Best Buddies
Best Buddies
Unsigned Print
Keith Haring
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 200
Year: 1990
Size: H 53cm x W 63cm
Signed: No
Format: Unsigned Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2024 | Christie's New York | United States | |||
| January 2024 | SBI Art Auction | Japan | |||
| April 2022 | Larsen Gallery | United States | |||
| April 2022 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| March 2021 | Sotheby's London | United Kingdom | |||
| September 2020 | Phillips Hong Kong | Hong Kong | |||
| October 2019 | Larsen Gallery | United States |
Meaning & Analysis
Keith Haring’s Best Buddies print from 1990 was originally designed as a logo for the Best Buddies organisation, founded by Antony Shriver, the nephew of President Kenny. The organisation aligned perfectly with Haring’s charitable interests as it worked to enlist university students to help create opportunities for people with developmental disabilities. Best Buddies was made into a limited edition print series in order to help raise additional funds for the project, helping to raise over $500,000. The image shows two figures in yellow and orange with their arms around one another, set against a turquoise backdrop and purple landscape.
Speaking of the print, Shriver has commented, “It is hard to imagine any artist who could have captured the spirit and mission of Best Buddies better than the Pop Artist Keith Haring. His artwork is so simple and spot-on in capturing the concepts of friendship, togetherness and one person helping another.”
Rendered in Haring’s trademark figurative style, Best Buddies is a colourful representation of one-to-one affection and acceptance. Rays emanate from the figures’ embrace and rich, block colours are used to create an image bursting with joy. Much like many of Haring’s works, Best Buddies is deliberately uncomplicated in its message and allows the viewers to create their own interpretations of the image.
Keith Haring was a luminary of the 1980s downtown New York scene. His distinctive visual language pioneered one-line Pop Art drawings and he has been famed for his colourful, playful imagery. Haring's iconic energetic motifs and figures were dedicated to influencing social change, and particularly challenging stigma around the AIDS epidemic. Haring also pushed for the accessibility of art by opening Pop Shops in New York and Japan, selling a range of ephemera starting from as little as 50 cents. Haring's legacy has been cemented in the art-activism scene and is a testament to power of art to inspire social change
