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Lot 470

Harland Miller, British b.1964 - A Decisive Blow Against If, 2016; oil on canvas , signed lower...

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Lot 470

Harland Miller, 
British b.1964 - 
A Decisive Blow Against If, 2016; 
oil on canvas , signed lower...

Price Realised: £67,840

Estimate: £60,000 - £80,000

Price realised is hammer price plus fees (31.2% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).

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Lot 470

Description

Harland Miller, 
British b.1964 - 

A Decisive Blow Against If, 2016; 

oil on canvas , signed lower centre 'Harland Miller', 250 x 149 cm (unframed) (ARR)

Provenance:
with Blain Southern, London, BSL ref: 52993 (according to the label attached to the reverse);
private collection, New York

Exhibited:
Blain Southern, Berlin, 'Harland Miller: Tonight We Make History (P.S. I Can’t Be There)', 2016

Note:
this work was exhibited in Miller's first solo exhibition in Germany.

Also a published author, Miller's play on Penguin book covers has become as iconic and recognizable has the books themselves. Sardonic and humorous word play emblazon his large scale canvases, challenging the viewer on the title the might expect to read. In the present lot, the two letter word 'IF' challenges us to reconsider the existential question we are afraid to ask - 'What if?'. Drawing on the ideologies of Mark Rothko, Miller also recognises that colour can have an impact on how we interpret the title.

His nostalgic canvases of high and low culture have garnered a following, with exhibitions at White Cube, London, Somerset House, London; Kunsthalle Mannheim, Germany; and Institute of Contemporary Arts, London.

Buyer's Premium

The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

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VAT is not charged on the hammer price unless it is stated that there is 'VAT applicable on the hammer price at the end of the description. Buyer's premium is subject to VAT.
(ARR) - ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT

Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.

It applies to lots with hammer value over £1,000 as follows:
0 to £50,000 - 4%
£50,000.01 to £200,000 - 3%
£200,000.01 to £350,000 - 1%
£350,000.01 to £500,000 - 0.5%
Exceeding £500,000 - 0.25%
ARR is capped at £12,500

Please note ARR is calculated in euros. Auctioneers will apply current exchange rates.

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