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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, Still Life, 1988, lithograph in colours - numbered 39 from an edition of 100
    Still Life, 1988
    Lithograph · ed. 39/100
    57.80 x 77.30cm (22.8 x 30.4in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 5
    €4,800≈ $4,775≈ £4,131HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  2. 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 ↗
  3. William Scott, Cup and Pan Blues (A. 27), 1970, Screenprint in colours, on wove paper, with full margins
    Cup and Pan Blues (A. 27), 1970
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 21/100
    I. 59.2 x 88.6 cm (23 1/4 x 34 7/8 in.) S. 70.6 x 101.1 cm (27 3/4 x 39 3/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 215
    £9,450≈ $10,914≈ €10,925Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. William Scott, White Bowl, Black Pan on Brown (A. 29), 1970, Screenprint in colours, on wove paper, with full margins
    White Bowl, Black Pan on Brown (A. 29), 1970
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 60/100
    I. 59.4 x 77.8 cm (23 3/8 x 30 5/8 in.) S. 70.4 x 101.3 cm (27 3/4 x 39 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 216
    £2,772≈ $3,201≈ €3,205Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. William Scott, Still Life with Frying Pan and Eggs, colour screenprint on paper
    Still Life with Frying Pan and Eggs
    Screenprint · Paper
    sheet size: 67,5 by 87cm; 75,5 by 97 by 2cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 7
    ZAR 45,520≈ $2,843≈ £2,325≈ €2,692Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  6. William Scott, Permutation Brown, 1977, hand dyed wool pile tapestry - numbered 59 from an edition of 150 - produced in association with the RA and the William Scott Foundation
    Permutation Brown, 1977After the artist
    Multiple · ed. edition of 150
    142 x 229cm (55.9 x 90.2in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 147
    €2,500≈ $2,629≈ £2,144HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  7. William Scott, Equals, 1972, screenprint - numbered 23 from an edition of 72
    Equals, 1972
    Screenprint · ed. 23/72
    59 x 77.70cm (23.2 x 30.6in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 91
    €2,300≈ $2,419≈ £1,972HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  8. William Scott, Odeon Suite III, 1966, lithograph in colors on BFK Rives
    Odeon Suite III, 1966
    Lithograph · Paper
    21⅛ h x 26¼ w in (54 x 67 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 203
    $2,250≈ £1,851≈ €2,163Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. William Scott, Pears, Lithograph
    Pears
    Lithograph · ed. 31/75
    21 x 25.5cm
    deVeres · · Lot 1
    €3,200≈ $3,345≈ £2,771HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at deVeres ↗
  10. William Scott, Still Life, Watercolour and gouache
    Still Life
    Watercolor
    28 x 37.5cm
    deVeres · · Lot 21
    €20,000≈ $20,904≈ £17,316HammerSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–30,000View at deVeres ↗
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About William Scott

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 of 20th-century Ulster painters. His early life was the subject of the film Every Picture Tells a Story, made by his son James Scott.

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