Modern British & Irish Art
Modern British & Irish Art
William Turnbull
Paddle Venus 5
Auction Closed
November 23, 03:04 PM GMT
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
William Turnbull
1922 - 2012
Paddle Venus 5
signed with monogram, dated 85 and numbered 2/6 (on the reverse)
bronze on Portland stone base
height (including base): 80.5cm.; 31½in.
width (including base): 13.5cm; 5¼in.
Conceived in 1985, the present work is number 2 from the edition of 6.
We are grateful to the Estate of William Turnbull for their kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
Waddington Galleries, London
Sale, Bonhams London, 14 November 2012, lot 72, where acquired by the present owner
Sale, Bonhams London, 14 November 2012, lot 72, where acquired by the present owner
Amanda A. Davidson, The Sculpture of William Turnbull, The Henry Moore Foundation in association with Lund Humphries, Hertfordshire, 2005, no. 235, illustrated p. 167 (another cast)