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, Permutation Brown, 1977, hand dyed wool pile tapestry - from an edition of 150 - produced in association with the RA and the William Scott Foundation
    Permutation Brown, 1977
    Multiple · ed. edition of 150
    149 x 229cm (58.7 x 90.2in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 52
    €2,700≈ $3,138≈ £2,319HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  2. William Scott, Permutation Brown, 1977, hand dyed wool pile tapestry - from an edition of 150 - produced in association with the RA and the William Scott Foundation
    Permutation Brown, 1977
    Multiple · ed. edition of 150
    149 x 229cm (58.7 x 90.2in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 88
    €3,400≈ $3,961≈ £2,940HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  3. PERMUTATION BROWN, 1977After the artist
    Multiple · ed. edition of 150
    58¾ x 90¼in. (149.23 x 229.24cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 60
    €4,200≈ $4,853≈ £3,634HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Whyte's ↗
  4. William Scott, Permutation Brown, 1977, hand dyed wool pile tapestry - from an edition of 150 - produced in association with the RA and the William Scott Foundation
    Permutation Brown, 1977
    Multiple · ed. edition of 150
    149 x 229cm (58.7 x 90.2in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 52
    €1,900≈ $2,239≈ £1,659HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  5. William Scott, Permutation Brown, 1977, hand dyed wool pile tapestry - from an edition of 150 - produced in association with the RA and the William Scott Foundation
    Permutation Brown, 1977
    Multiple · ed. edition of 150
    149 x 229cm (58.7 x 90.2in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 72
    €1,500≈ $1,754≈ £1,301HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  6. William Scott, Permutation Brown, 1977, hand dyed wool pile tapestry - from an edition of 150 - produced in association with the RA and the William Scott Foundation
    Permutation Brown, 1977
    Multiple · ed. edition of 150
    149 x 229cm (58.7 x 90.2in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 72
    €1,900≈ $2,193≈ £1,673HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  7. William Scott, Permutation Brown, 1977, hand dyed wool pile tapestry - from an edition of 150 - produced in association with the RA and the William Scott Foundation
    Permutation Brown, 1977
    Multiple · ed. edition of 150
    149 x 229cm (58.7 x 90.2in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 65
    €2,100≈ $2,409≈ £1,799HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  8. William Scott, Brown Permutation, 1977, hand dyed wool pile tapestry - from an edition of 150 - produced in association with the RA and the William Scott Foundation
    Brown Permutation, 1977
    Multiple · ed. edition of 150
    149 x 229cm (58.7 x 90.2in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 93
    €2,900≈ $3,054≈ £2,439HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  9. William Scott, Brown Permutation, 1977, hand dyed wool pile tapestry - from an edition of 150 - produced in association with the RA and the William Scott Foundation
    Brown Permutation, 1977
    Multiple · ed. edition of 150
    149 x 229cm (58.7 x 90.2in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 50
    €2,300≈ $2,414≈ £1,920HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  10. William Scott, Brown Permutation, 1977, hand dyed wool pile tapestry - from an edition of 150 - produced in association with the RA and the William Scott Foundation
    Brown Permutation, 1977
    Multiple · ed. edition of 150
    149 x 229cm (58.7 x 90.2in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 112
    €3,200≈ $3,476≈ £2,737HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
Also offered, result not published (2)

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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