Artist: William Turnbull (1922 - )
Nationality: British
Movement: Surrealism
Media: Painting, Sculpture
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Biography:
William Turnbull served as a pilot in World War II before studying at the Slade School from 1946 to 1948. He moved to Paris in after finishing school and remained there until 1950. He was a close friend to Paolozzi and also had contact with Brancusi and Giacometti. His sculpture was initially Surrealist, but he eventually turned to painted steel geometric work. He was also one of the first British painters to adopt the style of the American Field Painters.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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William Faithorne , The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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Samuel William Reynolds, Senior, William, Youngest Son of Lord William Russell, 18th - 19th century
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Adriaen Pynacker, William of Orange (William III) Commemorative Plate, 1690
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William Page - Mrs. William Page 1860-61 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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William Henry Watt, William Lourdsworth, 19th century
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Arthur William Devis - The Hon. William Monson and His Wife, Ann Debonnaire c. 1786 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art English
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William Faithorne , Hot to Guide Your Needles..., plate 4 opposite page 12 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Faithorne , How to Use the Oval Points..., plate 5 opposite page 15 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Faithorne , Hot to Choose Your Needles..., plate 3 opposite page 10 in te book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Faithorne , How to Dry or Harden the Varnish..., plate 2 opposite page 9 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Hancock Wilke, William Andrew Clark, Jr., 19th - 20th century
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William Dickinson, Portrait of the Reverend William Preston, 18th - 19th century
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William Nicholson, London Types (London: William Heinemann, 1898), 1898
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William Matthew Prior, Isaac Josiah and William Mulford Hand, circa 1845
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William Page - Colonel William Leete Stone 1839 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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William Faithorne , At the upper end of the plate you have the woman"s arm..., plate 8 opposite page 22 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Faithorne , The forms of graving-tools, plate 9 opposite page 43 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne(London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Faithorne , How to apply your hard Varnish..., plate 1 opposite page 7 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Fares, Untitled, 1974
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William T. Wiley, A Suite of Daze by William T. Wiley (Chicago: Landfall Press Inc., 1977)., 1977
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William Bagdatopoulos - Dr. William Henry Holmes 1929 oil on canvas Smithsonian American Art Museum American
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William Faithorne , How to apply ye Aqua Fortis upon ye Plate, plate 6 opposite page 18 in the book, The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Merritt Chase - Portrait of President William Waugh Smith 1907 oil on canvas The Maier Museum of Art American
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William Nicholson, An Almanac of Twelve Sports (London: William Heinemann, 1898), 1898
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William Gilpin, An Essay upon Prints by William Gilpin (London: J. Robson, 1768), 1768
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William Henry Bartlett, The Danube by William Beattie (London & New York: Virtue & Co., [ca. 1840]), 1840
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William Faithorne , The manner of Casting the Aqua Fortis Upon the Plate, plate 7 opposite page 19 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Merritt Chase - Mrs. William Merritt Chase c. 1890 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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William T. Wiley, "C.D.O.D." (plate no. 12) in the book A Suite of Daze by William T. Wiley (Chicago: Landfall Press Inc., 1977)., 1977
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William Blake , Balladsä relating to Animals by William Hayley (London: Richard Phillips, 1805), 1805
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William T. Wiley, "Rim Rat" (plate no. 1) in the book A Suite of Daze by William T. Wiley (Chicago: Landfall Press Inc., 1977)., 1977
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William Danforth, Platter, 1790 - 1820
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Carl Fredrik von Breda - Mrs. William Hartigan 1787-1796 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art Swedish
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Thomas Eakins - William H. Macdowell c. 1904 oil on canvas Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester American
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John Singer Sargent - Mrs. William Shakespeare c. 1896 oil on canvas Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester American
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John George Brown - Waiting for William 1879 oil on canvas Chrysler Museum of Art American
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Gainsborough Dupont - William Pitt 1787-1796 oil on board National Gallery of Art British
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Henry Raeburn - William Glendonwyn c. 1795-1800 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum British
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John Trumbull - William Rogers 1804-1808 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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George Romney - Sir William Hamilton 1783-1784 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art British

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (3)
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Museum of Modern Art, Oxford: Alison Turnbull: Houses Into Flats

Wellington City Gallery: The Magic of the Everyday - CAUGHT IN THIS SENSUAL MUSIC ALL: Works by Janet Paul
The paintings of figures in their lived-in environments bring out the magical in the everyday life. They show private moments with family and friends in relaxed surroundings, during holidays in the Coromandel or while at home in Wellington. Alongs...
Shire Pottery Gallery and Studios: Lightplay: Work by John Fieldhouse
After two highly successful shows at the Shire Pottery Gallery John Fieldhouse returns to Alnwick for his third solo exhibition. Those who know Johns work well have been keenly awaiting these works, curious to see how he has met the challenge of d...

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