Denis Mitchell Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Denis Mitchell Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 28, 2026
▲ Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Untitled
Est: £400 - £600
▲ Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Untitled signed 'Denis Mitchell' verso, oil on board (21 x 26cm; framed 36.5 x 40.5cm) Condition Report: Presents well. Extreme lower left corner a tiny bit worn/ folded back. Some light surface dirt. No obvious retouching shows under uv light but not removed from glazed frame. See additional condition images.
Sworders
Jul. 08, 2026
λ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993), HELA
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
λ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)HELAHonister slateSigned with initials, titled and dated 1977 (to underside of base)22.5 x 18cm (8¾ x 7in.)This work is unique.Provenance:The artist's familySale, Sotheby's, London, Olympia, Eclectic, London, 18 May 2002, lot 91Exhibited:Bath, Festival Gallery, Denis Mitchell, April 1978, cat. no.45St Ives, Cornwall, Wills Lane Gallery (details untraced)London, Gillian Jason Gallery, Denis Mitchell, 11th July - 10th August 1990, cat. no.24
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jul. 08, 2026
λ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993), UNTITLED (IRON/STEEL CONSTRUCTION)
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
λ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)UNTITLED (IRON/STEEL CONSTRUCTION)Steel and woodSigned with initials and dated 1951 (to underside of base)100.5 x 23 x 23cm (39½ x 9 x 9in.)This work is unique. Provenance:Private Collection, St. IvesSale, Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, 28 April 2023, lot 54 Exhibited:London, Gillian Jason Gallery, 1990St. Ives, Penwith Galleries, 1992
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jun. 23, 2026
§ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)
Est: £500 - £700
DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) THREE CHRISTMAS CARDS Each inscribed in pen with Christmas message to inside, woodcuts on paper, mounted together (3) 11.5cm x 17.5cm, 11.5cm x 15.5cm and 12.5cm x 9.8cm (4.5in x 7in, 4.5in x 6.25in and 5in x 3.75in) From the Estate of an important St. Ives Artist
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 23, 2026
§ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)
Est: £700 - £900
DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) GODREVY, STANDING STONE Signed and dated 1946 lower right, signed, titled and dated in pencil verso, oil on board 35.5cm x 50cm (14in x 19.75in) The Estate of an important St Ives Artist
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 21, 2026
Denis Mitchell (British 1912-1993), Zelah 2
Est: £10,000 - £20,000
Denis Mitchell (British 1912-1993) Zelah 2 1963 No. 3 Signed DAM to the base A prominent member of the St Ives group of artists, he worked as Barbara Hepworth's assistant from 1949, helping to carve her sculptures until a decade later, in 1959. Hepworth and Mitchell are unavoidable intwined within each others' work. However, these upwardly thrusting 'spires' are most exclusively associated with Mitchell's oeuvre. His work is in the collections of the Tate St. Ives, the Gallery of New South Wales, the Fitzwilliam Museum, and the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa, which has another of this series, Zelah No. 2, 1963. Property of a gentleman Dimensions: (Bronze) 30 in. (H) x 6.25 in. (W) (Base) 2 in. (H) x 6 in. (W) x 4.25 in. (D)
Sloane Street Auctions
May. 01, 2026
§ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) MAQUETTE FOR TRUNGLE, 1975 unique, initialled, titled TRUNGLE and dated, Delabole slate 11.5cm high, 16.5cm wide, 14.5cm deep (4 ½in high, 6 ½in wide, 5 ¾in deep) The Estate of an important St Ives Artist. Exhibited:Festival Gallery, Bath, 1978.
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 01, 2026
§ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)
Est: £800 - £1,200
DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) FIGURAL STUDIES oil on board 31cm x 22cm (12 ¼in x 8 5/8in) The Estate of an important St. Ives Artist.
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 01, 2026
§ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)
Est: £300 - £500
DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) FIGURES, 1953 signed and dated in pencil (upper right), screenprint on paper sheet: 29.5cm x 29cm (11 ¾in x 11 ½in) From the Estate of an important St. Ives Artist.
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 01, 2026
§ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)
Est: £700 - £900
DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) NO.6 LEVEL, GEEVOR TIN MINE, 1946 signed and dated (lower left), titled, dated and signed in pencil (to reverse), oil on board 30.5cm x 39.5cm (12in x 15 ½in) The Estate of an important St Ives Artist.
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 01, 2026
§ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)
Est: £800 - £1,200
DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) CORNISH LANDSCAPE, 1936 signed (lower right), titled, dated and inscribed in pencil (to reverse), oil on board 27cm x 37cm (10 5/8in x 14 ½in) The Estate of an important St Ives Artist.
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 01, 2026
§ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)
Est: £800 - £1,200
DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) GYPSY ENCAMPMENT, TRINK, 1946 signed and dated (lower left), signed, dated and titled in pencil (to reverse), oil on board 30.5cm x 39.3cm (12in x 15 ½in) The Estate of an important St Ives Artist.
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 01, 2026
§ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)
Est: £1,000 - £2,000
DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) RELIEF, 1951 signed, titled and dated in pencil (to reverse), wood and copper 22cm x 34.7cm (8 5/8in x 13 5/8in) The Estate of an important St Ives Artist. Exhibited:Penwith Galleries, St. Ives, 1992.
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 01, 2026
§ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) BROOKA, 1972 unique, initialled, titled, dated and inscribed (to base), patinated and polished bronze on slate 8cm high, 11cm wide, 5cm deep (3 1/8in high, 4 ¼in wide, 2in deep) The Estate of an important St Ives Artist.
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 01, 2026
§ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) LUXULYAN II, 1972 initialled, titled, dated and inscribed (to base of slate), conceived as an edition of 7, patinated and polished bronze on slate base 16.5cm high, 13.7cm wide, 7cm deep (6 ½in high, 5 3/8in wide, 2 ¾in deep) including base The Estate of an important St Ives Artist.
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 01, 2026
§ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) FOR PORTHIA PRINTS
Est: £300 - £500
DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) FOR PORTHIA PRINTS TABLE MAT, c.1955-60 screenprint on linen 27cm x 35cm (10 5/8in x 13 ¾in) The Estate of an important St Ives Artist.
Lyon & Turnbull
Apr. 29, 2026
λ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993), ST. KEVERN
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
λ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)ST. KEVERNBronzeSigned with initials, titled, dated 1971 and numbered 7/7 (to underside)38 x 38cm (14¾ x 14¾in.)Provenance:Paisnel Gallery, London (acquired directly from the artist)Acquired from the above in July 1999Denis Mitchell was a painter, sculptor and for much of his life, a market gardener. He and his brother Endell, moved from Wales to St Ives to set up a market garden in 1930. During the Second World War, he served in the Home Guard, and worked as a tin minder, and became friends with Adrian Stokes (1902-1972) and Bernard Leach (1887-1979), who did much to encourage Mitchell to become an artist. Following a recommendation by Leach, Mitchell worked as principal assistant to Barbara Hepworth between 1949 and 1959, learning to master all aspects of working with wood, stone and bronze. Hepworth's influence can be seen in the purity of form and refinement of handling of the chosen medium in Mitchell's work, although adapted to establish his own unique style. He was a founder-member of the Penwith Society of Arts, serving as Chairman for two years from 1955. During the 1960s, he taught at Redruth School of Art and Penzance Grammar School. However, by 1967, he stopped teaching in order to concentrate full-time on his sculptural practice. He established an international reputation with notable exhibitions in London, New York, Chicago, Edinburgh and Cambridge, as well as in the West Country.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Apr. 29, 2026
λ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993), MENWINNION
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
λ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)MENWINNIONBronzeSigned with initials, titled, dated 1993 and numbered 5/7 (to underside)12 x 12cm (4½ x 4½in.)Denis Mitchell was a painter, sculptor and for much of his life, a market gardener. He and his brother Endell, moved from Wales to St Ives to set up a market garden in 1930. During the Second World War, he served in the Home Guard, and worked as a tin minder, and became friends with Adrian Stokes (1902-1972) and Bernard Leach (1887-1979), who did much to encourage Mitchell to become an artist. Following a recommendation by Leach, Mitchell worked as principal assistant to Barbara Hepworth between 1949 and 1959, learning to master all aspects of working with wood, stone and bronze. Hepworth's influence can be seen in the purity of form and refinement of handling of the chosen medium in Mitchell's work, although adapted to establish his own unique style. He was a founder-member of the Penwith Society of Arts, serving as Chairman for two years from 1955. During the 1960s, he taught at Redruth School of Art and Penzance Grammar School. However, by 1967, he stopped teaching in order to concentrate full-time on his sculptural practice. He established an international reputation with notable exhibitions in London, New York, Chicago, Edinburgh and Cambridge, as well as in the West Country.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Mar. 31, 2026
▲ Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Untitled
Est: £600 - £800
▲ Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Untitled signed 'Denis Mitchell' verso, oil on board (21 x 26cm; framed 36.5 x 40.5cm) Condition Report: Presents well. Extreme lower left corner a tiny bit worn. Not examined under UV light or viewed out of glazed frame, for a more detailed report please contact the department.
Sworders
Nov. 19, 2025
Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Carngalver 67 cm. (26 3/8 in.) wide (Conceived in 1967, as cast 0 aside from the edition of 5)
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Carngalver signed with initials, numbered and dated 'DAM/1967/0' (on the underside of the polished bronze); further signed with initials, titled, numbered and dated 'CARNGALVER/No 0/1967/DAM.' (on the underside of the slate base) polished and part-patinated bronze on a slate base 67 cm. (26 3/8 in.) wide Conceived in 1967, as cast 0 aside from the edition of 5
Bonhams
Oct. 29, 2025
λ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993), ALSA
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
λ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)ALSAHonister slateSigned with initials, titled and dated 79 (to underside of base) Height: 17cm (6½ in.)Executed in 1977, this work is unique. Provenance:Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner (dated by artist at point of purchase)Exhibited:Bath, Festival Gallery, Denis Mitchell Sculptures 1950-1978, April 1978, no. 60
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 29, 2025
λ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993), CHRISTMAS CARD (SCULPTURE, TREVOSE)
Est: £200 - £300
λ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)CHRISTMAS CARD (SCULPTURE, TREVOSE)Screenprint in colours, 1956Signed and dated in pencil10 x 22.5cm (3¾ x 8¾ in.)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jul. 16, 2025
Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Untitled Model 87cm (34 1/4in) high including base; 74cm (29 1/8in) high excluding base (Conceived circa 1962-1965)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Untitled Model mixed-media on a wooden base 87cm (34 1/4in) high including base; 74cm (29 1/8in) high excluding base Conceived circa 1962-1965
Bonhams
Jun. 26, 2025
Peninnis
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
Denis Mitchell 1912 - 1993 Peninnis titled and incorrectly dated 1972 (on the underside of the base) marble, on a slate plinth height: 61cm.; 24in. Executed in 1974, the present work is unique. We are grateful to the Artist's Estate for their kind assistance with the cataloguing for the present work.
Sotheby's
Jun. 18, 2025
Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Veryan 46 cm. (18 1/2 in.) high (including the base) (The present work is number 3 from an edition of 7)
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Veryan signed with initials, numbered and dated 'DAM/75/3' (at the base of the bronze) part-polished bronze with a green patina on a slate base 46 cm. (18 1/2 in.) high (including the base) The present work is number 3 from an edition of 7
Bonhams
May. 10, 2025
DENIS ADEANE MITCHELL, (English, 1912-1993), Arwednack, bronze, height: 36 7/8 in., height with base: 39 in.
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
DENIS ADEANE MITCHELL (English, 1912-1993) Arwednack bronze
Grogan & Company
May. 02, 2025
§ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) FIGURE c.1951-53 inscribed (in another hand) and dated indistinctly (to base), mahogany 51cm / 20 in high (including base) Guy Worsdell and thence by descent to the present owner, his great-niece. Exhibited:Penwith Society of Arts, St Ives, Summer Exhibition, June 1955, cat. no.100. We are grateful to the Estate of Denis Mitchell for their kind assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
Lyon & Turnbull
Nov. 20, 2024
Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Polzeath 31.6 cm. (12 3/8 in.) high (including the base)
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Polzeath bears initials, titled and dated 'POLZEATH/D.A.M./1974/ED.OF.7' (on the underside of the slate base) bronze with a green and polished patina on a slate base 31.6 cm. (12 3/8 in.) high (including the base)
Bonhams
Nov. 15, 2024
Trebah
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
A Life With Art: The Collection of Mollie and Graham Dark Denis Mitchell 1912 - 1993 Trebah bronze height (not including base): 11.5cm.; 4½in. height (including base): 14cm.; 5½in. Conceived in 1983, the present work is number 1 from the edition of 7 + 0. We are grateful to the Artist's Estate for their kind assistance with the cataloguing for the present work.
Sotheby's
Nov. 01, 2024
§ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) NANQUIDNO (MAQUETTE), 1974 initialled, dated, titled and numbered 4/9 (to base), bronze on slate 15.4cm high, 17.4cm wide (6in high including base, 6 7/8in wide) From the Estate of an important St Ives artist. Exhibited:Wills Lane Gallery, St. Ives, 1974, another cast;Oxford Gallery, Oxford, 1974, another cast;Marjorie Parr Gallery, London, 1975, another cast;Penwith Galleries, St. Ives, 1975, another cast.
Lyon & Turnbull
Nov. 01, 2024
§ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) UNTITLED wood 49cm high, 14.8cm wide (19 ¼in high, 5 7/8in wide) From the Estate of an important St Ives artist.
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 24, 2024
Denis Mitchell (1912-1993) Trewey
Est: £400 - £600
Denis Mitchell (1912-1993) Trewey Lithograph printed in colours, 1973, signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 50, on J Green wove paper, with full margins, sheet 576 x 390mm (22 3/4 x 15 3/8in) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Forum Auctions - UK
Oct. 02, 2024
§ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) & PETER LANYON (BRITISH 1918-1964)
Est: £300 - £500
DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) & PETER LANYON (BRITISH 1918-1964) TWO DESIGNS FOR PORTHIA PRINTS - HEALS TABLE MATS Screenprint, signed ‘Denis Mitchell’ in print lower right, and a companion, screenprint, signed ‘Lanyon’ upper left (2) each sheet 44cm x 57cm (17.25in x 22.5in) From the Estate of an important St Ives artist.
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 02, 2024
§ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) & JOHN WELLS (BRITISH 1907-2000)
Est: £300 - £500
DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) & JOHN WELLS (BRITISH 1907-2000) TWO DESIGNS FOR PORTHIA PRINTS - HEALS TABLE MATS Screenprint, signed in print lower right, and a companion, screenprint (2) each sheet 44cm x 57cm (17.5in x 22.5in) From the Estate of an important St Ives artist.
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 02, 2024
§ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1933)
Est: £500 - £700
DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1933) THREE SCREENPRINTS - 1955 Screenprint, each signed and dated 1955 to margin (3) the sheet 30.25 x 28.25cm (12in x 11.25in); 30.5cm x 27.5cm (12in x 10.75in); 29.5cm x 24.75in (11.75in x 9.75in) From the Estate of an important St Ives artist.
Lyon & Turnbull
Jul. 17, 2024
Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Carnstabba
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Carnstabba signed with initials, titled and dated 'CARNSTABBA/1966/DAM' (to slate verso) slate 68 x 25.5cm (26 3/4 x 10 1/16in).
Bonhams
Jul. 17, 2024
Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Gulval 37.5cm (14 3/4in) high
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Gulval signed with initials, titled and dated 'GULVAL/1990/DAM' (to underside) Delabole slate 37.5cm (14 3/4in) high
Bonhams
Jul. 11, 2024
λ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993), CARNVALLOW
Est: £15,000 - £25,000
λ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)CARNVALLOW BronzeSigned with initials, dated, titled and numbered Carnellow [sic] , 75, 3/7 (to underside of base)Height (including base): 59.5cm (23¼in.) Conceived in 1975. Provenance: Jonathan Grimble His sale, David Lay, Penzance, 7 December 2021, lot 139Exhibited: London, Marjorie Parr Gallery, Denis Mitchell, 1975, no. 37 (illustration of another cast)Bath, Festival Gallery, Denis Mitchell Sculptures 1950-1978, 1978, no. 37 (another cast illustrated)Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Denis Mitchell, 1979, no. 37a (illustration of another cast)London, Gillian Jason Gallery, Denis Mitchell - A Retrospective: Sculpture 1951-1990, 1990, no. 26, (another cast illustrated on catalogue cover)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jun. 19, 2024
Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Solaris 43.4 cm. (17 in.) high (including the base)
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Solaris signed, titled, numbered and dated 'SOLARIS/1968 No 5/DAM' (on the underside of the base) bronze with a brown, green and part polished patina on a slate base 43.4 cm. (17 in.) high (including the base)
Bonhams
Jun. 19, 2024
Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Boswens 52.7 cm. (20 3/4 in.) high (including the base)
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Boswens signed with initials, numbered and dated 'DAM/63/2' (at the base of the bronze); further signed with initials, titled, numbered and dated again 'BOSWENS/1963/No 2/DAM' (on the underside of the slate base) bronze with a polished patina on a slate base 52.7 cm. (20 3/4 in.) high (including the base)
Bonhams
Jun. 06, 2024
DENIS MITCHELL Endellion.
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
DENIS MITCHELL Endellion. Bronze on marble base, 1971. 324x117 mm; 12¾x4⅝ inches. Edition of 7. Incised with the artist's initials, date, title, and numbered "6" on the underside. Mitchell (1912-1993), born in Middlesex, spent most of his childhood in South Wales and recalled becoming interested in art at a young age. After leaving grammar school at 16 years old, Mitchell eventually found employment with a commercial art studio, though this work was not stable. In 1930, Mitchell and his brother abandoned Swansea to renovate a relative's cottage in St. Ives in Cornwall, where Mitchell became more focused on art making. Mitchell became involved in the thriving art scene in the small seaside town. After his wartime service as a miner, Mitchell was inspired to use his tools to make art. From 1949 to 1959, Mitchell worked as Barbara Hepworth's (1903-1975) primary assistant, a post which further exposed Mitchell to the sculptural process. After leaving Hepworth's studio, Mitchell began creating polished abstract bronze works, which gained him international notoriety. In 1967, Mitchell moved from St. Ives to Newlyn, where he lived and worked for the rest of his long and successful career. Mitchell's sculptures are held in the collections of many public and private international institutions, including the Tate Gallery, London, National Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, National Gallery of Wellington, New Zealand, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 24, 2024
Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Gunwalloe, 1975
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Denis Mitchell (British, 1912-1993) Gunwalloe, 1975 bronze inscribed DAM, titled, dated and numbered 1/7 29 x 35 x 10 inches. Property from the Collection of Fern & Manfred Steinfeld, Boca Raton, Florida. Provenance: Alwin Gallery, London Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1977 Literature: Ex. Cat: Festival Exhibition of Sculpture by Denis Mitchell, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Museum, Swansea, United Kingdom, 1979, another cast illus. (as Gunwallow)
Hindman
Mar. 13, 2024
λ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993), TREW
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
λ DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993)TREWBronze with green patina and polished bronze Signed with initials, titled and dated 74 (to underside of base)Height: 11cm (4¼in.) (excluding base) Provenance:Wenlock Fine Art, London
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Nov. 16, 2023
DENIS MITCHELL Endellion.
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
DENIS MITCHELL Endellion. Bronze on marble base, 1971. 324x117 mm; 12 3/4x4 5/8 inches. Edition of 7. Incised with the artist's initials, date, title, and numbered "6" on the underside. Mitchell (1912-1993), born in Middlesex, spent most of his childhood in South Wales and recalled becoming interested in art at a young age. After leaving grammar school at 16 years old, Mitchell eventually found employment with a commercial art studio, though this work was not stable. In 1930, Mitchell and his brother abandoned Swansea to renovate a relative's cottage in St. Ives in Cornwall, where Mitchell became more focused on art making. Mitchell became involved in the thriving art scene in the small seaside town. After his wartime service as a miner, Mitchell was inspired to use his tools to make art. From 1949 to 1959, Mitchell worked as Barbara Hepworth's (1903-1975) primary assistant, a post which further exposed Mitchell to the sculptural process. After leaving Hepworth's studio, Mitchell began creating polished abstract bronze works, which gained him international notoriety. In 1967, Mitchell moved from St. Ives to Newlyn, where he lived and worked for the rest of his long and successful career. Mitchell's sculptures are held in the collections of many public and private international institutions, including the Tate Gallery, London, National Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney,National Gallery of Wellington, New Zealand, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 27, 2023
§ Denis Mitchell (British 1912-1993) Tumaco, 1970
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
§ Denis Mitchell (British 1912-1993) Tumaco, 1970 signed DAM, titled, dated 70 and numbered 1/6 (to the underside of the base), polished and patinated bronze on slate base (10cm high, 23.7cm wide (4in high, 9 3/8in wide); 13.5cm high (5 3/8in high) including base) Provenance Private Collection, London. Exhibited St Ives, Penwith Galleries, 1970 (another cast, details untraced); London, Marjorie Parr Gallery, Denis Mitchell: Recent Sculpture 1969-71, 7-30 October 1971, cat. no.2, n.p. (another cast); St Ives, Wills Lane Gallery, 1971 (another cast, details untraced); Glasgow, Compass Gallery, Denis Mitchell: Sculpture, 20 February–15 March 1973 (another cast); Malta, National Museum, Denis Mitchell and Misomé Peile, May-June 1973 (another cast); Malta, National Museum, Circulating Exhibition No.40: Denis Mitchell - An Exhibition of Sculpture and Drawings, 1973-79, with tour to Cyprus, Greece, Yugoslavia, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Zealand and Korea, cat. no.11, illustrated p.9 (another cast); Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Festival Exhibition of Sculpture by Denis Mitchell, 6 October-3 November 1979, cat. no.19, illustrated, n.p. (another cast); St Ives, Penwith Galleries, Drawings, Paintings, Sculpture 1932-1992, 30 June-1 August 1992, cat. no.74, illustrated p.42 (another cast); London, Flowers East, Denis Mitchell, 1993, cat. no.38 (another cast); Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Denis Mitchell: Sculpture, 26 March-19 June 1994, cat. no.20 (another cast); Aldeburgh, 48th Aldeburgh Festival, Aldeburgh Cinema Gallery, Patrick Heron and Denis Mitchell, 9-25 June 1995, cat. no.24 (another cast).
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 27, 2023
§ Denis Mitchell (British 1912-1993) Untitled, 1969
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
§ Denis Mitchell (British 1912-1993) Untitled, 1969 initialled and dated (to underside of base), unique, brass on slate base (36.5cm high x 5cm wide x 3.5cm deep (14 3/8in high x 2in wide x 1 3/8in deep)) Provenance Commissioned by the artist George Dannatt and thence by family descent; Askew Art, London, where acquired by the current owner. Exhibited Maltby Contemporary Art, Winchester; Rosenberg & Co., New York. Literature George Dannatt and Friends, exhibition catalogue, Osborne Samuel, London, 2015, p.50, illustrated p.62; Modern British Masters, Rosenberg & Co., New York, 2017.
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 27, 2023
§ Denis Mitchell (British 1912-1993) Maen, 1976
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
§ Denis Mitchell (British 1912-1993) Maen, 1976 initialled DAM, titled and dated (to base), slate on marble base (17.8cm high (7in high) including base)
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 27, 2023
§ Denis Mitchell (British 1912-1993) Poltair, 1964
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
§ Denis Mitchell (British 1912-1993) Poltair, 1964 aluminium on wooden base (49cm high (19 1/4in high) excluding base) Provenance The Estate of an important St. Ives artist.
Lyon & Turnbull