Paris Mural (Hôpital Necker) - Keith Haring
Archival giclée
Frames arrive ready to hang
Secure checkout
Made to order
Description
A fine art print of Keith Haring's 1987 mural at the Hôpital Necker in Paris, featuring his iconic, energetic figures and bold graphic style.
The Paris Mural, executed by Keith Haring in 1987, is located on the exterior of the Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades. This work demonstrates the artist's characteristic visual language, which relies on bold, continuous lines and simplified, energetic figures. Haring applied his signature iconography, including crawling babies, barking dogs, and dancing figures, to the vertical surface of the hospital stairwell tower. The composition is vertical and rhythmic, designed to be viewed from the street level while integrating with the modern architectural glass facade of the building.
Haring's practice often involved public spaces, as he sought to make art accessible outside the confines of traditional galleries. The figures in this mural are rendered in a flat, graphic manner, using primary colours against a white background. This approach creates a sense of movement and playfulness, which was intentional given the mural's location at a children's hospital. The work is a representative example of Haring's public art projects from the late 1980s, where he utilised his distinct style to engage with urban environments. The mural remains a notable feature of the Parisian cityscape, maintaining its visual impact through its scale and the clarity of its graphic forms. The figures appear to interact with one another, forming a continuous narrative that wraps around the cylindrical structure of the tower. By placing his work in a medical setting, Haring aimed to bring a sense of joy and human connection to a space often associated with clinical sterility. The mural is preserved as a public monument to his approach to art as a form of social communication.
You might also like
Return policy
Because every print is made to order, we don't offer change-of-mind returns, refunds or exchanges. If your order arrives faulty, damaged or incorrect, we'll replace it free of charge — just contact us within 48 hours of delivery. See our refunds page for full details.
Shipping
We ship worldwide, printing at the production hub nearest to your delivery address. Delivery times and costs vary by destination — you'll see the options available to you at checkout.
Manufacturing
Each print is produced to order using 12-colour giclée printing on FSC-certified archival paper. Designed in Britain and printed at your nearest production hub to reduce waste and speed up delivery.
Care and materials
Specific Features
Every Solis piece is made to order with archival, gallery-quality materials built to last.
- Museum-grade giclée printing for rich, fade-resistant colour
- Archival matte fine-art paper, FSC-certified
- Multiple sizes and framing options available
- Frames in black, natural wood, dark wood or white
- Framed prints arrive ready to hang
Care & Cleaning
To keep your artwork looking its best:
- Dust gently with a soft, dry cloth
- Avoid prolonged direct sunlight
- Never use liquid cleaners on the print or canvas surface
- Keep in a dry, room-temperature space
- Handle prints with clean, dry hands
Materials & Sizing
Museum-grade giclée on FSC-certified archival matte paper, with framed and canvas options.
- Paper sizes: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 and B2 (50×70 cm)
- Canvas: XS (20×30 cm) to Large (60×90 cm)
- Frames: black, natural wood, dark wood or white
Paris Mural (Hôpital Necker) - Keith Haring
Artist Biography
Keith Haring
He moved to New York in 1978 to attend the School of Visual Arts and within two years had found his medium: white chalk on the matte black paper that covered unused advertising panels in subway stations. He drew in the stations almost every day between 1980 and 1985, sometimes producing forty drawings in a single session. Commuters watched. The police arrested him repeatedly for vandalism. The drawings kept appearing.
The subway work made him famous before galleries did. Radiant babies, barking dogs, crawling figures, flying saucers: a vocabulary of shapes repeated and recombined like a visual language. The line work was fast and confident and looked easy, which was part of the point. He wanted art that anyone could read immediately. In 1986 he opened the Pop Shop in SoHo, selling t-shirts, posters, and badges with his designs at prices people could actually pay. The art world called it selling out. Andy Warhol, who had been doing exactly the same thing for twenty years, supported him.
He was diagnosed with HIV in 1987 and with AIDS the following year. The last works are direct: the 'Ignorance = Fear' poster for ACT UP, the Barcelona mural 'Todos Juntos Podemos Parar el SIDA', the horned sperm figure that became his symbol for the virus. He set up the Keith Haring Foundation in 1989 to fund AIDS organisations and children's programmes. He died in February 1990, at thirty-one. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered in a field near Kutztown, close to where he first sat drawing with his father.
Why Choose Us ?
Damage-free delivery guarantee
Fast Shipping
Museum-Quality Materials
You May Also Like