Details
William Turnbull (b. 1922)
Head 2
signed with initial and dated 'T 55' (on the underside)
bronze with a light brown patina
8 in. (20.2 cm.) long
Cast in an edition of 4.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Turnbull, New York, Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, 1963, p. 8, another cast illustrated.
R. Morphet, exhibition catalogue, William Turnbull: sculpture and painting, London, Tate Gallery, 1973, p. 31, another cast illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Bronze Idols and Untitled Paintings, London, Serpentine Gallery, 1995, p. 20, another cast illustrated.
B. Cohen, 'William Turnbull: painter and sculptor', Modern Painters, Winter 1995, pp. 30-35.
Exhibition catalogue, William Turnbull: Sculpture and Paintings, London, Waddington Galleries, 1998, p. 3, another cast illustrated.
A. Davidson, The Sculpture of William Turnbull, Aldershot, 2005, p. 93, no. 53, another cast illustrated.
Exhibited
London, ICA Gallery, William Turnbull: new sculpture and paintings, September - November 1957, no. 8, another cast exhibited.
New York, Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, Turnbull, October 1963, no. 26, another cast exhibited.
London, Tate Gallery, William Turnbull: sculpture and painting, August - October 1973, no. 22, another cast exhibited.
London, Serpentine Gallery, Bronze Idols and Untitled Paintings, November 1995 - January 1996, another cast exhibited.
Special Notice
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Sale Room Notice
Please note the additional provenance for this lot:
The Institute of Contemporary Arts; Sotheby's, London, 23 June 1966, lot 75, where purchased by the present owner.
