White Icons (B) - Barking Dog
1990
From Haring's celebrated White Icons series, this embossed print on Arches Cover Paper captures the artist's iconic barking dog motif in striking relief. Created in 1990, the final year of Haring's life, the work exemplifies his continued exploration of universal symbols and accessible art-making even as his health declined. The piece is numbered 54/60 and bears the signature of Julia Gruen, Executor of the Keith Haring Estate, with a certificate of authenticity affixed to the reverse. Measuring 53.6575 × 63.5 cm, the work demonstrates Haring's mastery of printmaking techniques that allowed his energetic visual language to reach broader audiences.
- Medium
- Embossed print on Arches Cover Paper
- Dimensions
- Edition
- 54 of 60
- Signed
- Yes
Notes
Signed by Julia Gruen (Executor of the Keith Haring Estate). Certificate of Authenticity on reverse.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
American · b. 1960
Basquiat emerged from the same 1980s New York street art scene as Haring and shared a bold graphic language rooted in urban culture and social commentary. Both artists worked across public and gallery contexts with raw energetic mark making that blurred the line between fine art and graffiti.
Kenny Scharf
American · b. 1958
Scharf was a close contemporary and friend of Haring within the same downtown New York pop graffiti scene, producing cartoon inflected imagery with bold outlines and playful figures. His vibrant Pop surrealism shares Haring's accessible visual vocabulary and joyful energy.
A.R. Penck
German · b. 1939
Penck developed a visual language of schematic stick like figures and primitive symbols that closely parallels Haring's iconic outlined figures. Both artists used simplified human forms as a universal graphic shorthand to convey dynamic movement and social meaning.
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