Lot 210
Denis Mitchell (British 1912-1993) §
Probus, 1971
Auction: 28 April 2023 at 11:00 BST
Description
signed with initials, titled and numbered PROBUS DAM 5/5 (to base), bronze mounted on a slate base
Dimensions
80.5cm high, 89cm wide (31 3/4in high, 35in wide); the base 5cm high, 18cm deep (2in high, 7in deep)
Provenance
Provenance
Marjorie Parr Gallery, London, where acquired by the parents of the present owners, circa 1971.
Exhibited
Marjorie Parr Gallery, London, 1971, illustrated on cover of catalogue, possibly this cast;
British Council, Touring Exhibition, 1973-79, another cast;
City Art Gallery, Plymouth, 1975, another cast;
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1979, another cast;
Newlyn Art Gallery, Newlyn, 1985, another cast;
Penwith Galleries, St Ives, 1992, another cast;
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea,1994, another cast;
48th Aldeburgh Fesitval, Aldeburgh, 1995, another cast;
Tate St Ives, Dennis Mitchell, Ascending Forms, 2005, another cast.
Literature
Hughes, Sara. Dennis Mitchell, Ascending Forms, London: Tate Publications, 2004, p.23, another cast illustrated.
