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  • William Thomas Turman (1867-1960), Forest in autumn
    Jan. 28, 2025

    William Thomas Turman (1867-1960), Forest in autumn

    Est: $500 - $700

    William Thomas Turman (1867-1960) Forest in autumn Oil on board Signed lower right: W.T. Turman

    John Moran Auctioneers
  • William T. Turman (1867-1960), Forest in autumn
    Oct. 29, 2024

    William T. Turman (1867-1960), Forest in autumn

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    William T. Turman (1867-1960) Forest in autumn Oil on board Signed lower right: W.T. Turman

    John Moran Auctioneers
  • William T. Turman (1867-1960)
    Jun. 18, 2023

    William T. Turman (1867-1960)

    Est: $400 - $800

    Fall Landscape with Cornshocks 16" x 20", Oil on Board, Signed Lower Left

    Jacksons Auction & Real Estate Company
  • William Turman (1867-1960)
    Apr. 16, 2023

    William Turman (1867-1960)

    Est: $1,250 - $2,500

    October in Vigo County 24" x 36" oil on canvas, signed lower right, dated 1934. Recently cleaned; recent frame.

    Jacksons Auction & Real Estate Company
  • William T. Turman
    Nov. 20, 2022

    William T. Turman

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    Western Indiana Landscape 24" x 36", Oil on Canvas, Signed Lower Left & Dated

    Jacksons Auction & Real Estate Company
  • William Thomas (W.T.) Turman (1867-1960)
    Apr. 03, 2022

    William Thomas (W.T.) Turman (1867-1960)

    Est: $2,500 - $5,000

    "October's Beeches" 32" x 42" oil on board, signed lower right, dated 1914. Appeared in the John Herron 1915 Annual Exhibition. Recently conserved; original frame. The following biography is from the fineestateart.com website: William T. Turman was faculty and later Director of the Art Department at Indiana State Teachers College (now Indiana State University) in Terre Haute from 1894-1934. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Union Christian College in Merom, Indiana, then pursued an artistic career. Though a well known landscape, portrait and still-life painter, William T. Turman was also recognized for his role as an educator. Turman began his formal training in art at the Chicago Academy of the Fine Arts and the Art Institute of Chicago under Alden Finney Brooks and Antonin Sterba. He was also a student of Daniel Garber at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, and studied with Francis Smith and Alexander Theobald Van Laer in New York City. Turman served as the board president for the new Swope Art Museum (then Gallery), Terre Haute, from 1941 until his move in 1957 to Taft, California. Many of his paintings remain in the museum to this day. Best known for his impressionistic landscapes of Brown County, Indiana, Turman also rendered scenes of the natural beauty of Colorado and California. Works by the artist were exhibited widely in his lifetime at such prestigious institutions as the Hoosier Salon, the Indiana Art Club, the John Herron Art Institute, and the Swope Art Museum. In 1932, “High Lights and Shadows”, a painting in the Swope Collection, won the Edward Rector Memorial Award at the Hoosier Salon. Turman was member of many art organizations, including the Terre Haute Art Association, the Hoosier Salon, the Indiana Artists Club, the Pen and Brush Club, the American Federation of Artists, the Western Arts Association, the Brown County Gallery Association, and the Hoosier Salon Patrons Association in Chicago. Though many of Turman’s works are in private collections, there are numerous pieces in public buildings. These include schools in Columbia City, Jasonville, Terre Haute, and the Turman Township High School in Graysville, libraries in Thorntown and Merom, and . and aforementioned Swope Art Museum in Terre Haute. To see this biography on our site, visit: https://fineestateart.com/artists/william_thomas_turman

    Jacksons Auction & Real Estate Company
  • William Thomas (W.T.) Turman (1867-1960)
    Apr. 03, 2022

    William Thomas (W.T.) Turman (1867-1960)

    Est: $2,500 - $5,000

    "From Marcy Hill" 48" x 60" oil on board, signed lower right, dated 1956. Recently cleaned; original frame. The following biography is from the fineestateart.com website: William T. Turman was faculty and later Director of the Art Department at Indiana State Teachers College (now Indiana State University) in Terre Haute from 1894-1934. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Union Christian College in Merom, Indiana, then pursued an artistic career. Though a well known landscape, portrait and still-life painter, William T. Turman was also recognized for his role as an educator. Turman began his formal training in art at the Chicago Academy of the Fine Arts and the Art Institute of Chicago under Alden Finney Brooks and Antonin Sterba. He was also a student of Daniel Garber at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, and studied with Francis Smith and Alexander Theobald Van Laer in New York City. Turman served as the board president for the new Swope Art Museum (then Gallery), Terre Haute, from 1941 until his move in 1957 to Taft, California. Many of his paintings remain in the museum to this day. Best known for his impressionistic landscapes of Brown County, Indiana, Turman also rendered scenes of the natural beauty of Colorado and California. Works by the artist were exhibited widely in his lifetime at such prestigious institutions as the Hoosier Salon, the Indiana Art Club, the John Herron Art Institute, and the Swope Art Museum. In 1932, “High Lights and Shadows”, a painting in the Swope Collection, won the Edward Rector Memorial Award at the Hoosier Salon. Turman was member of many art organizations, including the Terre Haute Art Association, the Hoosier Salon, the Indiana Artists Club, the Pen and Brush Club, the American Federation of Artists, the Western Arts Association, the Brown County Gallery Association, and the Hoosier Salon Patrons Association in Chicago. Though many of Turman’s works are in private collections, there are numerous pieces in public buildings. These include schools in Columbia City, Jasonville, Terre Haute, and the Turman Township High School in Graysville, libraries in Thorntown and Merom, and . and aforementioned Swope Art Museum in Terre Haute. To see this biography on our site, visit: https://fineestateart.com/artists/william_thomas_turman

    Jacksons Auction & Real Estate Company
  • William Turman (1867-1960)
    Oct. 10, 2021

    William Turman (1867-1960)

    Est: $1,250 - $2,500

    Not Vivid Enough (Demming Park, Terre Haute) 24" x 30" oil on board, signed lower right, dated 1939. Recently conserved; recent frame.

    Jacksons Auction & Real Estate Company
  • William T. Turman
    Jan. 24, 2021

    William T. Turman

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    Vivid Autumn Landscape 24" x 30", Oil on Board, Signed Lower Right, dated 1939

    Jacksons Auction & Real Estate Company
  • William T. Turman, Taos Pueblo (Pair)
    Nov. 09, 2019

    William T. Turman, Taos Pueblo (Pair)

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    WILLIAM TURMAN (1867 - 1960) Taos Pueblo (Pair) , 1936 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right (each): TURMAN / 1936 titled lower center: TAOS N.M. titled lower center: TAOS PUEBLO N.M. Dimensions: 6 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches (actual) (each) Framed Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 13 7/8 inches (each) Provenance: Private Collection, New Mexico

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • William T. Turman Framed Oil Painting on Masonite
    Oct. 08, 2016

    William T. Turman Framed Oil Painting on Masonite

    Est: $500 - $700

    Titled "Autumn Morning in Deming Park, Terre Haute, IND". Oil painting only measures 23 inches x 27 inches. With the frame 27 x 31. Signed lower right. Titled and dated 1936 on the verso. Condition of the painting is good with no restorations. The frame has some minor finish wear.

    Donley Auction Services
  • William T. Turman (American, b. 1867), "When Mayapples Come", c. 1920; oil/canvas, signed and
    Jun. 01, 2002

    William T. Turman (American, b. 1867), "When Mayapples Come", c. 1920; oil/canvas, signed and

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    titled. Terre Haute, Indiana painter. Turman studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. He exhibited at the Hoosier Salon, Swope Art Gallery, Indiana Art Club, and the Indiana State Fair. Turman was head of the art department at Indiana State Teacher’s College.

    Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
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