1990s Large Keith Haring Estate Authorized Offset Lithograph "Best Buddies"

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This Keith Haring Estate rare vintage 1992 offset lithograph print custom framed collector's Pop Art poster "Best Buddies" 1987, is … Read more This Keith Haring Estate rare vintage 1992 offset lithograph print custom framed collector's Pop Art poster "Best Buddies" 1987, is an incredibly special and unique piece to add to your collection.

This is a rare opportunity for true Keith Haring fans and collectors as this coveted image Pop Art print is long out of print and very scarce to find. The official "KH" Estate seal of authenticity is printed on the poster in the lower right bottom.

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, and war. haring's work was often heavily political, 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, and Madonna all of whom he collaborated with in his lifetime. Artworks by Haring are included in the collections of many of the world's most prestigious museums.

The Best Buddies motif, which first appeared in Haring's work in 1987, depicts two figures hugging, with rays emanating from their embrace. Like many of Haring's iconic symbols, "Best Buddies" is purposefully uncomplicated, inviting viewers to create their own interpretations of the art. Haring's figures have no specified race, gender, or sexual orientation, and they instead appear as anonymous emblems of universal love and acceptance. He dedicated the motif to Best Buddies, a charity that assists people living with developmental disabilities, and the organization has continued to use this image as its logo ever since. Embodying Haring's guiding philosophy about art and activism, "Best Buddies" is a primary example of the artist's enduring impact on the social justice causes that animated his career and life. See less