, and he also took part in the Paris Biennale.
In November of that year he appeared on MTV where he painted on a show hosted by his friend Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran.
In 1986 he painted murals in Amsterdam, Paris, Phoenix, and Berlin, also painted Grace Jones’s body for her music video for the song “I’m Not Perfect,” and opened a shop to sell his works in SOHO.
By then his works began to reflect the sociopolitical issues of the era such as anti-Apartheid, AIDS, and drugs.
He also created pop art pieces for brands like Absolut Vodka, Lucky Strike, and Coca-Cola, and even designed the cover of the charity album “A Very Special Christmas,” in which his friend Madonna participated.
In 1988 he was included in an exclusive list of artists whose works appeared on the labels of Chateau Mouton Rothschild wines, and that same year he was diagnosed with AIDS, so the following year he founded the Keith Haring Foundation whose goal was to combat social issues related to the disease and to publicize the artist’s work through exhibitions, publications, and licenses of his work.
In June 1989 he painted his last public work on a wall of the Church of Saint Anthony’s convent in Pisa. This work was titled “Tuttomondo.”
Keith Haring died on February 16, 1990, at the age of 32, a victim of AIDS.

(**) “The Man of the Cup,” 1989, is a vivid testament to the artist’s ability to combine playful imagery with deep symbolic depth. This screen print captures Haring’s characteristic energy, using bold lines, vibrant color planes, and a dynamic composition to create a figure that is both whimsical and captivating. The central figure, whose torso is segmented in a layered structure, almost like a matryoshka, is depicted in full motion, with arms raised in an exuberant gesture, radiating vitality and movement. The surrounding lines and shapes amplify this sense of kinetic energy, turning the figure into a beacon of life and animation.
Set against a striking greenish-blue background with a purple dotted backdrop, the work showcases Haring’s masterful use of contrast and rhythm. The interaction of color, form, and movement embodies Haring’s interest in the universality of human expression, translating joy, vitality, and connectivity into a visual language instantly recognizable. The figure of the “Man of the Cup” encapsulates Haring’s exploration of transformation, multiplicity, and the interaction between individual and collective experience, reflecting his lifelong commitment to social issues through images that are accessible.
This work exemplifies Haring’s enduring legacy: his ability to create visually captivating, socially resonant, and deeply human art. It is both a celebration of movement and energy and a moving reflection of Haring’s innovative vision in late 20th-century contemporary art.