Provenance: Bengtsson Fine Art & Signature, Sweden. Acquired at the opening of Keith Harings Pop Shop NYC in 1986.

Keith Haring was arguably one of the most influential visual artists of the late 20th century, as a defining part of the New York avant-garde in the 1980s. His dynamic technique originated from his work as a street artist, where he drew simple figures on blank advertising spaces in the underground train platforms. By expressing himself through an easily accessible imagery with bold lines and iconic symbols, Haring managed to explore complex themes founded on culturally subversive attitudes toward sexuality, gender, religion, and politics and to engage and encourage by-passers in an important dialogue about taboos excluded from the public debate. Apart from his visual endeavors he was also known to be a social activist fighting for gay rights, against racial discrimination and for AIDS awareness.