Apocalypse 4 (Littmann P. 102) by Keith Haring presents a dense choreography of figures caught within an urban landscape consumed by chaos and environmental collapse and forms part of Haring's ten-print Apocalypse portfolio.

Bold swathes of red dominate the work, suggesting both fire and blood as they sweep across the picture plane, while figures rendered in Haring's characteristic black outlines struggle within this chromatic storm. The apocalyptic scenario unfolds through a network of interconnected vignettes. A red-haired woman appears twice in profile, her form bookending the left side of the work in varying scales that suggest temporal displacement or memory. Central to the work stands a large vessel or container from which a miniature cityscape emerges, complete with skyscrapers that seem to teeter on the edge of collapse.

This architectural element connects to Haring's concerns about urban decay and environmental destruction that marked his late work, particularly as the AIDS crisis devastated his community and broader anxieties about nuclear threat pervaded American consciousness.

The work demonstrates how Keith Haring adapted his work to address darker subject matter without abandoning the kinetic energy that made his work direct. The silkscreen medium enables sharp contrasts between the flowing red passages and the precise black outlines, creating a work that reads as warning and lament for a world caught between destruction and the possibility of transformation.

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