Lot 172
  • 172

William Turnbull

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • William Turnbull
  • Head
  • signed twice with initial, dated .54, and further, indistinctly dated
  • bronze
  • height: 8.5cm.; 3¼in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the Artist by Charles H. Carpenter Jr in the 1950s, and thence by descent to the present owner

Literature

Amanda A. Davidson, The Sculpture of William Turnbull, The Henry Moore Foundation in association with Lund Humphries, Aldershot, 2005, cat. no.39, p.89, illustrated (plaster version).

Condition

Structurally sound, there is some very minor rubbing to areas of raised texture, with studio detritus and very minor verdigris visible to the crevices upon close inspection. This excepting the work appears in very good overall condition. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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