Lot #1493: KEITH HARING - White & Black Acrobats - Black marker drawing on paper

   

Artist: Keith Haring (American, 1958 - 1990).
Title: "White & Black Acrobats".
Medium: Black marker drawing on paper.
Date: Composed 1989.
Dimensions: Overall size: 12 x 8 3/8 in. (305 x 213 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed and dated, lower center; dedicated center left. Drawn on cream tracing paper. Very good to fine condition. Provenance: The work comes from the collection of Urbano Quinto and was acquired directly from Keith Haring in 1989 in Monaco during the creation of Haring’s Monte Carlo Mural. The noted Italian author, art dealer, and art collector Urbano Quinto met Haring in the early 1980s at the Andy Warhol Factory at 33 Union Square West in New York City. Quinto acquired drawings from Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Andy Warhol, as well as other Pop and Graffiti artists, directly from their studios in the 1970’s – 80’s. A copy of the Letter of Authenticity by Mauro Urbano pertaining to this work accompanies the lot. Comment(s): Please see the attached image of Urbano Quinto with Halston, Andy Warhol, and Bianca Jagger at Studio 54, New York City, c1977 (courtesy of and copyright © by Hasse Persson). Haring image copyright © The Keith Haring Foundation. [30271-2-3000]