Ace (small)
Ace (small)
Signed Print
Harland Miller
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Medium: Etching
Edition size: 50
Year: 2019
Size: H 102cm x W 72cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | Christie's London | United Kingdom | |||
| July 2022 | Christie's London | United Kingdom | |||
| January 2022 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| November 2020 | Rago | United States |
Meaning & Analysis
Harland Miller gained notoriety for his playful celebration of the unison between art and literature. The artist embarked upon his infamous reworking of the Penguin design heritage almost two decades ago. ACE, executed in 2019, is based on a 2017 painting from the artist’s Letter Painting series bearing the same title. As opposed to his Penguin prints series, the artworks comprising Miller’s Letter Painting seriesare not centered around titles.Rather, they draw on single short words and acronyms for their main compositions.
The formal qualities and overall layout of ACE were inspired by hand drawn Medieval illuminated manuscripts and the graphics of post-war psychology publications. Miller cleverly revises the embellished lettering style and vivid cover designs. He contributes a kaleidoscopic layering of colour to the print, and thereby also a distinct Pop sensibility.
Miller references his art historical precursors in ACE, by isolating, overlaying and reconnecting the disparate elements on the canvas. Consistent with the Pop artists who came before him, he abstracts and reconstitutes the meaning behind mundane mono and bisyllabic word snippets, rendering these in bold and saturated typefaces. Ultimately, Miller’s artwork conjoins slogans and commercialised signage with the impression of an underlying profoundness.
British artist, Harland Miller, is renowned for his irreverent reimagining of vintage Penguin book jackets. Playing with nostalgia, cultural, and literary references, the artist combines Pop Art motifs with the brushstrokes of Abstract Expressionism. Miller's paintings and prints are often imbued with dark humour, with works such as You Can Rely On Me I'll Always Let You Down being characterised by an undercurrent of satire and self-depreciation. Exploring the relationship between word and image has undoubtedly allowed Miller's art to comment on the frequent disconnect between representation and reality, and influence artists such as The Connor Brothers in their practice.