Mitchell (Peter Todd, 1924-1988). Manoeuvring a Sculpture, circa 1960s, red and black ink, heightened with white gouache, underdrawn in pencil on buff paper, two semi-nude men lift a large sculpted classical head with ropes, with masonry work and a ladder in the background, signed, mount aperture 46.5 x 62 cm (18 1/4 x 24 1/4 ins), together with Setting in Position, circa 1960s, red and black ink, heightened with white gouache, underdrawn in pencil on buff paper, two semi-nude men set a large sculpted classical head in position on large carved stone mounts, signed, mount aperture 62 x 47 cm (24 1/4 x 18 1/2 ins), both works uniformly framed and glazed (89.5 x 72 cm each) (Quantity: 2) Peter Todd Mitchell was an American painter, designer and writer. He studied art at Yale University and at the Academia de las Bellas Artes in Mexico, and spent the war years in Naval Intelligence. He moved to Paris in 1947 to pursue a painting career, and his first exhibition was at Jean Cocteau's Galerie Morihien. Noted for his textile and wallpaper designs, Mitchell worked with numerous well-known fashion designers, including Alexander 'Omar' Kiam, Norman Norell, Adele Simpson and Claude Staron. He was a frequent exhibitor at the Hanover Gallery in London and the Carstairs in New York City.
Mitchell (Peter Todd, 1924-1988). Manoeuvring a Sculpture, circa 1960s, red and black ink, heightened with white gouache, underdrawn in pencil on buff paper, two semi-nude men lift a large sculpted classical head with ropes, with masonry work and a ladder in the background, signed, mount aperture 46.5 x 62 cm (18 1/4 x 24 1/4 ins), together with Setting in Position, circa 1960s, red and black ink, heightened with white gouache, underdrawn in pencil on buff paper, two semi-nude men set a large sculpted classical head in position on large carved stone mounts, signed, mount aperture 62 x 47 cm (24 1/4 x 18 1/2 ins), both works uniformly framed and glazed (89.5 x 72 cm each) (Quantity: 2) Peter Todd Mitchell was an American painter, designer and writer. He studied art at Yale University and at the Academia de las Bellas Artes in Mexico, and spent the war years in Naval Intelligence. He moved to Paris in 1947 to pursue a painting career, and his first exhibition was at Jean Cocteau's Galerie Morihien. Noted for his textile and wallpaper designs, Mitchell worked with numerous well-known fashion designers, including Alexander 'Omar' Kiam, Norman Norell, Adele Simpson and Claude Staron. He was a frequent exhibitor at the Hanover Gallery in London and the Carstairs in New York City.
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