Head

© the estate of William Turnbull. All rights reserved, DACS 2023. Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland

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During the 1950s Turnbull produced a series of works which used the head as the starting point for an exploration of line and form. One of the things

National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Title

Head

Date

1950

Medium

oil & ink on paper

Measurements

H 73.6 x W 54.5 cm

Accession number

GMA 3452

Acquisition method

purchased, 1989

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Inscribed in pencil bottom right: Turnbull 50

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