Live Auction 19784Modern British Art Day Sale
WILLIAM TURNBULL (1922-2012)
Lot 226

WILLIAM TURNBULL (1922-2012)

Erato

Closed2 March 2021

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GBP 62,500

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WILLIAM TURNBULL (1922-2012)
Erato
signed with monogram, numbered and dated '1/6 /82' (at the base)
bronze with a dark brown patina, on a wooden base
22 ½ in. (57.1 cm.) high, excluding wooden base
Conceived in 1982.

Lord McAlpine.
His sale; Sotheby's, London, 4 July 2001, lot 277, as 'Leda'.
with Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin.
Private collection, South Germany.

Specialist note

In Greek mythology, Erato is one of the nine Mousai (Muses), a group of inspirational goddesses linked to literature, science, and the arts. Erato is the Muse of erotic poetry, and her name is derived from the Greek word eratos, meaning 'desired' or 'lovely'.