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William Scott

William Scott

British · 1913–1989 · Painter, Draughtsman

William Scott was a prominent abstract painter from Northern Ireland, known for his themes of still life, landscape and female nudes. He is the most internationally celebrated… (Wikipedia)

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  1. BLUE STILL LIFEWhyte's · €450,000≈ $503,460≈ £391,920Sign up to see
  2. William Scott, Still Life With Frying Pan, 1946, Oil on canvasStill Life With Frying PandeVeres · €200,000≈ $242,280≈ £182,289Sign up to see
  3. William Scott, Still Life on White with Beans, 1978, oil on canvasStill Life on White with BeansMorgan O'Driscoll · €150,000≈ $176,505≈ £130,551Sign up to see

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  1. William Scott, Pear and Grapes, 1975, gouache on paper
    Pear and Grapes, 1975
    Gouache · Paper
    29 x 39cm (11.4 x 15.4in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 32
    €20,000≈ $23,534≈ £17,407HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  2. William Scott, Table Top Still Life Brown and White, 1975, gouache on paper
    Table Top Still Life Brown and White, 1975
    Gouache · Paper
    28.30 x 38cm (11.1 x 15in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 33
    €20,000≈ $23,534≈ £17,407HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  3. William Scott, Untitled, gouache 50.5 x 68cm Provenance: Private collection
    Untitled
    Gouache
    Sworders · · Lot 278
    £26,000≈ $34,408≈ €30,385HammerSign up free to seeEst. £20,000–30,000View at Sworders ↗
  4. William Scott, Untitled, gouache 49 x 61.5cm Provenance: Sotheby's
    Untitled
    Gouache
    Sworders · · Lot 288
    £6,000≈ $7,940≈ €7,012HammerSign up free to seeEst. £8,000–12,000View at Sworders ↗
  5. William Scott, Still Life Brown Theme I, 1968, gouache on paper
    Still Life Brown Theme I, 1968
    Gouache · Paper
    29½ x 28½cm (11.6 x 11.2in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 21
    €20,000≈ $21,642≈ £16,668HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  6. STILL LIFE WITH SAUCEPAN, 1968
    Gouache
    23 x 36in. (58.42 x 91.44cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 48
    €72,000≈ $75,334≈ £62,357HammerSign up free to seeEst. €60,000–80,000View at Whyte's ↗
  7. William Scott, Deep Blues, Gouache
    Deep Blues
    Gouache
    57.1 x 76.2cm
    deVeres · · Lot 9
    €50,000≈ $51,370≈ £43,179HammerSign up free to seeEst. €40,000–60,000View at deVeres ↗
  8. William Scott, Blue and Brown Still Life with Knife, 1975, gouache and pastel on paper
    Blue and Brown Still Life with Knife, 1975
    Gouache · Paper
    28 x 38cm (11 x 15in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 24
    €34,000≈ $33,820≈ £29,261HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  9. CHINESE ORANGE III, 1969
    Gouache
    27 x 40in. (68.58 x 101.60cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 55
    €110,000≈ $106,106≈ £98,346HammerSign up free to seeEst. €40,000–60,000View at Whyte's ↗
  10. William Scott, Composition, 1959, Gouache
    Composition, 1959
    Gouache
    27.5 x 38cm
    deVeres · · Lot 10
    €17,000≈ $19,140≈ £14,312HammerSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at deVeres ↗
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Lots by William Scott that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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