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Heroin, It's What Your Right Arm's For - Signed Print by Harland Miller 2012 - MyArtBroker

Heroin, It's What Your Right Arm's For
Signed Print

Harland Miller

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 50

Year: 2012

Size: H 39cm x W 32cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Harland Miller's Heroin, It's What Your Right Arm's For (signed), a screenprint from 2012, is estimated to be worth between £1,250 and £1,850. This artwork has an auction history of 10 total sales since its entry to the market in September 2015. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £1,900 in March 2023 to £4,762 in January 2022. The average annual growth rate of this piece is -9%. This work is part of a limited edition of 50.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2024Chiswick Auctions United Kingdom
March 2023Christie's London United Kingdom
March 2022Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
January 2022Phillips London United Kingdom
September 2021Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
June 2021Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
June 2021Phillips London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Through methods of “colour coding” these titles by consciously choosing certain background colours for individual works, Miller explores the disconnect between representation and reality and manipulating the meaning of language. He cites the famous Abstract Colourist Mark Rothko as one of his primary influences in his treatment of colour, likening the Penguin classics works to his Colour Field paintings. Other artists who’ve influenced Miller include Anselm Kiefer, Ed Ruscha and Robert Rauschenberg. Heroin, It’s What Your Right Arm’s For is shown against dark, almost blackish blue with blood red writing, which gives the work a dark and eerie finish, along with the literal illustration of the two pale arms shooting heroin. The Penguin series is interested in the depths of the human psyche and addressing controversial social issues through Miller’s grotesque, controversial humour, which subverts the somewhat nostalgic and “safe” format of the well-known Penguin books.

  • 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.

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