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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)

293lots offered1994–2026years recorded84%sold (244)$3.9kSign up free to seemedian price

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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, Still Life on White with Beans, 1978, oil on canvas
    Still Life on White with Beans, 1978
    Oil · Canvas
    61 x 61cm (24 x 24in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 22
    €150,000≈ $176,505≈ £130,551HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  2. ONE PEAR, 1979
    Oil · Canvas
    12 x 16in. (30.48 x 40.64cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 53
    €60,000≈ $65,058≈ £51,042HammerSign up free to seeEst. €60,000–80,000View at Whyte's ↗
  3. JUG AND PEAR, 1983
    Oil · Canvas
    19 x 22in. (48.26 x 55.88cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 80
    €120,000≈ $131,112≈ £102,248HammerSign up free to seeEst. €120,000–180,000View at Whyte's ↗
  4. William Scott, Portrait Of Mary Scott, c.1938-39 Oil on canvas
    Portrait Of Mary Scott
    Oil · Canvas
    81 x 65cm
    deVeres · · Lot 97
    €32,000≈ $35,056≈ £27,944HammerSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–50,000View at deVeres ↗
  5. William Scott, Nude On A Yellow Couch, c.1938-1939 Oil on canvas
    Nude On A Yellow Couch
    Oil · Canvas
    90 x 70cm
    deVeres · · Lot 37
    €55,000≈ $59,362≈ £47,217HammerSign up free to seeEst. €70,000–100,000View at deVeres ↗
  6. William Scott, An Orchard Of Pears, NO.1 (1976) Oil on canvas
    An Orchard Of Pears
    Oil · Canvas
    50.7 x 60cm
    deVeres · · Lot 38
    €135,000≈ $145,706≈ £115,897HammerSign up free to seeEst. €150,000–200,000View at deVeres ↗
  7. William Scott, Still Life on White with Beans, 1978, oil on canvas
    Still Life on White with Beans, 1978
    Oil · Canvas
    61 x 61cm (24 x 24in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 18
    €160,000≈ $175,552≈ £141,028HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  8. William Scott, Still Life Pears, 1977, oil on canvas
    Still Life Pears, 1977
    Oil · Canvas
    25½ x 35.60cm (10 x 14in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 18
    €60,000≈ $65,418≈ £52,786HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  9. William Scott, White Square on Black Ground, 1980, oil on canvas
    White Square on Black Ground, 1980
    Oil · Canvas
    50.9 x 51.1 cm (20 x 20 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 119
    £21,420≈ $26,122≈ €24,833Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £7,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. William Scott, Still Life With Frying Pan, 1946, Oil on canvas
    Still Life With Frying Pan, 1946
    Oil · Canvas
    46 x 61cm
    deVeres · · Lot 19
    €200,000≈ $242,280≈ £182,289HammerSign up free to seeEst. €200,000–300,000View 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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