Montreux jazz festival 83 by Keith Haring

Official silkscreen print – Iconic design by the New York artist – Size 100 × 70 cm

Step into the vibrant energy of the 1980s with this original Keith Haring poster, created for the 17th Montreux Jazz Festival, held in July 1983. A true piece of collectible art, this silkscreen print perfectly captures the meeting of jazz culture and urban art at its peak.

An Iconic Design

Commissioned at the height of his career, Haring designed this dynamic figure in motion — a bold, looping silhouette that embodies rhythm and freedom. The version shown here, with its striking green, yellow, and orange palette, is one of three official color variants created for the event. Its flowing lines and vivid color blocks evoke the spontaneity and pulse of jazz.

An Official Work of the Montreux Jazz Festival

Since its founding in 1967, the Montreux Jazz Festival has invited leading artists to design its official posters. In 1983, Keith Haring, a key figure of New York's street art scene, took on the project. The result: a trio of silkscreen prints, each produced in Switzerland by master printer Albin Uldry (Bern) — known for his museum-quality editions.

This is indeed the extremely rare official 1983 poster, not a later reprint commonly found online.
The only authentic 1983 edition features the printer’s credit "serigraphie: Albin Uldry" in block letters, printed within the image itself, not along the border (see attached photo for reference).