William Scott Art
British, 1913-1989
William Scott was a British artist, best known for his still life and abstract painting.
William Scott was born in Greenock, Scotland to Irish and Scottish parents, moving to Ulster when Scott was 11 years old where he spent the remainder of his early life. Scott studied first at Belfast College of Art (1928-1931) and later at the Royal Academy (1931-1935), where he shared accommodation with the poet Dylan Thomas. After completing his studies, Scott lived in France for several years, mainly in Port Avon and St Tropez, developing a life-long kinship with French still life painting. Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin was particularly interesting to the artist during this period, later he would become more influenced by Georges Braque. Alongside French still life painting, Scott drew inspiration from pre-historic art and the untrained art of children.
The artist spent his adult life living in both London and Somerset, he was also a frequent visitor to the Cornwall where he connected with artists of the St Ives school and was particularly fond of the fishing village of Mousehole, which is depicted in his work. In 1953, Scott traveled to New York, becoming one of the first British artists to meet the Abstract Expressionists, including Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. Mark Rothko would later visit the the Scotts in Somerset. The recipient of numerous awards throughout his career, including the Painters Prize at the John Moore’s Liverpool Exhibition (1959), Scott also represented Britain at the 1958 Venice Biennale.
Scott produced some landscapes and nudes but painted still life work for his entire career, he experimented with abstraction during the 1950s but these were always based within the tradition of still life. His work often bridged the gap between representation and abstraction, with motifs of objects such as cups, saucepans and frying baskets, still recognisable even in his later, more austere work, along with the flat planes of colour that often characterise his work. The artist compared his repeated depictions of kitchen objects to that of Braque’s frequent studies of guitars, 'if the guitar was to Braque his Madonna the frying pan could be my guitar’. While the subject matter remained much the same throughout Scott’s career, elements such as scale developed with his compositions becoming larger and the surface of the painting more laboured and worked.
Public collections representing Scott’s work include Tate Gallery which held retrospectives of his work in 1972 and 2013, Fitzwilliam Museum, Jerwood Foundation and the Guggenheim Museum, New York. His work was formally part of the private art collection of David Bowie. Scott’s early life was made into a film, ‘Every Picture Tells a Story’by his artist and director son, James Scott.to
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Scalpay, from Europäische Graphik I, Abstract Lithograph Print, 1963
By William Scott
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Scalpay, from Europäische Graphik I, Lithograph by William Scott 1913-1989, 1963
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Printed by Curwen Studio, London. Published by Kestner Gesellschaft, Hanover....
Category
20th Century William Scott Art
Materials
Lithograph
Eucalyptus Grove, San Francisco California
By William Scott
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand Printed by artist
Dry Mounted on Mat
Over Matted 8ply
Print Date 2000
Signed in pencil
Category
1990s William Scott Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Iona
By William Scott
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph on cream wove paper. Signed, dated and numbered 45/300 in pencil by Scott. Published by Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich.
Catalogue ...
Category
1960s Abstract William Scott Art
Materials
Color, Lithograph
$3,500
1988 pencil drawing by British 20th Century artist William Scott
By William Scott
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
William Scott (British, 1930 – 1989)
Lyrical
Pencil on paper
Signed ‘W Scott’ (lower right), further inscribed and dated ‘October 23 1988 / Lyrical… by William Scott’ (on the reverse...
Category
20th Century Abstract William Scott Art
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Mary's Field, Duchalla Ireland
By William Scott
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed photograph by the artist.
Numbered, signed and dated on verso.
Signed and numbered on recto.
Number 8/90
Current retail price is $1000.
Framed in gun metal & plexiglass.
Category
Early 2000s William Scott Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
William Scott Leather & Sterling Silver Picture Frame
By William Scott
Located in New York, NY
William Scott leather picture frame with applied sterling silver floral motifs. It measures 12'' by 10'' (inner dimensions are 9'' by 7'') and bears hallmarks as shown. It is in new ...
Category
20th Century William Scott Art
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Through the Keyhole, Big Sur Pfeiffer Beach California Coast
By William Scott
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed photograph by the artist. Original photograph signed and numbered in pencil on verso and signed, numbered and stamped on verso.
Excellent condition.!!
1/90
Category
1990s William Scott Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
William Scott Leather & Sterling Silver Picture Frame with Putti Motifs
By William Scott
Located in New York, NY
William Scott leather picture frame with an applied sterling silver motif depicting putti and floral motifs. It measures 12'' by 10'' (inner dimensions are 9'' by 7'') and bears hall...
Category
20th Century William Scott Art
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
The Bird Cage, No.14, 1947 - Lithograph by William Scott with Mother and Child
By William Scott
Located in Kingsclere, GB
The Bird Cage, No.14, 1947
lithograph
30 x 40 in
76.2 x 101.6 cm
signed in the plate
From a 1947 gouache and chalk original (53.3 x 48.2 cm), the motif also worked into 'Boy and Birdcage', 1947-48, an oil painting. Scott was teaching at Corsham Court with Clifford and Rosemary Ellis, who had been chosen. The birdcage was originally explored in his 1946 painting 'Robert with Birdcage'. Produced for the first series of Lyons prints, by sixteen artists, it was the most avant-garde image chosen for the standardised sizes 'This was distinguishable as from the other lithographs because it was rendered in a bold artistic style of simple shapes and blocks of flat colour.' 'Tea and a Slice of Art', Charlie Batchelor, Towner Art Gallery, 2007. The lithographs were bought early on by institutions including the V&A, National Galleries of Scotland and British Council, as well as being available in New York with Rudolf...
Category
Mid-20th Century William Scott Art
Materials
Lithograph
The Corner, Northern California
By William Scott
Located in Carmel, CA
A hand printed silver gelatin photograph by the artist.
Print Date 2003
Edition #12
Matted 18x22"
Category
Early 2000s William Scott Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Neglected Garden, Taxco Mexico - Vines Through Screen
By William Scott
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed photograph by artist.
Dry mounted on acid free board - size 18x22"
Print Date 2005
Mint Condition
Category
Early 2000s William Scott Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$640 Sale Price
46% Off
Areas Contrasted, from A Poem for Alexander, Brown and White Abstract Print 1972
By William Scott
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Areas Contrasted, from A Poem for Alexander by William Scott, 1972
Additional information:
Medium: screenprint
56.9 x 77.5 cm
22 3/8 x 30 1/2 in
signed, dated and inscribed A/P in p...
Category
20th Century William Scott Art
Materials
Screen
Three Rocks, Garapatta Beach, Carmel Coast. Big Sur California
By William Scott
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed by the artist. Original photograph. Edition 1/90.
Dry mounted onto board with signed in pencil on recto and signed stamped dated on verso.
Category
Early 2000s William Scott Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Abstract Composition, Charcoal Painting by William Scott, 1959-1960 circa
By William Scott
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Abstract Composition, Charcoal Painting by William Scott, 1959-1960 circa
Additional information:
Medium: Charcoal
63.5 x 77.5 cm
25 x 30 1/2 in
Signed
William Scott was a British ...
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20th Century William Scott Art
Materials
Charcoal
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