Keith Haring - Untitled - Giclée - Artestar licensed print

Giclée (*) by Keith Haring (**)
Reproduction of the work “Untitled,” created by Haring in 1981.
Luxury edition on conservation matte digital paper 250 g/m². A very versatile, high-quality paper, manufactured in Germany with acid-free, chlorine-free wood pulp.
Authorized printing by Artestar New York. Copyright: Keith Haring Foundation

- Sheet dimensions: 40 x 40 cm
- Image dimensions: 30 x 30 cm
- Condition: Excellent (this work has never been framed or exhibited, always kept in a professional art folder, and is offered in pristine condition).

The work will be carefully handled and packaged in reinforced cardboard packaging. The shipping will be trackable with a tracking number (UPS DPD DHL FedEx).

Shipping 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 print produced digitally with inkjet printers. This process uses pigment-based inks and specialized papers to achieve great sharpness, color accuracy, and durability, ideal for art and photograph reproductions.

(**) 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, openly declaring himself 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 drew public attention in 1980 when he began doodling cartoon-like images with markers on New York subway trains, and later drew comic strips with white chalk on black panels intended for advertising, which led to several arrests.
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.
Also around this time, he organized an exhibition at Club 57, and participated in a show at Times Square, where he drew animals and human faces for the first time.
His first solo exhibition was at Tony Shafrazi Gallery in 1981, the same year he participated in the Documenta 7 exhibition in Kassel, Germany.
In 1982 he befriended emerging artists of the time 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 even received funding 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 that Madonna wore to perform her song “Like a Virgin” on the show “Solid Gold.”
In 1985, the Musée d’Art Moderne de Bordeaux held a retrospective of his work, and he also took part in the Paris Biennale.
He appeared in November of that year on MTV, painting on a program hosted by his friend Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran.
In 1986 he painted murals in Amsterdam, Paris, Phoenix, and Berlin, also painted Grace Jones’ body for her music video for the song “I’m Not Perfect,” and opened a shop to sell his work in SOHO.
By then, his works began to reflect the socio-political issues of the time, 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 benefit album “A Very Special Christmas,” on which his friend Madonna was included.
In 1988 he was included in a select list of artists whose works appeared on Chateau Mouton Rothschild wine labels, and that same year he was diagnosed with AIDS, so the following year he launched the Keith Haring Foundation whose aim was to combat social issues related to this disease and to raise awareness of the artist’s work through exhibitions, publications, and licensing of his work.
In June 1989 he painted his last public work on a wall of the San Antonio Convent in Pisa. This work was titled “Tuttomondo.”
Keith Haring passed away on February 16, 1990, at the young age of 32 from AIDS."