Harland Miller b. 1972

Ace (Small), 2019

ABOUT THE PIECE

Ace, is an edition by Harland Miller, taken from the painting of the same title, first shown in the artist’s 2017 solo show at White Cube, London, where Miller introduced his series Letter Paintings. Unlike Miller’s book cover series, which work around the idea of ‘the title’, the Letter Paintings are paintings of words – single, short words or acronyms made up of only two, three or four letters. These letters then appear overlaid on the canvas in a format inspired by the illuminated letters of medieval manuscripts, a form to which Miller brings a Pop Art sensibility that aims to combine and celebrate both the sacred and the everyday – or the humdrum nature of words such as If, Bi and Up.

DETAILS

  • Limited edition etching with woodcut
  • Published by Manifold Editions and White Cube Gallery, London
  • Signed by the artist on the front, numbered on the reverse
  • From an edition of 50
  • Sheet size: 101.5 x 72cm (40 x 28 11/32in)
  • Mint condition. Sold unframed in the original packaging
  • Provenance: acquired by current owner from White Cube Gallery, London
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  • Guide price – £13,000-£18,000


ABOUT THE ARTIST

Miller is known for his paintings of vintage Penguin book covers, reimagined with worldly, fictitious titles. Mixing a Pop Art playfulness with fine art sensibilities, the Chelsea College of Art alumnus has also gone on to create memorable collections inspired by psychology books of the 1960s and '70s and the Penguin Plays series. In 2018, BBC Radio Three broadcast a five-part series on Miller's colourful life and the influence it has had on his work.


MARKET SENTIMENT

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