William Turnbull — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works233

Museum Acquisitions

MoMA

NGA Washington

Art Institute of Chicago

Hammer Museum

Previous Sales 25

Christie's

Paddle Venus 2, 1986

Christie's

Sotheby's

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

12-1960 ( Expanding Red), 1960

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Untitled (Calligraphic Head), 1956 , 1956

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

Ancestral Totem, 1956

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

Sotheby's

Christie's

Sotheby's

Christie's

20-1958

Christie's

Christie's

Untitled 1986, 1986

£37,500 ($50k USD)

Nov 2016

Christie's

Standing Female Figure, 1957

$57,360

Sep 2003

Phillips

14-1960 (Mauve Swell)

£45,150 ($60k USD)

Freeman's | Hindman · Artsy

Head, 1994

Bidding closed

Bronze

For Sale 5

Offer Waterman · Artsy

Untitled (Abstract Figures), 1989

Piano Nobile · Artsy

Offer Waterman · Artsy

Sextet, 1966

Price on request

Lithograph

Osborne Samuel · Artsy

Blade Venus 1, 1989

Price on request

Bronze

Osborne Samuel · Artsy

Female Figure, 1988

Price on request

Bronze

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Education1

Slade School of Fine Art (UCL)

London, UK

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Current Exhibitions2

#39 Karma

Origins (1946–1959)

William Turnbull

7351 Santa Monica Boulevard

Apr 2, 2026 — Jul 1, 2026

Details Website

#2,795 Sabbatikal

William Turnbull: Origins (1946–1959)

William Turnbull

4719 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041, United States

Jun 4, 2026 — Jul 17, 2026

Details Website

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