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Denis Mitchell (British 1912-1993), Zelah 2

Sold for £20,000 at Sloane Street Auctions on May 21, 2026.

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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)

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