Keith HARING (1958-1990)
Nativity, c.1980/85
Chalk on a black paper from the New York subway
Drawing: 104 x 74 cm, frame 120 x 80 cm
Will be sold with a certificate of authenticity of the gallery.
Provenance:
Collection of Mr Chandler Wade, former employee of the New York subways. He was responsible for the maintenance of subway lines and ripped away these drawings in the 80s.
Bibliography : 31 Subway Drawings, by Jeffrey Deitch
Framing: The drawing is framed in an aluminium black lacquered frame of 122 x 84 cm with a black background and a floating glass montage (there is a gap of 1 cm between the work and the glass)
A similar drawing with the same provenance was sold at Leclere 29300 € the 3rd of February 2017