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Artists›William Turnbull

William Turnbull

1922–2012

WA-00020857

SculptureContemporary

Representation

None documented

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Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ325274

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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No image

Tamarind: Homage to Lithography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969

No image

Posters by Painters and Sculptors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1952

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearWikidata· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata· 92%
LocationWikidata· 80%

Source Registry (3)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5975
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/william-turnbull
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

No biography available for William Turnbull yet.

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Movement

Contemporary

Medium

Sculpture

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (75)

Queen

1987 · Bronze

object: 1913 x 412 x 241 mm

Tate

Axe-Head Torso

1979 · Bronze

object: 333 x 302 x 67 mm

Tate

Untitled

1976 · Intaglio print on paper

image: 273 x 222 mm

Tate

Standing Figure - Drypoint XII

1972 · Drypoint on paper

image: 252 x 99 mm

Tate

Standing Figure - Drypoint X

1972 · Drypoint on paper

image: 349 x 252 mm

Tate

Standing Figure - Drypoint IX

1972 · Drypoint on paper

image: 347 x 252 mm

Tate

Standing Figure - Drypoint XI

1972 · Drypoint on paper

image: 252 x 165 mm

Tate

Leaves - Drypoint VII

1972 · Drypoint on paper

image: 348 x 272 mm

Tate

Leaves - Drypoint VIII

1972 · Drypoint on paper

image: 350 x 271 mm

Tate

Leaves - Drypoint VI

1972 · Drypoint on paper

image: 353 x 273 mm

Tate

Leaves - Drypoint IV

1972 · Drypoint on paper

image: 348 x 273 mm

Tate

Leaves - Drypoint V

1972 · Drypoint on paper

image: 346 x 273 mm

Tate

Leaves - Drypoint I

1972 · Drypoint on paper

image: 348 x 272 mm

Tate

Leaves - Drypoint III

1972 · Drypoint on paper

image: 350 x 272 mm

Tate

Leaves - Drypoint II

1972 · Drypoint on paper

image: 346 x 271 mm

Tate

1971 · Screenprint on paper

image: 594 x 800 mm

Tate

1971 · Screenprint on paper

image: 800 x 590 mm

Tate

1971 · Screenprint on paper

image: 593 x 800 mm

Tate

1971 · Screenprint on paper

image: 592 x 801 mm

Tate

1971 · Screenprint on paper

image: 594 x 800 mm

Tate

1971 · Screenprint on paper

image: 591 x 800 mm

Tate

1971 · Screenprint on paper

image: 593 x 799 mm

Tate

1971 · Screenprint on paper

image: 597 x 802 mm

Tate

1971 · Screenprint on paper

image: 800 x 598 mm

Tate

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Artwork sources (3)

75 published of 84 catalogued · 84 with image

Tate
61 published61 img
MoMA
9 publishedof 18 catalogued18 img
Art Institute Chicago
5 published5 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Leaves - Drypoint VII
1972 · Tate · 1 prov
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Leaves - Drypoint II
1972 · Tate · 1 prov
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Head (proofs)
1956 · Tate · 1 prov
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3
1971 · Tate · 1 prov
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Janus 2
1959 · Tate · 1 prov
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Axe-Head Torso
1979 · Tate · 1 prov
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9
1971 · Tate · 1 prov
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Horse
1954 · Tate · 1 prov
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4
1971 · Tate · 1 prov
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Leaves - Drypoint XV
1971 · Tate · 1 prov
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Movements1

Contemporary

Collections5

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate Christie's Artsy

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate

Market

Auction sale history

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Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Tamarind: Homage to Lithography

New York · 1969

Group Exhibition Posters by Painters and Sculptors

New York · 1952