William Turnbull 1922-2012
Large Siren, 1986
bronze with a green brown patina, on a York stone base
height 63 3/4 in
height 161.9 cm (excluding base)
height 161.9 cm (excluding base)
signed with monogram, numbered, dated, and stamped with foundry mark
'4/4 /86' (at the base), cast by Morris Singer Foundry, London.
'4/4 /86' (at the base), cast by Morris Singer Foundry, London.
Provenance
The Artistwith Waddington Galleries, London,
Private collection, USA, purchased in August 1989.
Exhibitions
London, Waddington Galleries, William Turnbull: Sculptures 1946-62, 1985-87, 28 October – 21 November 1987, p63, cat no.25, another cast exhibitedCambridge, Jesus College, Sculpture in the Close: An Exhibition of the Works of William Turnbull, 24 June - 31 July 1990, p13, cat no.14, another cast exhibited
West Bretton, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, William Turnbull: Retrospective 1946-2003, 14 May – 9 October 2005, another cast exhibited
Literature
Amanda A. Davidson, The Sculpture of William Turnbull, Henry Moore Foundation in association with Lund Humphries, Aldershot, 2005, pp 69, 170, cat no.245, another cast illustratedJon Wood (ed.), William Turnbull: International Modern Artist, Lund Humphries, London, 2022, p346, illus colour p347