Modern British & 20th Century Art - Day 1 - 4th December 2024
Lot 685
ΦDenis Mitchell (1912-1993)
Estimate £10,000 - £15,000 | Hammer £26460
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Description
ΦDenis Mitchell (1912-1993)
Solaris
Signed with initials, dated, numbered and inscribed SOLARIS/1968 No1/DAM (to underside of base)
Bronze with a part green and part polished patina on a slate base, from the edition of five
42 x 31 x 10.4cm (including base)
Provenance:
George and Anne Dannatt;
From whom acquired by the present private collectors
Exhibited:
London, Marjorie Parr, Denis Mitchell, February - March 1969, cat. no.21, illustrated (this cast);
Bath, Festival Gallery, Denis Mitchell Sculptures, April 1978, cat. no.18 (this cast);
Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Festival Exhibition of Sculpture by Denis Mitchell, October - November 1979, cat. no.15, illustrated on the front cover (another cast);
British Council Touring Exhibition, Denis Mitchell, 1973-9, cat. no.6 (another cast);
London, Crane Kalman Gallery, Denis Mitchell, Sculptures and Reliefs, July - August 1986, cat. no.1 (another cast)