William Scott Abstract Photography

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.

Artist: William Scott

William ScottThe Corner, Northern California

$760Sale Price|20% Off

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"

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Early 2000s William Scott Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

William ScottNeglected Garden, Taxco Mexico - Vines Through Screen, 2003

$640Sale Price|46% 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

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Early 2000s William Scott Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Brett WestonStorefront, 1960

$2,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 7.75 in W 8 in

Storefront

By Brett Weston

Located in Pacific Grove, CA

This vintage silver gelatin print is signed and dated in pencil mount recto, and again mount verso. Printed in 1961 for inclusion in "Fifteen Photographs" (edition of 50). Mounted to...

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1960s Modern William Scott Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ralph GibsonPhotographs 1960–2024. Book & signed Gelatin silver print ‘Sardegna, 1980', 2025

$1,500

H 14 in W 9 in

Photographs 1960–2024. Book & signed Gelatin silver print ‘Sardegna, 1980'

By Ralph Gibson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Limited Art Edition (No. 101–200), with the gelatin silver print Untitled (Sardegna, 1980), numbered and signed by Ralph Gibson. Edition of 100 Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in., in ...

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Late 20th Century Abstract William Scott Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Daido Moriyama"How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" – Daido Moriyama, 1987

$6,261

H 10.01 in W 12.01 in

"How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" – Daido Moriyama

By Daido Moriyama

Located in Zurich, CH

DAIDO MORIYAMA (*1938, Japan) "How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" 1987 Silver gelatin print Sheet 25.4 x 30.5 cm (12 x 12 in.) Frame 44 x 50.5 x 3 cm (17 3/...

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1980s Contemporary William Scott Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Daido Moriyama"How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido", 1987

$9,451

H 23.63 in W 20.01 in

"How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido"

By Daido Moriyama

Located in Zurich, CH

DAIDO MORIYAMA (*1938, Japan) "How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" 1987 Silver gelatin print, printed later Sheet 60 x 50.8 cm (23 5/8 x 20 in.) Print only ...

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1980s Contemporary William Scott Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Daido Moriyama"How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" – Daido Moriyama, 1987

$9,451

H 20.01 in W 23.63 in

"How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" – Daido Moriyama

By Daido Moriyama

Located in Zurich, CH

DAIDO MORIYAMA (*1938, Japan) "How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" 1987/2020 Silver gelatin print, later print Sheet 50.8 x 60 cm (20 x 23 5/8 in.) not part ...

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1980s Contemporary William Scott Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Heather OelklausHome, 2017

$950

H 11 in W 14 in

Home, 2017

By Heather Oelklaus

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Cameraless – A cameraless image is produced on photographic material without the aid of a camera or lenses. Chemigram – A Chemigram, from "chemistry" and gramma – Greek for "things...

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2010s Contemporary William Scott Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Heather OelklausKitchen Counter II, 2018

$1,200

H 77 in W 24 in

Kitchen Counter II, 2018

By Heather Oelklaus

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Cameraless – A cameraless image is produced on photographic material without the aid of a camera or lenses.

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2010s Contemporary William Scott Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ion ZupcuNovember 29, 2009, 2009

$1,400

H 15 in W 15 in

November 29, 2009

By Ion Zupcu

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin silver print mounted to archival board Signed and numbered, verso 15 x 15 inches (Edition of 15) 30 x 30 inches (Edition of 5) This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located...

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Early 2000s Contemporary William Scott Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pentti SammallahtiKokar, Finland (Rock Formation), 1973

$1,800

H 6.25 in W 10 in

Kokar, Finland (Rock Formation)

By Pentti Sammallahti

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Pentti Sammallahti was born in 1950 in Helsinki, Finland. Sammallahti was surrounded by works from his grandmother, Hildur Larsson, who was a photographer in the early 1900s. Sammallahti has been photographing the world around him with a poetic eye since the age of eleven. At the age of nine, he visited "The Family of Man...

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1970s Minimalist William Scott Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jenny LynnTwo Faces: black & white framed photograph, male & female figures, abstract, 1985 / 2002

$2,500

H 22 in W 22 in D 1 in

Two Faces: black & white framed photograph, male & female figures, abstract

By Jenny Lynn

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

"Two Faces" is a black & white framed silver gelatin print (photograph) of a man and woman in an embrace from artist Jenny Lynn's "Little Rituals" series. I...

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Early 2000s Abstract William Scott Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Daido Moriyama"How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" – Daido Moriyama, 1987

$9,451

H 23.63 in W 20.01 in

"How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" – Daido Moriyama

By Daido Moriyama

Located in Zurich, CH

DAIDO MORIYAMA (*1938, Japan) "How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" 1987(2021 Silver gelatin print, printed later Sheet 60 x 50.8 cm (23 5/8 x 20 in.) not par...

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1980s Contemporary William Scott Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lloyd UllbergEarly modernist photograph by abstract photographer Lloyd Ullberg, 1930s

$1,250

H 12 in W 14 in D 1 in

Early modernist photograph by abstract photographer Lloyd Ullberg

By Lloyd Ullberg

Located in Colfax, CA

Abstract black and white photograph by Lloyd Ullberg. Lloyd Ullberg was a highly talented self-taught American modernist photographer whose works were published in major American pe...

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1930s American Modern William Scott Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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