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Keith Haring Art

American, 1958-1990

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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Artist: Keith Haring
UNTITLED (C)
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, numbered, and dated by the artist. Color lithograph on BFK Rives paper, with full margins. Image size: 8.5 x 12.25 inches. Sheet size: 11 x 14.75 inches. Published by Ma...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Paper, Lithograph

POP SHOP III (3)
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, numbered, and dated by the artist. Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, Image size: 11 .5 x 14.75 inches. Sheet size: 13.5 x 16.5 inches. Publishe...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Paper, Screen

POP SHOP QUAD III
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...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Paper, Screen

1991 "Future Primeval" exhibition poster by Keith Haring - Queens Museum
By Keith Haring
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1991 "Future Primeval" exhibition poster by Keith Haring was created to promote a major show of Haring's work that was held at both the Queens Museum in New York and Illinois Sta...
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1990s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Keith Haring at P.S. 122 New York 1980 (announcement)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring PS 122, New York, NY 1980: Rare, seldomly seen announcement card to Haring's seminal 1980 East Village, open studio exhibition and artist residency: P.S. 122, New York ...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Offset

Keith Haring, Untitled (Black ink drawing atop a Japanese Guardian Figure print)
By Keith Haring
Located in San Francisco, CA
In February 1983, Keith Haring made his first visit to Japan to host an exhibition of his work in Tokyo. Enthralled by the experience, he let loose his spray cans covering every inch...
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1980s Contemporary Keith Haring Art

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Paper, Ink

International Youth Year
By Keith Haring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Keith Haring International Youth Year 1984 Lithograph in colors on Arches paper, signed in pencil and numbered 1000, with the blindstamps of the publisher/printer The World Federatio...
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1980s Keith Haring Art

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Lithograph

Keith Haring Stedelijk Museum 1986 (Keith Haring Stedelijk Museum poster 1986)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Stedelijk Museum 1986: Rare original, silkscreened Keith Haring Stedelijk Museum exhibition poster, 1986. Designed & illustr...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Screen, Paper

Pop Shop II (4)
By Keith Haring
Located in Miami, FL
Screenprint in colors on Wove Paper. Reference Littmann, K, & Haring K. Keith Haring, Editions on Paper 1982-1990: The Complete Printed Works, Cantz, Stuttgart, 1997, p.97. Hand num...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Screen

Three Eyed Man from Icons Portfolio
By Keith Haring
Located in Miami, FL
Silkscreen ink on embossed Arches cover paper. Signed, dated and numbered from the Printers Proof edition of 8 (The regular edition was 250) in pencil on verso by Keith Haring estat...
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1990s Contemporary Keith Haring Art

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Screen

1980s Keith Haring Three Eyed Smiling Face sticker (Keith Haring Pop Shop)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Three Eyed Smiling sticker c. 1982: A timeless Keith Haring collectible originally given out at Haring's first solo exhibit in 1982; and later sold at Haring's Pop Shop circa mid 1980s. Vintage Pop Shop sticker featuring original design by Keith Haring; offset printed. Approx. 3 inches square in size. Very good overall vintage condition; missing back adhesive, but appears unused. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Keith Haring Pop Shop History: In 1986, New York artist Keith Haring opened the Pop Shop in downtown Manhattan. Haring saw the Pop Shop as an extension of his work, a fun boutique where his art could be accessible to everyone. For nearly twenty years, the shop continued to be a downtown attraction with floor-to-ceiling murals and affordable clothing and gift items all featuring Keith Haring's unique icons. In September, 2005, the Pop Shop finally closed its doors to the public. Keith Haring's work continues to be displayed around the world at galleries and museums and in public spaces...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Offset

Keith Haring drawing 1989 (Keith Haring 1989)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring (untitled) 1989 drawing: This original 1980s Keith Haring drawing was executed by the artist on the occasion of Art Cologne Germany 1989. The w...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Ink, Permanent Marker

Keith Haring illustrated New Music Distribution Service 1986
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring New Music Distribution Service 1986: 1980s music distribution catalog featuring original cover art by Keith Haring. Features Haring pri...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Offset, Lithograph

Keith Haring 1982 (Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi spiral catalog)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring 1982 1st edition (Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi Gallery): The much seminal & highly collectible, limited edition catalog featuring the iconic neon Haring Three Eyed Smiling Face cover & 15 sought-after double-sided lithographic inserts intact and in excellent vintage condition. An extensive early survey of Haring’s work leading into his breakout year. The finest example we have ever come across. Rarely comes to market as such. Not to be passed upon. Medium: Softcover metal-wire bound artist monograph; approximately 144 pages. 1st edition 1982. 9.25 x 9 inches (folded closed). Very good to excellent overall vintage condition. Protected by bound-in original clear plastic front sheet. Hardly touched. Unsigned from a limited edition of 2000 (see image 4). Includes a forward by publisher Tony Shafrazi, as well as text by Keith Haring, Jeffrey Deitch, Robert Pincus-Witten, and David Shapiro. Designed by Dan Friedman with photographs of Haring's subway drawings by Haring’s close friend, Tseng Kwong Chi. Keith Haring was an American artist and social activist known for his illustrative depictions of figures and symbols. His white chalk drawings could often been found on the blank poster marquees in New York’s public spaces and subways. “I don't think art is propaganda,” he once stated. “It should be something that liberates the soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further. It celebrates humanity instead of manipulating it.” Born on May 4, 1958 in Reading, PA, he grew up in neighboring Kutztown, where he was inspired to draw from an early age by Walt Disney cartoons and his father who was an amateur cartoonist. After briefly studying commercial art in Pittsburgh, Haring came across a show of the works of Pierre Alechinksy and decided to pursue a career in fine art instead. He moved to New York in the late 1970s to attend the School of Visual Arts, and soon immersed himself in the city’s graffiti culture. By the mid-1980s, he had befriended fellow artists Andy Warhol, Kenny Scharf, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and collaborated with celebrities like the singer Grace Jones. Diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 1988, Haring’s prodigious career was brief, and he died of AIDS-related complications on February 16, 1990 at the age of 31. Before his death, Haring established the Keith Haring Foundation, a non-profit committed to raising awareness of the illness through art programing and community outreach. Throughout his career, Haring made his art widely available through the location of his murals, as well as through the Pop Shop—Haring's own storefront which he used to sell his memorabilia.The artist’s mural Crack is Wack (1986), can still be seen today on a retaining wall along FDR Drive in Manhattan. Haring’s works can be found in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. Related Categories: Keith Haring prints. Keith Haring Three Eyes...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Metal

Pop Shop II Plate 3 By Keith Haring
By Keith Haring
Located in London, GB
Pop Shop II Plate 3 By Keith Haring Keith Haring was a visionary American artist and social activist known for his iconic, colorful, and dynamic graffiti-inspired artwork that eme...
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1980s Contemporary Keith Haring Art

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Paper, Screen

Montreux Jazz Festival posters (set of 3)
By Keith Haring
Located in Manchester, GB
Keith Haring, Montreux Jazz Festival posters (set of 3) Keith Haring was invited to design the posters for the 17th Montreux Jazz Festival in 1983 after the organiser, Pierre Keller...
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1980s Contemporary Keith Haring Art

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Screen

Keith Haring Andy Warhol 1986
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring, Andy Warhol 1986: Rare, highly sought-after oversized 1986 folding announcement card / poster illustrated by Keith Haring & Andy Warhol ...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Keith Haring Dance on the Lower East Side (announcement)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Dance on the Lower East Side: Fold-out invitation designed & illustrated by Haring for a opening night benefit party at The Underground, New York, NY 1983; in conjunctio...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Offset

"Untitled (Cup Man)" screenprint by Keith Haring from "Kinderstern" portfolio
By Keith Haring
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Untitled (Cup Man)" screenprint by artist Keith Haring from the "Kinderstern" portfolio published by Edition Domberger to raise money to house families of chi...
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1980s Contemporary Keith Haring Art

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Screen

Keith Haring Into 84 (set of 2 Haring Shafrazi announcements)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
'Keith Haring Painted Man'/Keith Haring Into 84: A set of 2 announcement cards for Keith Haring’s well-documented exhibition, 'Into 84' at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, 1983. For this series Haring borrowed Jones' body — from head to toe — as the canvas to his work. A bodily canvas defined by much of the bold pictograms characteristic of Haring's artistic signature. Photos by Haring's long-time friend and collaborator Tseng Kwong Chi. Looks fantastic framed as a set. Off-set printed gallery announcements, 1983. Dimensions: 6 x 4 inches (applies to each individual). Good overall condition with well-preserved colors. Some surface creating to red card. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Further About: In 1983 Keith Haring teamed up with award-winning choreographer and dancer Bill T. Jones, founder of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. Keith and Bill met in London in 1983 at a time when the graffiti artist was opening a major show at the Robert Fraser Gallery, and together they produced a series of exceptional collaborations in both performance and drawing. Keith Haring was an American artist and social activist known for his illustrative depictions of figures and symbols. His white chalk drawings could often been found on the blank poster marquees in New York’s public spaces and subways. “I don't think art is propaganda,” he once stated. “It should be something that liberates the soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further. It celebrates humanity instead of manipulating it.” Born on May 4, 1958 in Reading, PA, he grew up in neighboring Kutztown, where he was inspired to draw from an early age by Walt Disney cartoons and his father who was an amateur cartoonist. After briefly studying commercial art in Pittsburgh, Haring came across a show of the works of Pierre Alechinksy and decided to pursue a career in fine art instead. He moved to New York in the late 1970s to attend the School of Visual Arts, and soon immersed himself in the city’s graffiti culture. By the mid-1980s, he had befriended fellow artists Andy Warhol, Kenny Scharf, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and collaborated with celebrities like the singer Grace Jones. Diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 1988, Haring’s prodigious career was brief, and he died of AIDS-related complications on February 16, 1990 at the age of 31. Before his death, Haring established the Keith Haring Foundation, a non-profit committed to raising awareness of the illness through art programing and community outreach. Throughout his career, Haring made his art widely available through the location of his murals, as well as through the Pop Shop—Haring's own storefront which he used to sell his memorabilia.The artist’s mural Crack is Wack (1986), can still be seen today on a retaining wall along FDR Drive in Manhattan. Haring’s works can be found in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. Related Categories Modern Dance. Ballet. Keith Haring Figurative Drawings. Keith Haring Into 84 poster. Keith Haring and Tony Shafrazi. Haring Shafrazi.
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Offset, Lithograph

Keith Haring original card. 8.5 x 13.5 cm
By Keith Haring
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Keith Haring. 1958-1990. The iconography of his drawings includes dancing animals and figures, dogs, crawling babies, pyramids, televisions, telephones, and flying saucers. The idea ...
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1980s Contemporary Keith Haring Art

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Mixed Media

"UNTITLED" FROM POP SHOP I
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, numbered, and dated by Keith Haring. Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, Image size 10.5 x 13.375 inches.. Sheet size 12 x 15 inches. Frame size a...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Paper, Screen

Rare Original Keith Haring Vinyl Record Art 1985
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
1980s Keith Haring record art: “A Diamond Hidden in the Mouth of a Corpse,” a rare 1980's vinyl art cover featuring original artwork by Keith Haring throughout. In addition to the ...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Catalog: Tony Shafrazi Gallery
By Keith Haring
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Keith Haring (1958–1990) is arguably the most recognized graffiti artist of all time. His iconic imagery developed on the subway walls of New York City in the early 1980s, breaking t...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Keith Haring Into 84 (Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi announcement card)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Painted Man: Original 1983 announcement card for Keith Haring’s well-documented exhibition, Keith Haring 'Into 84' at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, 1983. For this series Haring borrowed Jones' body — from head to toe — as the canvas to his work. A bodily canvas defined by much of the bold pictograms characteristic of Haring's artistic signature. Photos by Haring's long-time friend and collaborator Tseng Kwong Chi. Off-set printed, 1983. Dimensions: 6 x 4 inches. Some minor fading to the reverse; otherwise very good overall condition with strong colors. Literature: Keith Haring: Posters (Prestel pub.) Further About In 1983 Keith Haring teamed up with award-winning choreographer and dancer Bill T. Jones, founder of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. Keith and Bill met in London in 1983 at a time when the graffiti artist was opening a major show at the Robert Fraser Gallery, and together they produced a series of exceptional collaborations in both performance and drawing. Related Categories Keith Haring dancer. Ballet. Keith Haring Figurative Drawings. Keith Haring Into 84 poster. Keith Haring and Tony Shafrazi. Haring Shafrazi.
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Offset, Lithograph

1984 Original Poster by Keith Haring - Tony Shafrazi Gallery
By Keith Haring
Located in PARIS, FR
Original poster Exhibition - Pop art Bridging the gap between the art world and the street, Keith Haring made a name for himself in the early 1980s with his graffiti drawings in th...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Lithograph, Paper

Growing I
By Keith Haring
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Keith Haring Title: Growing I Size: 40 1/8 x 29 7/8 in. (101.9 x 75.9 cm) Medium: Screenprint in colors, on Lenox Museum Board, with full margins. Edition: 85 of 100 Year:...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Screen

Keith Haring Pop Shop calendar 1989/1990 (vintage Keith Haring)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Pop Shop 1989: Rare Keith Haring illustrated 20 month calendar designed by Haring just months before his passing in February, 1990. The calendar was sold in 1989/90 at H...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Offset

Keith Haring, Framed Montreux Jazz Festival posters (set of 3)
By Keith Haring
Located in Manchester, GB
Keith Haring, Montreux Jazz Festival posters (set of 3) Keith Haring was invited to design the posters for the 17th Montreux Jazz Festival in 1983 after the organiser, Pierre Keller...
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1980s Contemporary Keith Haring Art

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Screen

Free South Africa, 1985 (#2)
By Keith Haring
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Free South Africa series deftly addresses the nature of South Africa's apartheid regime in Haring's unique and succinct visual language. Signed, dated, and numbered lower right e...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Keith Haring Stedelijk Museum drawing & catalogue (signed Keith Haring drawing)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 15th – 12th May, 1986: Signed Keith Haring Stedelijk Museum exhibitio...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Paper, Ink

Signed Keith Haring letter 1984 (Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi Gallery 1984)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi Gallery 1984: A RARE signed Keith Haring letter produced in 1984 by Haring's long-time gallerist, Tony Shafrazi in reference to Keith Haring's wood panel s...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Ink, Paper

Growing #5
By Keith Haring
Located in London, GB
Screenprint in colours, 1988, on Lenox Museum Board, signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 100, published by Martin Lawrence Limited Editions, New York, with their...
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1980s American Modern Keith Haring Art

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Screen

Signed Keith Haring Pop Shop poster (vintage Keith Haring)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Signed Keith Haring Pop Shop poster 1988: A historical 1980s Keith Haring Pop Shop poster/fold out catalog (reverse), endearingly inscribe...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Keith Haring Record Art 1987 (Keith Haring Christmas Run Dmc)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring, Run DMC Christmas: Super rare sought-after Run DMC "Christmas In Hollis" featuring Original Artwork by Keith Haring. Truly vibrant colors that make for stand-out wall a...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Offset, Lithograph

Keith Haring -- International Volunteer Day
By Keith Haring
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Keith Haring International Volunteer Day, 1988 Hand signed lower right Numbered 142/1000 Sheet size 28.6 x 21.6 cm Frame size: 63.5 x 53.5 x 3 cm Published by the World Federation o...
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1980s Keith Haring Art

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Lithograph

Keith Haring Citykids 1986 (sticker)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring for New York CityKids, 1986. Rare vintage 1986 sticker illustrated by Keith Haring for the CityKids coalition in New York: "City Kids Speak on Liberty" New York, 1986 sponsored by Burger...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Paper, Offset

Pop Shop VI (complete set of 4 screen prints)
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Pop Shop VI, set of 4 screen prints in colors on wove paper. Each hand signed and dated on verso by the executor, Julia Gruen. Each hand numbered 146/200 on verso (there are also 2...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Paper, Screen

Angel (Original)
By Keith Haring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This one-of-a-kind Mixed media and collage on textured, sturdy, paper is in excellent condition and comes framed in a frame of your choosing. It is Certified by the Estate of Keith ...
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1980s Street Art Keith Haring Art

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Mixed Media

Keith Haring Safe Sex! (Vintage Keith Haring 1987)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Original 1987 Keith Haring Safe Sex poster: Illustrated by Keith Haring in conjunction with his many Aids Awareness efforts. A historical ...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Signed Keith Haring International Volunteer Day mailer 1988
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring International Volunteer Day 1988: A rare example featuring a well-preserved, bold black-marker signature by Keith Haring. "International Volunteer Day" was a human right...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Lithograph, Offset

New Years 1988, Keith Haring Pop Art Nude Color Silkscreen Print Invitation
By Keith Haring
Located in Surfside, FL
Artist: Keith Haring, American (1958 - 1990) Title: New Year's Invitation 1988 Year: 1988 Medium: Silkscreen on Paper Image Size: 11 x 8 inches This bears a printed signature. It is not hand signed as issued. Keith Allen Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) was an American artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City street culture of the 1980s by expressing concepts of birth, death, sexuality, and war. Haring's work was often heavily political and his imagery has become a widely recognized visual language of the 20th century. Keith Haring was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, on May 4, 1958. He was raised in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, by his mother Joan Haring, and father Allen Haring, an engineer and amateur cartoonist. He had three younger sisters, Kay, Karen and Kristen. Haring became interested in art at a very early age spending time with his father producing creative drawings. His early influences included Walt Disney cartoons, Dr. Seuss, Charles Schulz, and the Looney Tunes characters in The Bugs Bunny Show. In Haring's teenage years, he left his religious background behind and hitchhiked across the country, selling vintage t-shirts and experimenting with drugs. He studied commercial art from 1976 to 1978 at Pittsburgh's Ivy School of Professional Art but lost interest in it. He made the decision to leave after having read Robert Henri's The Art Spirit (1923) which inspired him to concentrate on his own art. Haring had a maintenance job at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and was able to explore the art of Jean Dubuffet, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Tobey. His most critical influences at this time were a 1977 retrospective of the work of Pierre Alechinsky and a lecture by the sculptor Christo in 1978. Alechinsky's work, connected to the international Expressionist group CoBrA, gave Haring confidence to create larger paintings of calligraphic images. Christo introduced him to the possibilities of involving the public with his art. Haring's first important one-man exhibition was in Pittsburgh at the Center for the Arts in 1978. He moved to New York to study painting at the School of Visual Arts. He studied semiotics with Bill Beckley as well as exploring the possibilities of video and performance art. Profoundly influenced at this time by the writings of William Burroughs, he was inspired to experiment with the cross-referencing and interconnection of images. He first received public attention with his public art in subways. Starting in 1980, he organized exhibitions at Club 57, which were filmed by the photographer Tseng Kwong Chi. Around this time, "The Radiant Baby" became his symbol. His bold lines, vivid colors, and active figures carry strong messages of life and unity. He participated in the Times Square Exhibition and drew animals and human faces for the first time. That same year, he photocopied and pasted provocative collages made from cut-up and recombined New York Post headlines around the city. In 1981, he sketched his first chalk drawings on black paper and painted plastic, metal, and found objects. By 1982, Haring had established friendships with fellow emerging artists Futura 2000, Kenny Scharf, Madonna and Jean-Michel Basquiat. He created more than 50 public works between 1982 and 1989 in dozens of cities around the world. His "Crack is Wack" mural, created in 1986, is visible from New York's FDR Drive. He got to know Andy Warhol, who was the theme of several of Haring's pieces, including "Andy Mouse". His friendship with Warhol would prove to be a decisive element in his eventual success. In December 2007, an area of the American Textile Building in the TriBeCa neighborhood of New York City was discovered to contain a painting of Haring's from 1979. In 1984, Haring visited Australia and painted wall murals in Melbourne (such as the 1984 'Detail-Mural at Collingwood College, Victoria') and Sydney and received a commission from the National Gallery of Victoria and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art to create a mural which temporarily replaced the water curtain at the National Gallery. He also visited and painted in Rio de Janeiro, the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Minneapolis and Manhattan.[9] He became politically active, designing a Free South Africa poster...
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20th Century Contemporary Keith Haring Art

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Mixed Media, Screen

Keith Haring: Into 1984/Tony Shafrazi Gallery
By Keith Haring
Located in New York, NY
Color offset lithograph. Signed and dated in felt-tip pen and pink ink, lower right. Published by Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York.
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Color, Lithograph, Offset

Man To Man . VINYL . VINTAGE
By Keith Haring
Located in CANNES, FR
Keith Haring . Original vintage Vinyl . 1987 , Mint Condition
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1980s Modern Keith Haring Art

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Vinyl

The Kutztown Connection 1984, Exhibition Poster by Keith Haring
By Keith Haring
Located in Long Island City, NY
Exhibition Poster: The Kutztown Connection 1984 Keith Haring (After), American (1958–1990) Date: 1984 Poster on wove paper, signed and dated in the plate, signed in pencil Size: 33 x...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Pigment

Keith Haring 1989 UNICEF poster (vintage 1980s Keith Haring poster)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring USA Celebrates UNICEF, 1989 (Keith Haring UNICEF 1989): RARE original 1980s Keith Haring illustrated benefit poster for UNICEF. Keith Haring began working with UNICEF in 1985 when he famously organized, 'Rain Dance' - a then, benefit for UNICEF’s African Emergency Relief Fund. A seldom available Keith Haring activist poster that is not to be passed upon. Medium: Offset lithograph in colors on smooth wove paper. 1989. Dimensions: 17.5 x 22 inches Fair to Good overall vintage condition. Contains fold-lines as originally issued; minor signs of handling & age related wear; small tear & loss to upper edge; surface residue in a few areas. Stored & will be shipped flat. Printed signature, ‘K. Haring 1989’ on the mid right from an edition of unknown. Rarely comes to market. Literature / References: Keith Haring: Posters (Jürgen and Osten). “UNICEF was founded after World War II to bring help and hope to all children at risk or in need – no matter which country they lived in or what role that country played in the war. Our mission is no less urgent and universal today,” said UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake. “With so many children around the world in so much need, we are recommitting ourselves to delivering results for every child.” The organization was established by the United Nations General Assembly to help children in post-war Europe, China and the Middle East. Funded entirely through voluntary contributions from governments, civil society, the private sector and concerned citizens, it rapidly expanded its reach and by 1955 was working for children in more than 90 countries. Today, UNICEF is the world’s largest children’s organization, working with partners in 190 countries and territories and through the efforts of 13,000 national and international staff to reach every child. Related Categories: Keith Haring figurative drawings. Keith Haring activist posters. Keith Haring Dancers. Street art. Graffiti. 1980s. Keith Haring Larry Levan. Keith Haring Paradise Garage...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Lithograph, Offset

THREE EYES (FROM ICON SERIES)
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Three Eyes from the Icons series. Screen print in colors with embossing on Arches cover paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by the executor of the Haring estate, Julia Gruen, in p...
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1990s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Paper, Screen

Keith Haring The Great Peace March 1986 (announcemet)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring The Great Peace March Rare vintage original 1986 Keith Haring (offset) illustrated announcement & VIP invitation published on the occasion of: Pro-Peace Great Peace: The...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Offset

Growing (Plate 3), from the Growing Portfolio
By Keith Haring
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Keith Haring Title: Growing (Plate 3), 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...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Keith Haring Rain Dance 1985 (Keith Haring posters)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Rain Dance 1985: RARE original 1980s Keith Haring illustrated poster announcement for a Keith Haring UNICEF benefit party at Larry Levan’s legendary Paradise Garage...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Offset, Lithograph

Ludo, Plate 5 (Hand signed Lithograph)
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). ...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Rare Original Keith Haring Vinyl Record Art (Keith Haring boombox)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Original 1980s Keith Haring Record Art: Keith Haring 'The Baby Beat Box' 1986: Rare highly sought after 1980s Keith Haring record album art featuring a Haring boombox man, a bold Ke...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Offset

Keith Haring Cover Art SFMMA 1984
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Cover Art SFMMA 1984: Published by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art on the occasion of ‘The Human Condition SFMMA Biennial III’ 28 June-26 August 1984. Cover art created by Keith Haring specifically for the exhibit. Includes work by Jenny Holzer (reverse cover) with a foreword by Shirley Davis. An introduction by Henry T. Hopkins is followed up with essays by Dorothy Martinson, Wolfgang Max Faust, Achille Bonito Olivia, Klaus Ottman, and Edward Kienholz...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Paper

FIGHT AIDS WORLDWIDE
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors, on Arches wove paper. Sheet size 11 x 8.5 inches. Frame size approx 19 x 17 inches. Littmann p. 168. Estate stamped, hand signed by Julia Gruen, Executor of...
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1990s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Paper, Screen

International Volunteer Day Envelope, Signed with Stamps by Keith Haring
By Keith Haring
Located in Long Island City, NY
This envelope was produced as part of "International Volunteer Day", a human right's cause created by the World Federation of the United Nations. This mailer includes stamps, the art...
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1980s Keith Haring Art

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Mixed Media

Keith Haring Into 84 (set of 3 Haring Shafrazi announcements)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
'Keith Haring Painted Man'/Keith Haring Into 84: A complete set of 3 announcement cards for Keith Haring’s well-documented exhibition, 'Into 84' at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, ...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Offset

POP SHOP QUAD IV
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 reverse. Artwork size 27 x 33 i...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Paper, Screen

Original 1980s Keith Haring Pop Shop bags set of 2 (Keith Haring pop shop)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Pop Shop Bags set of 2, 1986: Vintage original 1980s Keith Haring Pop Shop bag set designed & illustrated by the artist. Both feature a bold Keith Haring printed signature and standout original Haring Pop shop logos, plus bright, lush colors which make for a unique framepiece. Medium: silkscreened vinyl shopping bags (2 individual pieces). Dimensions: 19 x 16.75 inches inches (applies to each individually). Minor wear commensurate with age & medium; in otherwise good vintage condition. A very cool vintage original Keith Haring frame set. Keith Haring Pop Shop: In 1986, New York artist Keith Haring opened the Pop Shop in downtown Manhattan. Haring saw the Pop Shop as an extension of his work, a fun boutique where his art could be accessible to everyone. For nearly twenty years, the shop continued to be a downtown attraction with floor-to-ceiling murals...
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1980s Pop Art Keith Haring Art

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Plastic, Screen

Best Buddies
By Keith Haring
Located in Miami, FL
Titled and numbered from the edition of 200 on the front in pencil, additionally dated and numbered on the reverse and signed by Julia Gruen, the executor of the Keith Haring Foundation and Anthony Shriver Best Buddies...
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1990s Contemporary Keith Haring Art

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Screen

Untitled 2 from Free South Africa
By Keith Haring
Located in Miami, FL
From the "Free South Africa" series 1985. Lithograph in colors on BFK Rives paper. Signed in pencil and numbered from the numbered edition of 60 piec...
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1980s Contemporary Keith Haring Art

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Lithograph

Keith Haring art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Keith Haring art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of yellow, orange, blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Keith Haring in screen print, lithograph, offset print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the Pop Art style. Not every interior allows for large Keith Haring art, so small editions measuring 3 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of George Rodrigue, Agent X, and Roy Lichtenstein. Keith Haring art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $144 and tops out at $685,000, while the average work can sell for $3,400.
Questions About Keith Haring Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 6, 2024
    The style of Keith Haring's art is Pop art. When creating his paintings and murals, he drew inspiration from cartoons and used this playful approach to provide commentary on the issues of his time, such as the crack and AIDS epidemics, and the universal themes of death, love and sex. Since he got his start experimenting with his bold, graphic lines and figures on the walls of New York City subway stations, many people have also referred to him as a street artist. Shop a range of Keith Haring art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024
    To tell a real Keith Haring painting, examine its details closely. When painting, Haring was able to produce figures and shapes with a single, continuous line. This technique is very hard to duplicate, so most reproductions will show broken, multiple lines. You can also compare the artist's signature to images available on trusted online resources. Since convincing fakes do exist, experts generally recommend that you have a certified art appraiser authenticate your piece rather than attempt to do so on your own. Find a variety of Keith Haring art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024
    How much a Keith Haring painting is worth depends on its history, age, size and other factors. In 2017, his 1982 Untitled sold for more than $6.5 million at an auction in New York. Many of Haring’s paintings, prints and murals address the universal themes of death, love and sex, as well as contemporary issues 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 used to express them, full of dancing figures, babies, barking dogs, hearts and rhythmic lines, as well as references to pop culture. If you have a Haring piece, a certified appraiser or experienced art dealer can give you an idea of how much it may be worth. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Keith Haring art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 11, 2024
    Keith Haring worked in a variety of mediums. The legendary Pennsylvania-born artist experimented with painting, sculpture, printmaking, performance, video, murals and more. In 2023, a series of digital drawings Haring made on a personal computer during the late 1980s went to auction. No canvas was off limits, either, as he painted on wood, vast tarps and sheets of metal. Haring was always experimenting, even in his early days as an artist.

    When Haring arrived in New York City, he was drawn to subway graffiti and other street art, and was soon drawing with chalk on the black sheets of paper that were affixed to subway panels when there wasn’t a poster advertisement to populate the space.

    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

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  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024
    The Keith Haring Foundation owns the Keith Haring estate. In 1989, the American artist set up the foundation to guarantee that his philanthropic efforts would continue after his death. Under the foundation's structure, The Keith Haring Studio is the owner of the copyrights to all of Haring's works. Find an assortment of Keith Haring art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Keith Haring is originally from Kutztown, Pennsylvania, although he was born in the nearby city of Reading, Pennsylvania, on May 4, 1958. In 1978, Haring moved to New York City. He continued to live there until he died on February 16, 1990. Find a selection of Keith Haring art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Keith Haring was a modern American artist and activist. He began as a street artist creating graffiti-inspired works throughout New York City’s subway system and would later produce public murals in cities all over the world. 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. In 1986, Haring opened a Pop Shop in Manhattan’s Soho neighborhood to sell merchandise bearing his bold, cartoon-inspired designs. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Keith Haring art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    The Keith Haring Foundation is a philanthropic organization founded by the artist Keith Haring in 1989. Its mission is to provide funding for nonprofit organizations who offer services and programs for children or conduct research or educational initiatives related to AIDS.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    For most of his life, Keith Haring lived in New York City and died there on February 16, 1990. He grew up in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, and briefly attended an art school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After he arrived in New York in 1978, he turned the city into a gallery space, creating murals in public areas like subway stations. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Keith Haring art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024
    Keith Haring was known for his work as an artist. He 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 these underground places his “laboratory” to develop a radical new aesthetic based on the ideology of creating truly democratic public art. Haring used paintings, prints and murals to address the universal themes of death, love and sex, as well as contemporary issues he experienced personally, like the crack-cocaine and AIDS epidemics. These works derive much of their impact from the powerful contrast between these serious subjects and the joyful, vibrant pictographic language he used 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 his imagery. Find a collection of Keith Haring art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024
    Some facts about Keith Haring include that he began his career by creating street art in New York subway stations, which he referred to as his "laboratory." In 1986, Haring opened the Pop Shop in Manhattan’s Soho neighborhood and began selling merchandise and novelty items featuring imagery by himself and contemporaries like Kenny Scharf and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Also, the world's largest jigsaw puzzle features Haring's artwork and consists of 32,000 pieces. After his death, his estate formed the Keith Haring Foundation to raise awareness about AIDS and fund research into the autoimmune disease. On 1stDibs, explore a wide range of Keith Haring art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Keith Haring was born on May 4, 1958, in Reading, Pennsylvania. After growing up in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, and briefly attending art school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he moved to New York City, where he made a name for himself creating street art on the subway system. Haring gained an even larger audience in the years that followed, producing public murals that were often commissioned and making art that was frequently informed by political and cultural issues. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Keith Haring art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Keith Haring is important primarily because his innovative work, which began as street art on the New York City subway, became widely known during the 1980s and influenced other artists working at the time. Haring was also an activist — his late-career prints and murals addressed contemporary issues he experienced personally, like the crack-cocaine and AIDS epidemics. Haring helped elevate graffiti art and was one of the first artists to begin placing his designs on merchandise sold to the general public through his Pop Shop in New York City. Shop a collection of Keith Haring art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Keith Haring drew most of his inspiration from graffiti artists and got his start painting subway stations and other locations around New York City. In addition, artists such as Pierre Alechinsky, William Burroughs, Jean Dubuffet, Brion Gysin and Robert Henri influenced his work. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Keith Haring art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To pronounce Keith Haring, say "Keeth HEH-ring." Keith Haring was born on May 4, 1958, in Reading, Pennsylvania, and grew up in nearby Kutztown, Pennsylvania. You'll find a range of Keith Haring art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Keith Haring is famous for producing bold cartoon-style art. You may see his work printed on everything from home décor to coffee mugs to fashion accessories. He gained notoriety for street art in his early days as an artist. Later, Haring’s revered paintings, prints and murals would address the universal themes of death, love and sex, as well as contemporary issues he experienced personally, like the crack-cocaine and AIDS epidemics. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Keith Haring art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    In his early days as an artist, Keith Haring worked primarily in New York City, where he created murals on walls and unused advertising boards along Manhattan’s subway system. Once his work gained popularity, he traveled to produce work in Australia, Europe and elsewhere. You'll find a collection of Keith Haring art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024
    Keith Haring's art was about a variety of subjects. His paintings, prints and murals addressed themes of death, love and sex, as well as contemporary issues, like drug use and the AIDS epidemic. His work derives much of its impact from the powerful contrast between these serious subjects and the joyful, vibrant pictographic language he used to express them. Haring’s enduring work is full of dancing figures, babies, barking dogs, hearts and rhythmic lines, as well as references to pop culture. On 1stDibs, explore a collection of Keith Haring art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024
    Keith Haring used a variety of materials. Over the course of his career, he produced works in markers, chalk, felt-tip pens, ink and acrylic paints. For his murals, he often preferred spray paint. Interestingly, the artist rarely made sketches for even his largest works, preferring to improvise during the creation process. Find a wide range of Keith Haring art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Keith Haring became famous largely through people viewing the street art he created in subway stations and other locations in New York City. Throughout the 1980s, he was commissioned to produce art in dozens of cities all over the world and showed his works in solo and group exhibitions. A 1982 show at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in Soho, New York City, earned rave reviews and greatly contributed to his fame. You'll find a selection of Keith Haring art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    The type of art that Keith Haring primarily did was drawing. He is most often associated with the Pop art movement. Initially, Haring was inspired by graffiti artists and began experimenting with his bold, graphic lines and cartoon-inspired figures on the walls of New York City subway stations in the early 1980s. After gaining recognition for his innovative street art, Haring was commissioned to create murals in cities all over the world. Shop a range of Keith Haring art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    You can see Keith Haring art at many museums in North America, Europe and Asia. In New York City, some of his pieces hang in the Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of the City of New York. Some of his murals remain in the city, as well. A map of all of the existing murals is available on the Keith Haring Foundation's website. Shop a collection of Keith Haring art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Keith Haring went to school briefly at the Ivy School of Art in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1978, he moved to New York City, where he attended the School of Visual Arts. Other famous alumni from the school include Sarah Sze, James Jean and Joe Sinnott. Find a selection of Keith Haring art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 15, 2024
    You can see Keith Haring art displayed in numerous museums and in some public spaces. New York City is home to many pieces, including at the Carmine Street Pool; in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center; in Woodhull Hospital; at East 128th Street and the Harlem River Drive and in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art. To discover more locations in the U.S. and around the world, visit the official website of the Keith Haring Foundation. Shop a selection of Keith Haring art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Keith Haring began to paint and experiment with art as a child. He first began to produce public art in 1981. His early works were chalk or paint applied to unused advertising panels found in New York City subway stations. Find a collection of Keith Haring art on 1stDibs.

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