Untitled (Cup Man) along with the entire Kinderstern Portfolio

Haring's untitled work (“Cup Man”) was one of twenty-two works created by twenty-two artists included in the 1989 Kinderstern Portfolio. The Portfolio was created in an edition of 100. Each artist received one complete portfolio and 30 Artist Proofs of their individual work. The artists included in Kinderstern are: Elvira Bach, Werner Berges, Max Bill, Erik Bulatov, Christo, Piero Dorazio, Richard Estates, Carolos A. Garcia, Gothhard Graubner, Keith Haring, Jorg Immendorf, Imi Knoebel, Jean Le Cac, Sol LeWitt, George Litchevskiy, Heinz Mach, Sigmar Polke, Dimitrij Prigov, Pierre Soulsanges, Guther Uecker, Tomi Ungerer, and Raymond E Waydelier. The entire portfolio including Haring’s Cup Man is on offer.

Kinderstern was published by Michael Domberger (Domberger KG, Filderstadt, Germany) and printed by Domberger Siebdruck Printstudio.

The work depicts a figure whose splitting torso morphs into individual bodies, reminiscent of matryoshka dolls. Haring also uses a radiant color pallet to emulate the bright colors and intricate patterns often associated with the dolls.