Denis Mitchell (1912-1993)
Ganill by Denis Mitchell

Denis Mitchell

Ganill
1986
Bronze on slate base
7 x 11½ ins (inc base) (17.5 x 29.0 cms)

Signed, dated 1986 and inscribed on base

Numbered 1 from an edition of 7


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The sculptures, described as 'hand carved metal' were carved both before and after bronze casting, with Mitchell spending hours laboriously filing and polishing the rough casts. The mixture of smooth, rough, polished and patinated surfaces that resulted added textural variety to his work.


Exhibited:

Gillian Jason Gallery, June to August 1990

Denis Mitchell, A Retrospective of Sculptures 19651-1990

Cat. No 32 (possibly another cast)


Penwith Galleries, St Ives , June to August 1992

Denis Mitchell, Drawings, Paintings, Sculpture 1932 - 1992, Cat No 94

In celebration of Denis Mitchell's 80th Birthday (possibly another cast)


Flowers East, March to April 1993

Denis Mitchell Sculpture, 1950 - 1993

Cat. No 51 (possibly another cast)


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