william turnbull

William Turnbull (b. 1922, Dundee, Scotland; d. 2012, London, England) was a Scottish sculptor and painter. He is known for figurative and minimalist sculpture, as well as abstract painting. Early disappointment with the British art world, the Slade School of Art in particular, led Turnbull to move to Paris in the late 1940s. There he met Brancusi and Giacometti whose influence remained with him when he returned to London in 1950. Turnbull became a key member of the ‘Independent Group’ of artists, writers, and architects working at the ICA, which included Richard Hamilton and Eduardo Paolozzi. By focusing art on the realities of the modern world, the ‘Independent Group’ was a major influence on British Pop Art. In his sculpture, Turnbull forges a tension between balance, movement and stillness, informed by his time as an RAF pilot in the Indian subcontinent during the war.

11.5 x 8.5 inch,  graphite drawing Acrobats

This incredibly rare image, unknown to the estate until recently , is one of a series conceived in Paris when he worked in the studio of Giocometti , at the time (early 1950’s) circus performances were popular in France. A similar image is held in the Scottish national collection.

Signed and dated 1952

This work is one of a number that came from a private collection having been gifted directly from the artist .

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