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Happiness (small) - Signed Print by Harland Miller 2017 - MyArtBroker

Happiness (small)
Signed Print

Harland Miller

£3,700-£5,500Value Indicator

$7,500-$11,500 Value Indicator

$7,000-$10,000 Value Indicator

¥35,000-¥50,000 Value Indicator

4,250-6,500 Value Indicator

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¥730,000-¥1,090,000 Value Indicator

$5,000-$7,500 Value Indicator

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99 x 73cm, Edition of 50, Intaglio

Medium: Intaglio
Edition size: 50
Year: 2017
Size: H 99cm x W 73cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: September 2024
Value Trend:
-7% AAGR

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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
September 2024
Bonhams New Bond Street
United Kingdom
£4,250
£5,000
£6,400
September 2023
Phillips London
United Kingdom
March 2023
Christie's London
United Kingdom
June 2022
Christie's London
United Kingdom
March 2021
Tate Ward Auctions
United Kingdom
September 2019
Christie's London
United Kingdom
January 2019
Phillips London
United Kingdom
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The value of Harland Miller's Happiness (small) (signed) is estimated to be worth between £3,700 and £5,500. This intaglio print from 2017 has shown consistent value growth and has an auction history of eight total sales since its entry to the market in June 2018. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £5,000, across a total of 1 sale. In the last five years, the hammer price has varied from £5,000 in September 2024 to £8,064 in March 2023. The artwork has demonstrated an average annual growth rate of -7% and is part of a limited edition of 50.

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Meaning & Analysis

The artist utilises various printmaking techniques in Happiness, employing polymer-gravure, photo-etching and block printing to achieve a more graphic and superimposed finish. While at first glance the work might seem one dimensional, its main elements have in fact been given a multilayered appearance.

Additionally, the disposition of the textual and the figurative components have been revised and the title no longer occupies the central panel. As opposed to his earlier adaptations of Penguin book covers, the observer is unlikely to be intimately familiarised with the source material in this series.

As a result, a different kind of relationship is formed between form, text and colour palette in Happiness. The observer is inclined to firstly consider the hovering cube formation in the middle, making the text above serve a secondary purpose. In effect, the title is actually activated by the bold colour composition.

  • 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.