Keith Haring

Private Collection, Pennsylvania 
Acquired from the above by the present owner

This work is in good condition overall. Under close inspection, some light surface soiling and minor abrasions are visible throughout. All scratches, abrasions, nicks, indentations and losses are likely inherent to the found nature artist's chosen support. Unframed.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

"Right from the start of his career he gave the artistic mainstream a wide berth, breaking with the cultural conventions of his age by contravening the rules of the art business, even at the risk of being ignored. Instead of working in the shelter of a gallery, Haring seized the opportunities offered him by public spaces...With his kind of art, Keith Haring quickly became the youthful hero of a whole generation, symbolizing and personifying for many the America of the 1980s. His pictures and signs became the messages of this generation, fixtures of the culture that they symbolized."

Alexandra Kolossa, Haring: A Life for Art, Cologne 2004, p. 8