251 - Untitled (Drawing for 'Popeye'), 1982
Details
Year: 1982
Image size: 13.88 x 13.88"
Framed size: 24 x 21.5"
Signature: signed, titled and dated 'DRAWING FOR POPEYE' Keith Haring 82 Nov.12' right margin
About the Work
"Untitled (Drawing for 'Popeye')" is a felt-tip pen and ink on paper drawing created by Keith Haring in 1982. The artwork is signed, titled and dated 'DRAWING FOR POPEYE' Keith Haring 82 Nov.12' right margin. The image size is 13.88 x 13.88" and the artwork is framed in a custom, ornate, gold-tone frame. The artwork ships framed.
It was rare for Haring to sketch and plan before creating his drawings, as his artistic process was famously spontaneous and intuitive. “Untitled (Drawing for ‘Popeye’)” stands out as an exceptionally rare preliminary print design, featuring pencil annotations from Haring on the right side of the main drawing which detail his color plans for both the top and bottom designs.
Created as a preparatory drawing for a print in 1983, this accompanied an article on Haring's artistic journey and life in New York as featured in the Japanese men's fashion magazine ‘Popeye’. The completed color version of the print was published along with the article in the January 10, 1983, edition of ‘Popeye’ - issue number 142, p.75. Popeye was among the very first Japanese magazine features to introduce Haring’s work comprehensively to a broad, style-conscious audience. The commentary positioned him as an artist whose work blurred the boundaries between fine art and pop culture — precisely the message that resonated with Popeye’s young readership. The article helped ignite Japanese interest in Haring’s work and aesthetic - anticipating the explosion of his influence on street fashion, magazines, and design culture in 1980s Japan.
Haring’s resonance with Japanese youth and culture has often been noted by Takashi Murakami in his lectures on the ‘Superflat’ movement, emphasizing how Haring’s flattened graphic language was in dialogue with Japanese manga. As Murakami would later explore himself, Haring collapsed the distance between fine art, street art, and product design. Murakami once said, “When I was in art school, I admired Keith Haring. He was one of the first artists I saw who was both in the museum and on the street, and who sold products in his Pop Shop. This made a big impression on me. It showed me that there is no boundary between art and merchandise.” (Grabner, Michelle. “Takashi Murakami: Interview.” Art in America, vol. 89, no. 6, June–July 2001, pp. 90–95.)
About the Artist
251 - Untitled (Drawing for 'Popeye'), 1982
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