Keith Haring
Montreux 1983 (Prestel 9), 1983
Screen print in colours on thick wove paper.
Measuring 73 x 103.5 cm framed.
One of three gorgeous screen prints in colours, 1983. The first official exhibition of Keith Haring’s work was held in 1982 at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York, and...
One of three gorgeous screen prints in colours, 1983.
The first official exhibition of Keith Haring’s work was held in 1982 at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York, and was hugely successful. Pierre Keller met Haring a few months later and asked him to produce a Festival poster featuring a dancing figure. Haring came up with three designs, all of which were accepted. Keller and Nobs had the brainwave of inviting the New York artist to Montreux. As always, Haring painted constantly, producing murals on large blank panels on stage with the musicians and in the streets of Montreux.
Many of the leading 20th century artists enjoyed designing their own exhibition posters, often in the form of original screen prints and lithographs printed by some of the great Parisian print ateliers, such as the Mourlot Frères studio. Limited edition prints by the same world-renowned artists can often fetch around 10 times the price, making posters an incredibly affordable way of owning an original slice of art history.
Posters designed to advertise galleries and exhibitions are ephemeral and mint copies are rare - as they were by nature, not intended to be kept forever. In the circumstances when only a few visitors recognized their aesthetic or cultural importance and held onto them, we and therefore you, the customer/collector get a rare opportunity to acquire special works that document pivotal exhibitions in the world of 20th Century Art.
**Hidden is compliant with Anti Money Laundering regulations and registered with HMRC in accordance with 5AMLD. This means that should you wish to purchase work/s for the sterling equivalent of 10,000 Euros or over, we will ask you for some additional verification for anti-money laundering purposes.**
The first official exhibition of Keith Haring’s work was held in 1982 at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York, and was hugely successful. Pierre Keller met Haring a few months later and asked him to produce a Festival poster featuring a dancing figure. Haring came up with three designs, all of which were accepted. Keller and Nobs had the brainwave of inviting the New York artist to Montreux. As always, Haring painted constantly, producing murals on large blank panels on stage with the musicians and in the streets of Montreux.
Many of the leading 20th century artists enjoyed designing their own exhibition posters, often in the form of original screen prints and lithographs printed by some of the great Parisian print ateliers, such as the Mourlot Frères studio. Limited edition prints by the same world-renowned artists can often fetch around 10 times the price, making posters an incredibly affordable way of owning an original slice of art history.
Posters designed to advertise galleries and exhibitions are ephemeral and mint copies are rare - as they were by nature, not intended to be kept forever. In the circumstances when only a few visitors recognized their aesthetic or cultural importance and held onto them, we and therefore you, the customer/collector get a rare opportunity to acquire special works that document pivotal exhibitions in the world of 20th Century Art.
**Hidden is compliant with Anti Money Laundering regulations and registered with HMRC in accordance with 5AMLD. This means that should you wish to purchase work/s for the sterling equivalent of 10,000 Euros or over, we will ask you for some additional verification for anti-money laundering purposes.**