Untitled (Beaming Baby)
In 1983 Keith Haring had his first and only exhibition at Robert Fraser Gallery in London and before the show opened, on a panel above a door in the gallery, he drew this work. For the exhibition he also drew on the walls of the gallery. It is possible to find the exhibition card or poster online. On the reverse of the work is the address of the gallery, 21 Cork Street.
Robert Fraser was an art superstar in the 60s, he was Bridget Riley's first dealer and he is the other character hand-cuffed to Mick Jagger in the back of the police car in the famous photograph, Swinging London. His nickname was "Groovy Bob".
Fraser closed the gallery and passed away in 1986. This work was acquired by Fraser's sister-in-law, and is accompanied by a confirmatory letter of authenticity from her. The gallery at 21 Cork Street was subsequently occupied by Victoria Miro. Miro recalls that the wall paintings by Haring still existed when she took on the lease for the property and their sale funded the refurbishment work that was required.
Untitled (Beaming Baby)
- Artist
- Keith Haring (1958-1990)
- Title
- Untitled (Beaming Baby)
- Medium
- Marker on wood
- Date
- 1983
- Inscriptions
- Inscribed verso in pencil in an unknown hand "21 Cork Street"
- Size
- 67.3 x 91.4 cm : 26½ x 36 in
- Framed Size
- 71.8 x 95.3 cm : 28¼ x 37½ in
- Provenance
- Robert Fraser Gallery, 21 Cork Street, 1983 Collection of Nicolas Fraser (by descent)
- Notes
- This work is accompanied by a letter of provenance from Charlotte Fraser. The authenticity of this work has been further confirmed by Gerard Faggionato, director of Robert Fraser Gallery in 1983.
- Reference
- A24-31
- Status
- No Longer Available
Available Artists
- Ancart Harold
- Andre Carl
- Avery Milton
- Baldessari John
- Barnes Ernie
- Brice Lisa
- Brown Cecily
- Calder Alexander
- Castellani Enrico
- Condo George
- Crawford Brett
- Da Silva Maria Helena Vieira
- Dadamaino
- Dali Salvador
- Dávila Jose
- de Tollenaere Saskia
- Downing Thomas
- Dyson Julian
- Elsner Slawomir
- Fontana Lucio
- Freud Lucian
- Gadsby Eric
- Gander Ryan
- Gnoli Domenico
- Guston Philip
- Haring Keith
- Hartung Hans
- Held Al
- Hockney David
- Jones Allen
- Katz Alex
- Kentridge William
- Kitaj R. B.
- Knifer Julije
- Kusama Yayoi
- Le Parc Julio
- Leciejewski Edgar
- Levine Chris
- LeWitt Sol
- Magritte René
- Marchéllo
- Mathieu Georges
- Mavignier Almir da Silva
- Miller Harland
- Mitchell Joan
- Modé João
- Morellet François
- Nadelman Elie
- Nara Yoshitomo
- Nesbitt Lowell Blair
- O'Donoghue Hughie
- Odita Odili Donald
- Perry Grayson
- Picasso Pablo
- Pickstone Sarah
- Prehistoric Objects
- Quinn Marc
- Richter Gerhard
- Riley Bridget
- Ruscha Ed
- Scott William
- Serra Richard
- Shrigley David
- Smith Anj
- Smith Richard
- Smith David
- Soto Jesús Rafael
- Soulages Pierre
- Spencer Stanley
- Taller Popular de Serigrafía
- The Connor Brothers
- Turk Gavin
- Vasarely Victor
- Warhol Andy
- Wood Jonas