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Denis Mitchell
1912-1993

Denis Mitchell 1912-1993

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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Denis Mitchell, Carrack
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Denis Mitchell 1912-1993

Carrack
signed with initials, titled and dated 1961 on base
artist’s cast from an edition of 6
bronze on slate base
99 x 21 x 21 cms (39 x 8 x 8 ins)
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  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Denis Mitchell, Carrack
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Denis Mitchell, Carrack
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) Denis Mitchell, Carrack
Mitchell shared parallel interpretations of his surroundings with the artist John Wells, from their studio in Newlyn. 'Carrack’s upright forms reference the grace of bird flight in paintings by Wells...
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Mitchell shared parallel interpretations of his surroundings with the artist John Wells, from their studio in Newlyn. 'Carrack’s upright forms reference the grace of bird flight in paintings by Wells and the exploration of parabolic curves introduced to the St Ives movement by Naum Gabo.
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Provenance

Private collection, 1992-2018

Exhibitions

Bristol, Arnolfini Gallery, Denis Mitchell, 25 Mar - 26 Apr 1967,
cat no 4 (another cast)
Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery & Museum, Festival Exhibition of Sculpture by Denis Mitchell, 6 Oct - 3 Nov 1979, cat no 5 (another cast)
Heerenveen, Museum Belvédère, Living the Landscape: Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson and the artists of St Ives 1939-1975, 28 May - 25 Sept 2022.

Publications

Michael Bird & Feico Hoekstra, Living the Landscape, Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson & the artists of St Ives, 1939 - 1975, illustrated page 66
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