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Denis Mitchell

Trebah
1985
Bronze on slate base
5 ins (H) inc base

Signed with artist's initials, dated '85 and inscribed verso

Numbered 4 from an edition of 7

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Mitchell was a significant figure in the development of art in post-war St Ives; he was a founder member of the Penwith Society, Working initially with wood, slate and stone, Mitchell eventually found his own forms in sand-cast bronze. Through this he would become significant in the development of post-foundry hand-finishing of bronze sculptures. His bronzes were generally sand-cast and when finished often had a brilliant, shiny golden patina, which he sometimes combined with other contrasting finishes such as deep greens that might be pitted rather than smooth; these were used to 'highlight' certain aspects of the sculpture's form. As with many of his sculptures Mitchell titled 'Trebah' with a Cornish place name, in this case a sub tropical garden near Falmouth, Cornwall.

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