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The Me I Never Knew - Signed Print by Harland Miller 2016 - MyArtBroker

The Me I Never Knew
Signed Print

Harland Miller

£7,500-£11,000Value Indicator

$15,000-$22,000 Value Indicator

$13,500-$20,000 Value Indicator

¥70,000-¥100,000 Value Indicator

9,000-13,000 Value Indicator

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 50

Year: 2016

Size: H 125cm x W 100cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Harland Miller’s The Me I Never Knew (signed) is estimated to be worth between £7,500 and £11,000. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 3%. This work has an auction history of five total sales since its entry to the market in March 2018. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £9,000, across one sale. The hammer price over the last five years has ranged from £7,000 in December 2019 to £18,000 in March 2021. The average annual growth rate is currently 3%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 50.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
April 2024Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
September 2021Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
March 2021Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
December 2019Bonhams Knightsbridge United Kingdom
March 2018Bonhams Knightsbridge United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

With its humorous, ironic title and vibrant backdrop, The Me I Never Knew is a brilliant edition from Harland Miller’s Penguin series, inspired by the colourful and familiar designs of Penguin classics books and hijacking the well-known format with his satirical titles. “I discovered the Pelicans, which were colour coded. It changes the way you read the text,” explains Miller, referring to his exploration of the relationship between text, image, reality and representation in the Penguin Series through choosing specific coloured background for his titles and hereby manipulating the ways in which the audience processes certain works. The Me I Never Knew features bright, Pop colours that give it a punchy, playful finish – however if the same title had darker and more sinister background, that would inherently influence the way the message would be perceived by its audience.

This element of his practice is heavily influenced by artist Mark Rothko, who is interested in a similar effect through his use of colour in his enigmatic, powerful Colour Field paintings. Miller’s reference to Pop Art becomes apparent through the Penguin Series’ challenge to concepts of authorship and authenticity, as well as the aim to bridge High and Low culture which the books themselves have represented for Miller since a young age, having grown up in industrial Yorkshire, Northern England.

  • 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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