Keith Haring mural once hidden behind drywall now in New York's $25m loft
A rare 1979 mural by Keith Haring, created with unconventional materials, has been discovered in a New York loft. The artwork, which was hidden behind drywall for decades, is now a centerpiece of a $25 million property in Tribeca.
Why it matters
The discovery provides a unique look at the early career of a globally influential artist and highlights the intersection of real estate and art history.
Somewhere behind the walls of a New York loft, an artwork by Keith Haring spent decades out of sight, protected by an unlikely layer of drywall. Painted long before the artist became an international name, the mural survived a change of occupants, a restaurant conversion and years of concealment. Today, it is the centrepiece of an extraordinary Tribeca property: an 8,000-square-foot triplex listed for $25 million, claims an online report by art website Artsy.A mural painted into the buildingAccording to Artsy, located at 260 West Broadway in the landmarked American Thread Building, the loft carries a piece of New York art history that cannot simply be taken down and moved elsewhere.
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