Denis Mitchell (1912-1993)
●Denis Mitchell
Skiddaw 1974Honister slate on stone base
12 x 34 x 6½ ins (30.5 x 86.4 x 16.5 cms)
Signed, inscribed and dated '74 on base
This piece is unique
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The name Skiddaw derives from the mountain formed by ancient rock in Cumbria. Honister is the mine that still produces the world famous Westmorland Green Slate, a favourite material of Mitchell's in the 1970s.
Exhibited:
Festival Exhibition of Sculpture by Denis Mitchell, Oct - Nov 1979
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Museum, Swansea, Cat No 49
Denis Mitchell, Sculpture & Drawings, Newlyn Art Gallery, Nov 1985, Cat no.8
Tate St. Ives, Jan - May 2010 , Exhibition of Garbo, Hepworth, Mitchell
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