Modern British & Contemporary Sculpture
John Mitchell (1942-2014)
Bronze Blocks with Conic Voids
Bronze, two elements, each 52.5 × 52.5 × 32 cm.
Accompanied by the related study, Blocks with ‘Asymmetrical’ Conic Voids: Oblique Projection, ink on inkjet paper, signed and dated
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John Erskine Milne (1931–1978)
”Group”- 1977
Walnut on black marble base.
Titled and dated on a metal plaque.
Dimensions
Overall: 16.5 × 24.125 × 14.125 in. (H × W × D)
£On Loan
John Erskine Milne (1931–1978)
Trio I
signed 'JEM' (on the underside of the sculpture, according to the artist's label); inscribed and dated 'TRIO I 2/8 1969' (on artist's label on the underside of the sculpture)
polished bronze
34 cm. (13 3/8 in.) (high)
£On loan
John Erskine Milne (1931–1978)
"Verticals," 1977
Patinated and polished bronze on a marble base
Incised to plinth: [sic] JEM
14" H x 8" W x 5" D
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John Erskine Milne (1931–1978)
Cylindrical Form
Bronze sculpture, 1968, edition of 6, initialed "JEM" and dated on underside,
Dimensions 7 7/8 in. H
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John Erskine Milne (1931-1978)
'Cyrus'
polished bronze, signed, dated and numbered 'JEM 1972 2/9' to underside of slate base
18cm wide 12.5cm deep 17cm high overall
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Laurence Edwards (British, b. 1967)
Man, numbered 1/1.
Bronze with green-brown patina, signed with the artist's monogram
Dimensions: 26 × 19 × 18 cm (height × width × depth)
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John Mitchell (1942–2014)
Frustums & Fillers / Wedge
Bronze
20 × 15 × 20 cm
A bronze from John Mitchell’s Frustums & Fillers series, exploring the relationship between solid geometric mass and conic voids. Mitchell repeatedly developed these forms across different materials, using the frustum and wedge as sculptural structures in which volume, recession and negative space become equally important.
The work is accompanied by the exhibition brochure John Mitchell – 16 Gunmetal Frustums & Fillers: 4 Bronze Blocks with Conic Voids, University Gallery, Leeds, 2000. The same composition is illustrated in the publication in a version carved from jelutong wood, providing an important documentary link between Mitchell’s preparatory sculptural forms and his subsequent work in bronze.
£On Loan
John Mitchell (1942–2014)
Frustums & Fillers
Bronze
Each 25 × 15 × 20 cm
A pair of bronzes from John Mitchell’s Frustums & Fillers series, in which geometric mass, conic recession and negative space are treated as integral sculptural elements. The repeated forms reflect Mitchell’s sustained investigation into the relationship between solid volume and void, developed across a number of related works and materials.
The works are accompanied by the exhibition brochure John Mitchell – 16 Gunmetal Frustums & Fillers: 4 Bronze Blocks with Conic Voids, University Gallery, Leeds, 2000, documenting this important body of work and its development across related sculptural forms.
£On Loan
John Mitchell (1942–2014)
Four Cut Rectangles
Aluminium and acrylic
30.5 cm high
A group of four geometric sculptures by John Mitchell, combining aluminium with clear acrylic to explore the relationship between solid form, negative space and transparency. Each work is constructed around sharply cut rectangular planes, with the reflective metal and transparent acrylic creating shifting internal perspectives as the viewer moves around the sculptures.
The works relate closely to Mitchell’s investigations into incised and cut geometric forms during the later part of his career.
Literature:
John Mitchell: Incised and Cut Tondos, Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, 2011. The exhibition catalogue accompanies the works.
£On Loan