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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. FRYING PAN AND EGGS, 1952
    Oil · Canvas
    81 by 65cm., 32 by 25.5in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 74
    €74,000≈ $87,157≈ £51,581HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  2. YELLOW PEARS
    Lithograph
    22 by 27cm., 8.5 by 10.5in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 135
    €1,500≈ $1,643≈ £1,034HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  3. GREEN PEARS
    Lithograph
    22 by 27cm., 8.5 by 10.5in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 144
    €1,500≈ $1,643≈ £1,034HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  4. LYRICAL (MARIANA HILL, FILM ACTRESS)
    Drawing
    29 by 41cm., 11.5 by 16in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 182
    €1,500≈ $1,607≈ £1,007HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  5. GREEN PEARS
    Lithograph
    22 by 27cm., 8.5 by 10.5in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 186
    €2,100≈ $2,250≈ £1,410HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  6. POT AND PAN
    Gouache · Paper
    21 by 26cm., 8.25 by 10.2in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 19
    €7,000≈ $7,088≈ £4,461HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  7. TWO PEARS
    Drawing · Paper
    20 by 25cm., 8 by 10in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 81
    €9,500≈ $9,167≈ £5,982HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  8. William Scott, Untitled - Still Life #33/50, 1952, lithograph on paper
    Untitled - Still Life #33/50, 1952
    Lithograph · Paper
    35.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm
    Levis Fine Art Auctions · · Lot 292
    CA$193Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$250–350View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗
  9. PERMUTATION BROWN, 1977After the artist
    Multiple · ed. edition of 150
    58¾ x 90¼in. (149.23 x 229.24cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 54
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000View at Whyte's ↗
  10. ARRAN, 1960
    Lithograph · ed. edition of 50
    20 x 25½in. (50.80 x 64.77cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 48
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000View at Whyte's ↗
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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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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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