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Keith Haring — Untitled
Keith Haring

Untitled

1983

This dynamic composition depicts a stylized figure in a characteristic pose of expressive movement and energy. The work features bold, continuous black lines that create an abstracted human form with an enlarged head containing a dense, radiating pattern suggesting mental activity or intensity. The figure's body twists in an elongated, contorted manner, with gestural marks throughout conveying movement and vitality. The simplified, almost childlike quality of the line work contrasts with the sophisticated composition, reflecting the artist's distinctive visual language that synthesizes street art aesthetics with gallery based practice.

Medium
ink on paper
Overall

Notes

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

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Contemporary Day Auction

May 15, 2026

Estimate: $500,000$700,000

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Keith Haring, Untitled, 1983

This dynamic composition depicts a stylized figure in a characteristic pose of expressive movement and energy. The work features bold, continuous black lines that create an abstracted human form with an enlarged head containing a dense, radiating pattern suggesting mental activity or intensity. The figure's body twists in an elongated, contorted manner, with gestural marks throughout conveying movement and vitality. The simplified, almost childlike quality of the line work contrasts with the sophisticated composition, reflecting the artist's distinctive visual language that synthesizes street art aesthetics with gallery based practice.

Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 114.3 x 148 cm
Year
1983
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Dynamic Composition, Neo Expressionism, Minimalist Line, Abstract Figuration, Gestural Mark Making, Contorted Form, Street Art Influence, Line Drawing, Kinetic Energy, Black And White, Rhythmic Pattern, Ink On Paper, Body Language, Mental Imagery, Contemporary Art, Expressive Movement, Human Figure, Modern Drawing

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Collected by

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