William Turnbull Oil Paintings: Auction Prices

1922–2012

William Turnbull oil paintings have appeared at auction 4 times in ArtSell’s records between 2003 and 2025; 3 sold, a sell-through rate of 75%. Half of the priced sales fell between $26.6kSign up free to see and $55.5kSign up free to see, with a median of $50.4kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is 14-1960 (Mauve Swell), sold at Phillips in October 2025 for $60.7kSign up free to see. Most results come from Phillips (2), Wright (1) and Lyon & Turnbull (1).

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1. 
   14-1960 (Mauve Swell), 1960

   Oil · Canvas · ed. 14/60

   177.8 x 177.8 cm (70 x 70 in.)

   Phillips · Oct 18, 2025 · Lot 35
   £45,150≈ $60,655≈ €51,926Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
2. 
   23 – 68, 1968

   Oil · Canvas

   306cm x165cm (120 ½in x 65in)

   Lyon & Turnbull · May 1, 2025 · Lot 403
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £20,000–30,000View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
3. 
   Untitled (Walking Figures), 1952

   Oil · Canvas

   30 1/8 x 40 in. (76.5 x 101.6 cm)

   Phillips · Dec 8, 2020 · Lot 204
   $50,400≈ £37,920≈ €41,605Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
4. 
   untitled (Walking Figures), 1953

   Oil · Canvas

   49½ h x 39 w in (126 x 99 cm)

   Wright · Nov 9, 2003 · Lot 415
   $2,832≈ £1,693≈ €2,466Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗

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