Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

American, b. 1956

Bill Scott’s paintings are radiant, with a quality of surface achieved through the thinnest applications of paint and the use of various techniques honed over decades. This radiance has remained a constant as his work continues to evolve and is visible in both his paintings and works on paper. Scott creates contrast between opacity and transparency, where blocks of color are overlapped with linear forms. In certain areas, paint is scraped away, or thin layers are applied over patterned surfaces, creating compositional variance akin to collage. This quality is felt at full force in Scott’s prints, with shallow surfaces that visually read as separate components layered upon one another. Scott spends a great deal of time in a printmaking studio, where through his longstanding and rewarding partnership with master printer Cindi Royce Ettinger, makes color etchings based on elements of his large-scale oil paintings. An expert colorist, Scott draws from nature and his own imagination, making paintings that complicate firm boundaries between the abstract and the representational. Although his canvases overflow with lush renderings of all flora and fauna, he has little interest in copying directly from nature. Instead, each painting is an offering of a perfect window view, an idealized garden, or a feeling evoked by the final days of a season. He is a painter of sensations and feeling rather than one of tangible realities, and his paintings are associative, where their titles hint at, without fleshing out, points of inspiration. Scott’s most recent paintings show a new mark of release, a distinct shift in the career of an artist who has most often been associated with the Philadelphia colorist tradition. While color remains at the heart of Scott’s art making, his newest paintings announce a return to a darker ground. So, while many of the new paintings contain his signature layering of blocks of color, they furthermore assert his work as soulful in its complexity and complicated in its otherwise uplifting tones. Scott began his career studying at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1974 to 1979 but considers longer periods of working informally with painters Jane Piper and Joan Mitchell as the pivotal influences of his own painting. Scott has exhibited widely over the past three decades at museums that include Swarthmore College, Hollins University, the State Museum of Pennsylvania, the National Academy Museum, and the University of Delaware. Major public collections with Scott’s work include Cleveland Museum of Art, Delaware Art Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute Museum of Art, and Woodmere Art Museum. His work has been reviewed in Art in America, ARTnews, The New York Times, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2006, he was awarded a Distinguished Alumni award from the Pennsylvania Academy.

Artist: Bill Scott (b.1956)

Bill Scott (b.1956)Bas-Relief I, 2021

$32,000

Bas-Relief I

By Bill Scott (b.1956)

Located in Greenville, DE

"Bas-Relief I" by Bill Scott. Radiant color, bordering between abstract and representational. Oil on canvas, 31 x 29 inches framed.

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2010s Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

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Canvas, Oil

Federica FurbelliAtmospheric Landscape Abstraction Nature — Federica Furbelli, Oil on Canvas, 2025

$8,875

H 79.53 in W 89.77 in D 1.97 in

Atmospheric Landscape Abstraction Nature — Federica Furbelli, Oil on Canvas

By Federica Furbelli

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Federica Furbelli (1988, Varese, Italy) is a visual artist based in Mallorca whose practice centers on psychogeography, exploring drift, movement, and the relationship between nature...

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2010s Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Mirko BaricchiABSTRACT Mirko Baricchi Oil Gestural Landscapes Flora Earth Tones Mixed media, 2025

$10,277

H 47.25 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in

ABSTRACT Mirko Baricchi Oil Gestural Landscapes Flora Earth Tones Mixed media

By Mirko Baricchi

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Mirko Baricchi (born 1970) is an accomplished Italian painter who currently lives and works between Vicenza and La Spezia, regions located in Veneto and Liguria, Italy, respectively....

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2010s Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

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Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Mirko BaricchiABSTRACT Mirko Baricchi Oil Gestural Landscapes Flora Earth Tones Mixed media, 2025

$13,196

H 59.06 in W 47.25 in D 1.58 in

ABSTRACT Mirko Baricchi Oil Gestural Landscapes Flora Earth Tones Mixed media

By Mirko Baricchi

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Mirko Baricchi (born 1970) is an accomplished Italian painter who currently lives and works between Vicenza and La Spezia, regions located in Veneto and Liguria, Italy, respectively....

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2010s Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

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Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Emma LabattagliaContemporary Mixed-Media Abstract Painting on Canvas by Emma Labattaglia 2025, 2025

$1,868

H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 1.58 in

Contemporary Mixed-Media Abstract Painting on Canvas by Emma Labattaglia 2025

By Emma Labattaglia

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

At Escat Gallery, we are committed to upholding the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection includes a Certificate of Authe...

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2010s Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Mirko BaricchiABSTRACT Mirko Baricchi Oil Gestural Landscapes Flora Earth Tones Mixed media, 2025

$10,277

H 47.25 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in

ABSTRACT Mirko Baricchi Oil Gestural Landscapes Flora Earth Tones Mixed media

By Mirko Baricchi

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Mirko Baricchi (born 1970) is an accomplished Italian painter who currently lives and works between Vicenza and La Spezia, regions located in Veneto and Liguria, Italy, respectively....

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2010s Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Karnish ArtSweet Patch of Joy: Large Painting, Floral, Impressionism, 76x101 cm, 2026

$1,500

H 29.93 in W 39.77 in D 0.79 in

Sweet Patch of Joy: Large Painting, Floral, Impressionism, 76x101 cm

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: Sweet Patch of Joy Sweet Patch of Joy - Painting Floral Delight Impressionism Maximalism Unique Joy One-of-a-kind Butterfly In creating this piece, I poured my heart into vi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

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Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Federica FurbelliMuted Woodland Soft Abstract Landscape Painting Earth Tones by Federica Furbelli, 2025

$1,284

H 7.09 in W 5.91 in D 1.58 in

Muted Woodland Soft Abstract Landscape Painting Earth Tones by Federica Furbelli

By Federica Furbelli

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Federica Furbelli (1988, Varese, Italy) is a visual artist based in Mallorca whose practice centers on psychogeography, exploring drift, movement, and the relationship between nature...

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2010s Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Christina GschwantnerContemporary Little Abstract Pastel Dots Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner, 2025

$2,686

H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 1.58 in

Contemporary Little Abstract Pastel Dots Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner

By Christina Gschwantner

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...

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2010s Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

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Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Christina GschwantnerContemporary Happy Abstract Pastel Strokes Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner, 2025

$4,087

H 25.6 in W 21.66 in D 1.58 in

Contemporary Happy Abstract Pastel Strokes Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner

By Christina Gschwantner

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...

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2010s Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

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Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Danny AvidanABSTRACT Colors Artwork Body Pastel Forms Contemporary Artist Danny Avidan, 2025

$2,708

H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in

ABSTRACT Colors Artwork Body Pastel Forms Contemporary Artist Danny Avidan

By Danny Avidan

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

"The frame of this artwork is slightly tilted intentionally by the artist." At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for o...

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2010s Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

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Charcoal, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Pencil, Pigment

Shizico YiOriginal-Magic Bell in the Night-UK Awarded Artist-Botanical Abstract Expression, 2024

$667

H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 0.12 in

Original-Magic Bell in the Night-UK Awarded Artist-Botanical Abstract Expression

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

In her latest series, "The Weaver," Shizico explores forms, layers, and time onto canvases. Applying the format of diptychs and triptychs, she creates lyrical narratives, capturing t...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Edward ZutrauUntitled, 1960

$40,000

H 51.5 in W 38.25 in

Untitled

By Edward Zutrau

Located in Austin, TX

Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Edward Zutrau Untitled, 1960 Oil on canvas Signed verso 51.5 x 38.25 in. 53.25 x 40 in. (framed) Custom fr...

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1960s Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

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Canvas, Oil

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