Lot 343
  • 343

Keith Haring

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Keith Haring
  • Untitled
  • signed, dated '85 and dedicated For George
  • marker on book cover
  • 9 by 9 3/4 by 1 in. 22.8 by 24.8 by 2.5 cm.

Provenance

Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

New York, Sotheby's S|2, Keith Haring: Shine On, March - April 2012, cat. no. 30, pp. 76-77, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The sheet has some slight wear, particularly along the left and top edges. The color of the sheet is bright. There is some very faint ink transfer along the right side. Book: There is some surface soiling throughout and pale time staining to the sheets. The acetate cover is discolored and is cracked along the perforated edge at the binding with some losses. There is some wear to the wire, spiral binding.
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