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William Turnbull
1922 - 2012
Female Figure
signed with monogram, dated 88, numbered 5/6 and stamped with foundry mark
bronze
height: 179cm.; 74½in.; width: 94cm.; 37in.
depth: 50cm.; 19¾in.
Conceived in 1988, the present work is number 5 from the edition of 6.
The sculpture is sound and is in very good overall condition.
There are a few tiny spots of verdigris. Dirt and casting residue in the crevices. Some unevenness to the patina in places. One or two tiny spots of staining.
This work is free standing.
Please contact Bryn Sayles on bryn.sayles@sothebys.com if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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The Artist's Studio
Waddington Galleries, London
Galeria Freites, Caracas
Private Collection, 2008, where acquired by the present owner
London, Waddington Galleries, William Turnbull: Recent Sculpture, 25 September - 19 October 1991, no. 9 (another cast)
Caracas, Galeria Freites, William Turnbull, 18 October - 10 November 1992 (another cast)
Caracas, Galeria Freites, Post-War British Sculpture, 13 August - 17 September 2006, no. 31 (another cast)
Derbyshire, Chatsworth House, William Turnbull at Chatsworth, 10 March - 30 June 2013, no. 66 (another cast)