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William Scott: career timeline

British · 1913–1989 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 238 of 293 lots (81% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

William Scott: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1930s32$47.2kSign upOil
1940s64$7.4kSign upLithograph
1950s128$3.5kSign upDrawing
1960s6757$3.8kSign upLithograph
1970s131110$3.7kSign upScreenprint
1980s1211$6.8kSign upLithograph

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1930s 3 works

Sold
2 of 3
Median
$47.2kSign up
Average
$47.2kSign up
Typical size
32 × 25.5 in (81 × 65 cm)
Mediums
Oil (2), Drawing (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1), Markets & villages (1)

1940s 6 works

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4 of 6
Median
$7.4kSign up
Average
$64.4kSign up
Typical size
16.5 × 16.5 in (42 × 42 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (3), Watercolor (2), Oil (1)
Subjects
Markets & villages (2), Figures & portraits (2), Flowers & still life (1)

1950s 12 works

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8 of 12
Median
$3.5kSign up
Average
$16.8kSign up
Typical size
14 × 17.5 in (35 × 44 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (6), Watercolor (1), Oil (1)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (4), Figures & portraits (2), Landscapes (1)

1960s 67 works

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57 of 67
Median
$3.8kSign up
Average
$16.6kSign up
Typical size
20 × 24.5 in (50 × 63 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (44), Drawing (8), Gouache (6)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (8), Abstract (4), Figures & portraits (3)
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…and 43 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 131 works

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110 of 131
Median
$3.7kSign up
Average
$9.4kSign up
Typical size
23 × 30 in (58 × 77 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (71), Lithograph (29), Multiple (13)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (12), Landscapes (11), Figures & portraits (7)
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…and 107 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 12 works

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11 of 12
Median
$6.8kSign up
Average
$19.4kSign up
Typical size
23 × 30.5 in (58 × 77 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (8), Oil (2), Other (1)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (8), Abstract (1)

Creation date not recorded

55 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 6 works

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6 of 6
Median
$3.4kSign up
Average
$5.7kSign up
Typical size
23 × 22 in (59 × 56 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (3), Drawing (1), Gouache (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2), Landscapes (1), Flowers & still life (1)

Undated, sold in the 2010s 14 works

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11 of 14
Median
$2.7kSign up
Average
$20.5kSign up
Typical size
23 × 24 in (58 × 61 cm)
Mediums
Other (10), Lithograph (3), Screenprint (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)
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…and 2 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 35 works

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30 of 35
Median
$2.3kSign up
Average
$10.7kSign up
Typical size
24 × 21.5 in (61 × 55 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (14), Watercolor (6), Other (4)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (10), Figures & portraits (4), Cattle & animals (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 23 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All William Scott auction results →