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Keith Haring — Untitled
Keith Haring

Untitled

1982

This vibrant acrylic composition on particle board demonstrates the artist's characteristic visual vocabulary of the early 1980s. The composition is divided between two contrasting formal systems: a densely packed field of organic, rounded shapes rendered in dotted texture occupies the lower left, while flowing, serpentine lines with rhythmic curves dominate the upper right portion. The bright turquoise ground unifies these two distinct pattern languages, creating a dynamic tension between cellular, cellular like forms and fluid, gestural marks. Black outlines define all shapes with bold clarity, while the work's energetic quality captures the intersection of graffiti based gestural mark making with geometric abstraction.

Medium
acrylic on particle board
Overall

Notes

Contemporary Day Auction, Sotheby's, sale on 2026-05-15.

🔨 Auction Lot

Contemporary Day Auction

May 15, 2026

Estimate: $250,000$350,000

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Keith Haring, Untitled, 1982

This vibrant acrylic composition on particle board demonstrates the artist's characteristic visual vocabulary of the early 1980s. The composition is divided between two contrasting formal systems: a densely packed field of organic, rounded shapes rendered in dotted texture occupies the lower left, while flowing, serpentine lines with rhythmic curves dominate the upper right portion. The bright turquoise ground unifies these two distinct pattern languages, creating a dynamic tension between cellular, cellular like forms and fluid, gestural marks. Black outlines define all shapes with bold clarity, while the work's energetic quality captures the intersection of graffiti based gestural mark making with geometric abstraction.

Medium
acrylic on particle board
Dimensions
overall: 45.4 x 48.3 cm
Year
1982
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Dynamic Energy, Rhythmic Lines, 1980s Contemporary, Street Art Influence, Bold Contours, Pop Art, Color Field, Expressive Mark Making, Gestural Abstraction, Pattern Language, Organic Geometry, Acrylic Painting, Biomorphic Forms, Neo-Expressionism, Abstract Composition

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Jim Arnone, Hamilton Selway Gallery, Lisa Rembrandt, Carolyn Lynx, Derek Jones