Lot 81
  • 81

Denis Mitchell

Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • Denis Mitchell
  • Probus
  • Inscribed with the initials DAM, dated 1971, titled and numbered 4/5
  • Bronze
  • Height: 31 1/2 in.
  • 80 cm
  • Conceived in 1971 and cast in an edition of 5.

Provenance

Alwin Gallery, London
Acquired from the above in April 1977
Thence by descent to the present owner

Exhibited

Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Museum, Festival Exhibition of Sculpture by Denis Mitchell, 1979, no. 29, illustration of another cast

Condition

Bronze with a dark green patina and polished patina on a 2 1/8 in. stone base. This work is accompanied by a 4 ft. black wooden pedestal. Surface in generally good condition, some minor abrasion visible at extreme upper tip of sculpture. In otherwise good condition.
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