KEITH HARING ESTATE RARE 1993 LITHOGRAPH PRINT COLLECTOR POSTER ANDY MOUSE 1986

Description: THIS KEITH HARING ESTATE RARE OUT OF PRINT VINTAGE 1993 LITHOGRAPH PRINT COLLECTOR'S POP ART " ANDY MOUSE " POSTER OF THE WORLD FAMOUS AMERICAN POP ARTIST KEITH HARING IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. IT WAS PRINTED IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION IN 1993 BY TE NEUES PUBLISHING CO, PRINTED IN GERMANY WITH THE AUTHORIZED LICENSED RIGHTS OF THE ESTATE OF KEITH HARING. THE LITHOGRAPH PRINT POSTER FEATURES AN ARTWORK IMAGE ORIGINALLY CREATED BY HARING IN 1986 TITLED " ANDY MOUSE ". KEITH HARING ( 1958 - 1990 ) WAS AN INCREDIBLY VIBRANT AMERICAN ARTIST AND SOCIAL ACTIVIST WHO'S ARTWORK RESPONDED TO THE 1980'S STREET CULTURE BY EXPRESSING CONCEPTS OF BIRTH, DEATH, SEXUALITY, & WAR. HARING'S WORK WAS OFTEN HEAVILY POLITICAL AND HIS IMAGERY BECAME A WIDELY RECOGNIZED VIVID AND ICONIC VISUAL LANGUAGE OF THE 20TH CENTURY. HARING'S CLOSE FRIENDS AND INSPIRATIONAL CONTEMPORARIES INCLUDED ANDY WARHOL, JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT, & MADONNA ALL OF WHOM HE COLLABORATED WITH IN HIS LIFETIME. HIS ARTWORKS ARE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MODERN ART MUSEUMS WORLDWIDE. KEITH HARING'S " ANDY MOUSE " DEPICTING ANDY WARHOL AS AN UTTERLY COOL, LARGER THAN LIFE CARTOON MOUSE IS A FITTING HOMAGE FROM ONE POP ARTIST TO ANOTHER. WARHOL AND HARING SHARED A FASCINATION FOR ICONS OF AMERICANA. HARING GREW UP DRAWING MICKEY MOUSE IN HIS NOTEBOOKS AND DREAMED OF WORKING AT DISNEY, WHILE ANDY WANTED TO BE WALT HIMSELF. BY PORTRAYING ANDY AS A MICKEY LIKE FIGURE, HARING ELEVATED HIS SUBJECT TO AMERICAN ICON STATUS ; AN UBIQUITOUS PIECE OF CULTURE AND RECOGNIZABLE AS DISNEY AND THE DOLLAR BILL. THE ARTWORK IS CONSIDERED HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT IN HARING'S OUEVRE, WELL REGARDED FOR ITS BOLD GRAPHICS, COMPLEX COMPOSITION, SENSE OF HUMOR AND POSTMODERN REFRENCES TO POP ICONOGRAPHY. THE RARE VINTAGE LITHOGRAPH PRINT COLLECTOR'S POSTER FEATURES THE OFFICIAL " KH " ESTATE AUTHORIZED SEAL. IT MEASURES 23 1/2" W X 35 1/2" H. IT IS PRINTED ON HIGH QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT PAPER STOCK WITH VIBRANT INK COLORS IN A MATTE EGGSHELL FINISH. IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " CONDITION, WITH VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING. IT HAS NEVER BEEN FRAMED. THERE IS A SMALL PRINTERS CREASE IN THE TOP MARGIN EDGE, AND IN THE LOWER MARGIN FIELD WITH NO BREAK IN INK COLOR, THAT SHOULD NOT BE NOTICEABLE WHEN FRAMED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.

Price: 3450 USD

Location: Leawood, Kansas

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