Items Similar to Scottie Wilson, British outsider art, Ducks paradise
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 7
Scottie WilsonScottie Wilson, British outsider art, Ducks paradise
About the Item
Scottie Wilson (Scottish, 1888 – 1972, born Louis Freeman)
Ducks paradise
Signed ‘Scottie’ (lower right), further signed and inscribed with title on the reverse.
Ink and gouache on paper
37 x 25 cm. (to mount edge)
Scottie Wilson was an ‘Outsider’ artist known particularly for his highly detailed style. He started his career relatively late at the age of 44 and was admired and collected by the liked of Jean Dubuffet, Pablo Picasso and Andre Breton. He started painting after doodling with one of the ink pens he sold in his shop. It seemed to be a seamless process and within a couple of days he had covered the whole of the table top with little faces and designs. He never stopped after that point. He had a deep personal code of morality and characters called ‘evils’ and ‘greedies’ are juxtaposed with symbols of goodness and truth. He found it difficult to part with this work but decided it was preferable to shop keeping. He had a deep distrust for art dealers but was persuaded to have a solo exhibition with the arcade gallery in London shown at the same time with works by Picasso, De Chirico, Paul Klee and Joan. Miro. His rejection of commercialism was unabated and he continued to sell his work on the street for a minute fraction of the price the gallery owners were asking. He said of the working class customers he attracted, ‘they’re the intellect you know!’. He spent his remaining years in Kilburn, in the 1950’s he was persuaded to travel to France by the outsider art fanatic Jean Dubuffet and was met by no less than Pablo Picasso who were both fans. Both Dubuffet and Picasso fiercely squabbled over who would buy which piece. Though always complaining of poverty, after his death in 1972, a suitcase full of money was found under his bed and large sums in various bank accounts.
- Creator:Scottie Wilson (1888 - 1972)
- Dimensions:Height: 14.57 in (37 cm)Width: 9.85 in (25 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:Some of the colours and the inks have faded. Though the colours have a vibrancy overall, there is foxing, it remains in its original frame. It is protected behind glass in a blue mount with gilt wash lines and slip edge. In a gilded wood frame.
- Gallery Location:Petworth, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU54038722852
About the Seller
4.9
Platinum Seller
These expertly vetted sellers are 1stDibs' most experienced sellers and are rated highest by our customers.
Established in 2010
1stDibs seller since 2017
227 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 2 hours
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Petworth, United Kingdom
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 10 days of delivery.
More From This SellerView All
- British, Adrian Heath gouache painting, 1964 in creams and whitesBy Adrian Heath, 1920-1992Located in Petworth, West SussexAdrian Heath (British, 1920-1992) Squared foliage Gouache on paper Signed and dated `Heath 64’ (lower right) 29.1/2 x 21.3/4 in. (75 x 55.3 cm.) Born in Burma, Adrian Heath moved to...Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPaper, Gouache
- 1950s British black and white abstract by Norman Edgar HubertLocated in Petworth, West SussexNorman Edgar Hubert (British, 1906 – 1985) Geometric abstract in black and white Signed and dated ‘E Hubert 55’ (on the reverse) Gouache on black paper 25.3/8 x 20.3/4 in. (64.3 x 53 cm.) Abstract painter, born Norman Edgar Hubert in Billingshurst, Sussex, and one of the mysterious curiosities of modern British painting. He was at school at Sherborne, and after studying art at University of Reading, 1924–6, was at the Slade School of Fine Art, 1926–9 (gaining a certificate for drawing, 1926–7). Henry Tonks was among his teachers and he shared rooms with William Townsend, in whose journals he appears. Although he socialized with such painters as Geoffrey Tibble, William Coldstream and Rodrigo Moynihan...Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPaper, Gouache
- Mid Century Cornish gouache abstract painting by William Black 'Doorway'Located in Petworth, West SussexWilliam Black (British, Fl. 1963 – 69) Doorway Ink and watercolour on paper Signed, inscribed and dated ‘Doorway William Black 64’ (lower edge) 7.1/2 x 4.7/8 in. (19.2 x 12.4 cm.) (to site edge) William Black is a little known and underrated member of the St Ives artist group who, having worked as an architect after the Second World War, went on to work as an artist following the inheritance of money in the early 1950s. He was a self taught artist, producing numerous deconstructivist sculptures in the 1960s. He moved to St Ives in Cornwall where he knew artists such as Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and Naum Gabo. There is a clear architectural element to the sculptures that he made . They illustrate an assemblage of fragmented shapes and forms of a deconstructivist nature. William Black’s artwork is very much rooted in the time and Cornish School so one can see elements from those such as Wilhelmina Barns Graham...Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPaper, Ink, Watercolor
- Mid 20th Century Cornish Abstract gouache painting by William Black 'Landscape'Located in Petworth, West SussexWilliam Black (British, Fl. 1963 – 69) Landscape abstraction Watercolour and ink on paper Signed, inscribed and dated ‘Landscape abstraction William Black 63’ (lower edge) 8 x 11.1/4 in. (20.3 x 28.3 cm.) William Black is a little known and underrated member of the St Ives artist group who, having worked as an architect after the Second World War, went on to work as an artist following the inheritance of money in the early 1950s. He was a self taught artist, producing numerous deconstructivist sculptures in the 1960s. He moved to St Ives in Cornwall where he knew artists such as Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and Naum Gabo. There is a clear architectural element to the sculptures that he made . They illustrate an assemblage of fragmented shapes and forms of a deconstructivist nature. William Black’s artwork is very much rooted in the time and Cornish School so one can see elements from those such as Wilhelmina Barns Graham...Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPaper, Ink, Watercolor
- Modern British, mid century, abstract gouache painting by William BlackLocated in Petworth, West SussexWilliam Black (British, fl.66-69) Burial Mound Gouache Inscribed with title, signed and dated `Burial Mound William Black 69’ (lower edge) 13.1/2 x 21.1/8 in. (34.3 x 53.7 cm.) William Black is a little known and underrated member of the St Ives artist group who, having worked as an architect after the Second World War, went on to work as an artist following the inheritance of money in the early 1950s. He was a self taught artist, producing numerous deconstructivist sculptures in the 1960s. He moved to St Ives in Cornwall where he knew artists such as Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and Naum Gabo. There is a clear architectural element to the sculptures that he made . They illustrate an assemblage of fragmented shapes and forms of a deconstructivist nature. William Black’s artwork is very much rooted in the time and Cornish School so one can see elements from those such as Wilhelmina Barns Graham , George Hammond Steel...Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsGouache
- 1970 Sandra Blow abstract watercolour, signedBy Sandra BlowLocated in Petworth, West SussexSandra Blow (British, 1925-2006) Abstract, 1970 Watercolour Signed with estate stamp (lower left) 11 x 7 in. (28 x 18 cm.) The late British artist Sandra Betty Blow (1925-2006) came...Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPaper, Watercolor
You May Also Like
- Expressive Abstract Calligraphy. Zen Artwork. СharacterLocated in Sempach, LUEach intuitive drawing has its own character, its own energy. If you tune in with it, it will give you a charge of vivacity and a bright mood! This work is made in the style of abstr...Category
2010s Outsider Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPaper, Pastel, Ink
- "Drawing for The Sponsor, " Graphite on Paper, 2019Located in Chicago, ILEntitled "Drawing for The Sponsor," this work by Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald envisions an advertisement by Southport Tool and Die, a Chicago company from the 1940s and th...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Water...
MaterialsPaper, Board, Graphite
- Untitled, Abstract Expressionist Outsider Art, Pastel on Black Paper.Located in Cotignac, FRAbstract expressionist, pastel on black paper by English artist John McQuirk. Signed bottom right. McQuirk's work is an example of outsider art or art brut. Born in 1933, the arti...Category
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPaper, Oil Pastel
- "Shares" - Abstract Geometric Outsider Art in Pen on PaperLocated in Soquel, CAAbstract patterned work by Geanna Shattuc (American, b. 1963). Consisting of overlapping rectangular shapes, this piece is simultaneously repetitive and...Category
2010s Outsider Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPaper, Felt Pen
- "6" - Abstract Geometric Outsider Art in Pen on PaperLocated in Soquel, CAAbstract patterned work by Geanna Shattuc (American, b. 1963). Consisting of overlapping triangular shapes, this piece is simultaneously repetitive and ...Category
2010s Outsider Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsFelt Pen, Paper
- GATHERINGBy Purvis YoungLocated in Aventura, FLOriginal crayon drawing on paper. Hand signed on front by Purvis Young. Artwork size 11 x 8 inches. Frame size approx 17 x 14 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certifica...Category
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPaper, Crayon