Lot #780: KEITH HARING & ANDY WARHOL - Andy Mouse I, Homage to Warhol - Color offset lithograph

   

Artist: Keith Haring & Andy Warhol (Americans, 20th Century).
Title: "Andy Mouse I, Homage to Warhol [postcard edition]".
Medium: Color offset lithograph.
Date: Composed 1986.
Dimensions: Overall size: 5 7/8 x 4 1/8 in. (149 x 105 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed in black marker by both Haring and Warhol, lower margin; signed in the plate by both Haring and Warhol. Edition unknown. White wove paper. Full margins. Fine impression. Fine condition. Literature/catalogue raisonne: cf. Klaus Littmann, 'Keith Haring: Editions on Paper, 1982-1990' #64-65. Comment(s): A rare object when signed by both artists. No auction records of a signed impression located. Haring met Andy Warhol in 1984 following his second exhibition in New York at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery. He and Warhol quickly discovered a mutual admiration for Walt Disney. For his exuberant character Andy Mouse, Haring combined two of his heroes, Andy Warhol and Walt Disney. The 'Andy Mouse' series is perhaps Haring's most sought after work. The set of four color silkscreens sold for £133,250 ($208,403) at Christie's, London, September 15th, 2010, lot #167. The silkscreens, signed by both artists, were published by George Mulder Fine Art. Image copyright © The Keith Haring Foundation. [28776-1-700]