UNTITLED II BY KEITH HARING

Artist: HARING, KEITH Title: UNTITLED II Retail Price: $1,150,000.00 Gallery Price: $850,000.00 Size: 40 X 40 INCHES Year: 1984 Medium: SPRAY PAINT ON WOOD Edition: ORIGINAL Description: Hand signed and dated twice and inscribed 'FOR XAVIER - Keith 88 K. Haring SEPT. 5-88' (on the overlap). Keith Haring’s Untitled is vibrant deconstruction of the artist’s iconic painterly process. Visible sketches and patches of color serve as groundwork for Haring’s distinct, bold lines with each color representing a new layer, much like the execution of graffiti. This multi-layered composition emerged out of Haring’s early graffiti work in which he honed his signature style by adulterating the New York City subway system. Remnants of this can be seen in the dripping paint and white backdrop which give a rarified raw and energetic quality to Untitled, recalling the moments when the artist was caught creating graffiti in public spaces and had to quickly escape the scene. The scene depict