William Turnbull

Acquired by the present owners in the mid 1970s

Amanda A. Davidson, The Sculpture of William Turnbull, Lund Humphries/HMF, Aldershot, 2005, cat. no.97, illustrated p.110.

There are some minor and occasional scuff marks to the surface. In line with the grain of the wood, a crack runs down the length of the base and there are also several other thinner cracks of varying lengths. On the top part of the sculpture, there is a three-way split to the rounded end, the left hand arm of which runs into a larger crack with some loss to the wood. Looking from the rounded end, there are three long thin cracks running along the side, about which are a few finer cracks in line with the grain of the wood. There is also a small area of surface loss approximately 2cm. long nearby. Otherwise it is in good overall condition. Please telephone the department on 020 7293 5381 if you have any questions regarding the present work
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Conceived in 1959, the present work is unique.