Keith Haring Subway Drawing "Modern Crucifixion"

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/6/2023

(American, 1958-1990) This drawing came from the Seventh Avenue subway station in Greenwich Village. This piece was photographed by Tseng Kwong Chi (Hong Kong 1950-1990, NY) who photographed most of Keith’s work throughout the 80’s. The photo was published in "Keith Haring: 31 Subway Drawings" Princeton University Press, 2023, p. 52. Tears and losses. 83"h x 41"w Provenance: Last piece from an important private NY collection. Removed/rescued from NYC Subway by the Consignor, a Private New York Collector, when he was an art student in the early 1980s