£25,000 - £30,000
Denis MITCHELL (1912-1993) Ballet Dancer, 1949 Carved holly wood, signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'My first wood carving, carved from a piece of holly that Barbara [Hepworth] gave me' to base, height 48cm (51cm including base) Notes 'The first real sculpture I did and Ben Nicholson praised it to Miss Hodgy (Hodgkiss) who bought it and left it with the rest of her collection to the Tate who didn't take it so it reverted to Hayle Hospice who inherited the rest of her estate and they didn't want it so they gave it back to me and I gave a donation of I think £50.00 to them. Sister Peggy was the nurse.' Denis Mitchell* *Many thanks to the Denis Mitchell Estate for allowing us to use this quote within our catalogue. Exhibited Penwith Gallery, St Ives, 1949; Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1979 (illustrated); Penwith Galleries, St Ives, 1992 Provenance The Estate of An Important St Ives Artist, Modern Made, Lyon & Turnbull, 27/10/2023, lot 142
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