Made in Britain
Made in Britain
Carn Galver II
Lot Closed
March 14, 12:15 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Dennis Mitchell
1912 - 1993
Carn Galver II
fiberglass on a marble base
height: 48cm.; 19in.
width: 207cm.; 81½in.
Executed in 1968.
From the Estate of Denis Mitchell
Lyon and Turnbull, London, where acquired by the present owner in 2020
London, Marjorie Parr Galleries, 1969
Bath, Bath Festival, 1969
St. Ives, Penwith Gallery
Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1979
The first version of Carngalver appeared in bronze in 1967. Early in the year following this, Mitchell acquired some fibreglass and began work on a scaled up version of the same cast, this time using the innovative and atypical material. It was shown at the Bath Festival in 1969 and in 1979 at Mitchell's major solo show at the Glynn Vivian Gallery in Swansea, becoming an emblematic and recognisable form of Mitchell's work in this critical period.