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Incurable Romantic Seeks Dirty Filthy Whore - Signed Print by Harland Miller 2011 - MyArtBroker

Incurable Romantic Seeks Dirty Filthy Whore
Signed Print

Harland Miller

£4,350-£6,500Value Indicator

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42 x 34cm, Edition of 35, Digital Print

Medium: Digital Print
Edition size: 35
Year: 2011
Size: H 42cm x W 34cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: March 2024
Value Trend:
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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
March 2024
Christie's London
United Kingdom
£7,650
£9,000
£11,340
June 2021
Phillips London
United Kingdom
September 2020
Phillips London
United Kingdom
July 2018
Bonhams Knightsbridge
United Kingdom
March 2016
Bonhams Knightsbridge
United Kingdom
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The value of Harland Miller’s Incurable Romantic Seeks Dirty Filthy Whore (signed) is estimated to be worth between £4,350 and £6,500. This digital print artwork, created in 2011, has shown consistent value growth since its first sale in March 2016. The hammer price over the past five years has ranged from £9,000 in March 2024 to £13,000 in June 2021. The current average annual growth rate is 9% and the edition size of this work is limited to 35.

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Meaning & Analysis

Incurable Romantic Seeks Dirty Filthy Whore is an exquisite example of Miller’s quintessential, biting and satirical sense of humour characterising his whole oeuvre but especially crystallising in his Penguin Series.The original oil painting for this digital pigment print was produced in 2012 by the artist, currently held in a Private Collection after being in the possession of Ingleby Gallery in Edinburgh, who had purchased it for Miller’s exhibition Harland Miller: Overcoming Optimism in 2012–13. It is one of the later works in the series Miller started in 2001 upon stumbling across a box of second-hand Penguin books near the Notre Dame in Paris. In this iconic series Miller explores the relationship between the written word, form and image, and the audience’s perception through inserting his own humorous and at times provocative titles into the well-known designs of the vintage books that often voice social critique. These works nod to influences of Abstract Expressionism, Colour Field and Pop Art, as well as Miller’s literary influences like Ernest Hemingway. Incurable Romantic Seeks Dirty Filthy Whore Now has multiple versions within the series with the title shown across different background colours, which is how Miller plays with the meaning of language and the viewer’s psychological engagement with his texts. This print is unique in that instead of his usual monochrome cover, he uses a geometrical illustration with colourful circles and black lines in a minimalist style.

  • 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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