Nov 21, 2019 - Sale 2525

Sale 2525 - Lot 230

Price Realized: $ 20,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 10,000 - $ 15,000
KEITH HARING
Dancing Figures.

Gold ink drawing on a black Fernandes FR-65 double cutaway Stratocaster-style electric guitar in black, with rosewood fingerboard and Headcrasher Floyd Rose tremolo, circa 1985. 380 mm; 15 inches (length). Signed and dated in gold ink marker. Serial number L086702. With the padded Sadowsky guitar Portabag.

Ex-collection private collection, Tokyo.

In early 1988 Haring (1958-1990) opened a Pop Shop in the Aoyama neighborhood of Tokyo. This Japanese-manufactured guitar was brought to the store by one of Haring's myriad Japanese fans for the artist's signature during the Pop Shop grand opening and received an original drawing as well.