Artist: Haring, Keith
Title: Andy Mouse
Technique: Screenprint on Lenox museum board
size: 91,4 x 91,4 cm. (36 x 36 inch)
Framed: Not framed


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Keith Haring 1958-1990
Signed in the plate, 1986.
Embossing stamp.
The Keith Haring Fondation INC.

Inspired by the street culture of New York City in the 1980s, Keith Haring was acclaimed for his pop art and graffiti-like work.
Haring was politically and socially engaged and used his art to comment on a variety of issues.
Artists like Basquiat and Warhol are among his circle of friends.

About the artist

Keith Allen Haring (1958–1990), born in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States, was an American artist best known for his work in graffiti art and pop art. After studying at the Ivy School of Professional Art in Pittsburgh, he moved to New York City where he became a defining voice of the 1980s downtown art scene. His distinctive visual language combined the energy of street culture with the accessibility of cartoon imagery, creating a bold synthesis that challenged the boundaries between high and low art.

Haring developed his signature style through chalk drawings on the black paper covering unused advertising panels in New York subway stations, where he worked rapidly and spontaneously to create images for the thousands of commuters passing through daily. His paintings and drawings employed thick black outlines, flat areas of bright color, and a lexicon of simplified, animated figures—radiant babies, barking dogs, dancing figures, and interlocking human forms—that conveyed complex narratives about contemporary life. He addressed urgent social and political issues including the AIDS crisis, drug abuse, apartheid, and nuclear disarmament, using his accessible visual vocabulary to communicate directly with the broadest possible audience. His commitment to public engagement extended beyond subway platforms to murals, community projects, and affordable merchandise that democratized art ownership.

Despite his death from AIDS-related complications at age thirty-one, Haring's practice fundamentally reshaped the relationship between street art and institutional recognition, proving that graffiti-inspired imagery could carry profound social commentary while achieving mainstream visibility. His work remains a vital testament to art's capacity for activism, and his influence continues to resonate in contemporary urban art and graphic design worldwide.

sku: LAR0KH1079

Excellent condition, never framed.