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William Turnbull
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description
- William Turnbull
- Strange Fruit
- signed with monogram, numbered 4/4 and dated 59
- bronze with green patina on a cement base
- height (excluding base): 22cm.; 8¾in.
- Conceived in 1959 and cast in an edition of 4.
Provenance
Waddington Galleries, London, where acquired by the present owner in October 2007
Exhibited
London, Waddington Galleries, William Turnbull, 31st January - 27th February 2007.
Literature
Amanda A. Davidson, The Sculpture of William Turnbull, Lund Humphries/HMF, Aldershot, 2005, cat. no.90, illustrated in the catalogue p.107.
Condition
There are a few tiny abrasions to the patination and a few specks of surface dirt. Otherwise the sculpture is in good overall condition.
Please telephone the department on 020 7293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
'Architecture is not something just to keep the rain out, painting is not for covering the cracks in the walls, or sculpture a traffic obstacle of a general on a horse. They are forces acting on our lives. Each new excavation is another step into the future. Sculpture used to look "modern"; now we make objects that might have been dug up at any time during the past forty thousand years.'
William Turnbull, Statement, 'Group one: Theo Crosby, William Turnbull, Germano Facetti, Edward Wright', This is Tomorrow, exh. cat., Whitechapel Gallery, London, 1956, p.3.