Keith Haring – Montreux Festival de Jazz, Juillet (Pink)

Montreux Festival de Jazz – Juillet (Pink), 1983

• Artist: Keith Haring (American, 1958–1990)
• Medium: Colour serigraph
• Dimensions: 99 × 68.5 cm
• Text in image: "MONTREUX 1983 17 EME / FESTIVAL DE JAZZ – JUILLET 8-24"

Montreux Festival de Jazz – Juillet (Pink) is a colour serigraph executed in 1983 by Keith Haring — one of the most celebrated, culturally significant, and widely collected American artists of the twentieth century — bearing the printed text "MONTREUX 1983 17 EME / FESTIVAL DE JAZZ – JUILLET 8-24" within the image.

Keith Haring occupies a position of absolute centrality in the history of American art, street culture, and visual communication. Emerging from the underground art scene of New York City in the early 1980s — first through his chalk drawings in the subway stations of Manhattan, then through his murals, paintings, and prints — Haring developed one of the most immediately recognizable, energetically charged, and humanly warm visual languages in the history of contemporary art. His vocabulary of radiant babies, barking dogs, crawling figures, and interlocking bodies, rendered in bold black outlines and flat areas of vibrant color, communicated across barriers of language, culture, and class with a directness and generosity of spirit that has ensured his work's enduring relevance and universal appeal. His death from AIDS-related complications in 1990, at the age of thirty-one, cut short one of the most extraordinary artistic careers of the twentieth century.

The Montreux Jazz Festival — founded in 1967 by Claude Nobs on the shores of Lake Geneva, and one of the most celebrated and culturally prestigious music festivals in the world — commissioned a series of iconic poster artworks from leading artists across the decades, creating one of the most distinguished and widely collected bodies of festival graphic art in history. 

If you are drawn to Keith Haring's energy, graphic boldness, and cultural resonance, you may also be interested in Untitled, a rare original work showcasing Haring's signature visual vocabulary at its most concentrated and immediate, or Untitled (1987), a later work from the final and most critically significant period of his career — both available now at Lynart Gallery.

The work is in very good condition.

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FAQ

Is this an original work by Keith Haring?
Yes — an authentic colour serigraph executed in 1983, bearing the printed text "MONTREUX 1983 17 EME / FESTIVAL DE JAZZ – JUILLET 8-24" within the image.

How does the Pink colorway differ from the Green edition?
The Pink and Green colorways are distinct editions of the same 1983 Montreux Juillet composition — each carrying its own chromatic identity and collector significance. The Pink colorway gives the work a quality of warmth and festive intimacy distinct from the more vivid, energetic character of the Green edition.

What is the Montreux Jazz Festival poster series?
The Montreux Jazz Festival commissioned a series of poster artworks from leading artists across the decades — creating one of the most distinguished and widely collected bodies of festival graphic art in history. Haring's contributions are among the most sought-after works in the entire series.

What does the text in the image indicate?
The printed text "MONTREUX 1983 17 EME / FESTIVAL DE JAZZ – JUILLET 8-24" situates the work precisely within the 17th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, taking place in July 1983 — giving the work an additional dimension of historical specificity and documentary authenticity.

What are the dimensions?
99 × 68.5 cm

What is the condition?
Very good condition. Full condition report available upon request.

Is this artwork a good investment?
Keith Haring is one of the most consistently collected and commercially significant American artists of the twentieth century. His Montreux Jazz Festival posters — produced in limited quantities for one of the world's most prestigious cultural events — are among the most sought-after works in his printed output and regularly achieve strong results at the leading specialist auction houses.

Is worldwide shipping available?
Yes — secure worldwide shipping from France with professional packaging, tracking, and insurance.