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"Roping Sculpture", Drawing of Two Youths w/ Classical Stone Head, Burnt Sienna

$4,200
£3,230.92
€3,750.18
CA$5,923
A$6,634.76
CHF 3,484.82
MX$80,676.54
NOK 44,129.14
SEK 41,890.42
DKK 27,989.04

About the Item

This finely detailed drawing by Peter Todd Mitchell -- famed for his fabric and wallpaper designs after World War II -- depicts two semi-nude male figures maneuvering a Classical stone head. The colors are vivid and striking -- Mitchell used white, black and red inks on a paper the color of burnt sienna. The figures seem calm and matter-of-fact, while the head is frozen in an open-mouthed grimace -- perhaps a Classical depiction of "tragedy." Mitchell studied at Yale and at the Academia de las Bellas Artes in Mexico. After the war he pursued a painting career and exhibited at Jean Cocteau's Galerie Morihien. He worked with a number of fashion designers including Alexander 'Omar' Kiam and Norman Norell. This drawing is signed in the lower righthand corner. Dimensions include matte and frame.
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  • Dimensions:
    Height: 35.25 in (89.54 cm)Width: 28.25 in (71.76 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1950s
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU865139537412

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