About Lot 180
Lot 180 brings to market a treasure trove of carefully curated art, collectibles, and photographs for tasteful collectors and designers of all levels. Curated by Ron Kosa, a recent advisor to the Basquiat: Boom For Real exhibition in London, Lot 180 excels in the area of rare pop art, works from late 1970's/early 1980's New York, and beyond. Follow us for exciting new inventory added weekly.
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Featured Pieces
KAWS TIME OFF pink (KAWS Time Off companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS TIME OFF:
A highly decorative KAWS Companion featuring KAWS’ much popularized BFF Companion in a resting position. This brightly colored, highly collectible KAWS Companion was p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
Keith Haring Resist in Concert! 1988
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Resist in Concert! 1988:
Vintage Keith Haring illustrated 1988 poster for a Refuse and Resist produced concert December 4,...
Category
1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Keith Haring Focus on Aids 1987 (vintage Keith Haring)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Focus on Aids 1987:
Rare 1987 fabric illustrated by Keith Haring to promote Aids awareness. A well-sized, highly collectible 1980s Keith Haring wall art piece within r...
Category
1980s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Cotton
Keith Haring Drawings poster 1982 (Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi gallery 1982)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi Gallery 1982:
The much historic early Keith Haring exhibition poster, illustrated by Haring on the occasion of: 'Keith Haring Drawings' Oct. 9 - Nov. 13 - ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Keith Haring Ignorance = Fear, 1989 (Keith Haring Act Up poster)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Original 1989 Keith Haring, Ignorance = Fear Silence = Death poster:
On behalf of the New York-based AIDS activist group AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP), Keith Haring design...
Category
1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Keith Haring Drawing 1983 (Keith World Tour hat)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
1983 Keith Haring Dancing Figures drawing on Keith Haring World Tour hat:
A rare, historic Keith Haring collectible featuring a sharply executed black mar...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Ink
Warhol Basquiat Boxing Poster (Basquiat Warhol boxing The Palladium)
By Michael Halsband
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol/Jean Michel Basquiat: Original Paintings Exhibition Poster, 1985: 'Palladium Presents Warhol and Basquiat'.
The rare original, highly soug...
Category
1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Keith Haring drawing 1982 (Keith Haring 1982 drawing)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring drawing Japan 1982:
Keith Haring executed this rare double drawing in 1982 on behalf of the famed Japanese pop cultural publication: Popeye. The work emanates from the personal collection of the magazine’s editor, with the final versions published in the January 10, 1983 edition of the magazine (included with this work).
The imagery of this bold & playful Haring drawing speaks to a unique insight into the artist’s process - one complete with a myriad of Haring’s signature motifs: dancing figures, lizards, televisions, & Haring’s classic three-eyed face - interwoven with bold, classic lines - visual elements at the core of what has established Haring as a seminal artist who continues to transcend time.
The handwritten instructions on the right are also by Haring. Signature is bold and well-preserved - all combining for a highly collectible, one of a kind work. Further details as follows:
Medium: Felt-tip pen and ink on wove paper, 1982.
Dimensions: 14x17 inches.
Good overall vintage condition; contains two folded flaps outside drawings; softened vertical creases in flaps; minor signs of handling; minor edge wear at top; pale toning and scattered spotting with some scattered, small mild staining; adhesive/tape residue on the verso.
Signed, titled and dated: "82 Nov. 12" in felt-tip pen and ink, right edge recto, with notes in ball-point pen and ink, lower right recto. Handwritten instructions on the right are that of Keith Haring.
Provenance: Popeye magazine editor, Tokyo; gifted to a private collection, Tokyo; Swann Auction galleries, New York.
Literature/References:
Published in the January 10, 1983 edition of Popeye: issue number 142, pages 75 & 97, respectively (see last 3 listing images). *This publication is included with the drawing.
“Drawing is making a mark and cutting into space and just finding something that didn’t exist before. It’s pure creation in its simplest form.” — Keith Haring
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Keith Haring drawings. Keith Haring 1983. Basquiat. Andy Warhol. Keith Haring three eyed face. Keith Haring Japan...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
KAWS The Promise (KAWS The Promise brown)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS The Promise (brown): A unique KAWS Companion featuring a blue & green globe being affectionately shared between parent & child. This timeless, highly collectible KAWS art toy was published on the occasion of: The Promise art installation at Dadu, Children’s Museum of Qatar. The larger artwork was installed on November 21, amid the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 festivities.
Medium: Vinyl, paint. 2022.
Dimensions: 13.39 × 6.3 x 9.45 inches.
New and accompanied by original packaging. Never displayed.
Stamped on the underside from a sold out edition of unknown.
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More on KAWS:
KAWS is an American graffiti artist and designer known for his toys, paintings, and prints. Born Brian Donnelly on November 4, 1974 in Jersey City, NJ, KAWS graduated with a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York and went on to work in animation. “When your whole art is based on the lettering you choose, you kinda figure out what ones work together. I just liked the shapes of the k, a, w, s,” he explained of his moniker. Having started as a graffiti artist in New York in the early 1990s, KAWS began reworking advertisements in his distinctive style. Pop Art and culture permeate his cartoonish Companion series of figurines, which bear a resemblance to the works of Takashi Murakami. KAWS worked together with Nike in 2017 to produce an Air Jordan 4 shoe and has done multiple collaborations with the clothing brand Uniqlo, continuing to blur the boundaries between fine and commercial art. The artist is also known for his large scale public installations, such as 2019’s KAWS: Holiday which was installed in the Hong Kong harbor during Basel Hong Kong. In 2019, THE KAWS ALBUM (2005) sold at auction for a record $14.8 million, breaking his previous record of $2.7 million which was set in 2018. This work is a take on the Beatles' famous 1967 album cover for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, but instead replaced with characters from The Simpsons with the artist's signature Xs drawn across their eyes and skull. After years in the industry, KAWS gained approval from his peers in the street art world and more recently prestige from the museum and gallery worlds. Today, his work can be found in the collections at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and the Rosenblum Collection in Paris. KAWS currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
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Banksy. Shepard Fairey. Damien Hirst. Pop Art. KAWS sculpture. KAWS brown. KAWS promise...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS Snoopy print 2020 (KAWS prints)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Snoopy Print 2020:
This rare, highly collectible KAWS Snoopy print was released on the occasion of the monumental 2021 KAWS Brooklyn Museum exhibitio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Animal Prints
Materials
Screen, Lithograph
Keith Haring Handwritten letter 1986 (Keith Haring letter)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring handwritten letter 1986:
A rare 1980’s handwritten letter by Keith Haring executed on the artist's personal stationary. A personal response by Haring to a New York based...
Category
1980s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Ink
Keith Haring Luna Luna 1986
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Luna Luna Karussell. A Poetic Extravaganza!, 1986 (Keith haring Luna Luna):
Luna Luna "was organized by Andre Heller for “A Fair with Mod...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset, Paper, Lithograph
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