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Keith Haring — Untitled
Keith Haring

Untitled

1983

This enamel work presents a distinctive skull form composed entirely of interlocking figural motifs rendered in Keith Haring's characteristic linear style. The composition features two circular eye sockets and a protruding rectangular jaw section, all densely filled with dancing, interconnected human figures. The orange and black color scheme creates bold visual contrast, while the dynamic arrangement of bodies suggests themes of mortality, energy, and collective consciousness. The piece exemplifies Haring's approach to transforming traditional iconography through his signature vocabulary of gestural line work and repetitive figure formation.

Medium
enamel on carved wood
Overall

Notes

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

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Contemporary Day Auction

May 15, 2026

Estimate: $250,000$350,000

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Keith Haring, Untitled, 1983

This enamel work presents a distinctive skull form composed entirely of interlocking figural motifs rendered in Keith Haring's characteristic linear style. The composition features two circular eye sockets and a protruding rectangular jaw section, all densely filled with dancing, interconnected human figures. The orange and black color scheme creates bold visual contrast, while the dynamic arrangement of bodies suggests themes of mortality, energy, and collective consciousness. The piece exemplifies Haring's approach to transforming traditional iconography through his signature vocabulary of gestural line work and repetitive figure formation.

Medium
enamel on carved wood
Dimensions
overall: 106 x 88.9 x 6 cm
Year
1983
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Interlocking Forms, Enamel Work, Orange Black, Pop Art Influence, Linear Design, Mortality Symbolism, Skull Imagery, Contemporary Art, Decorative Object, Figure Composition

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Collected by

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