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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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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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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
Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 7, 2026
€2,700Sign up free to see
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
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 2, 2026
€3,400Sign up free to see
ARRAN, 1960
Whyte's · May 25, 2026
€2,100Sign up free to see
William Scott, First Triangles, from A Poem for Alexander (A. 39), 1972, Screenprint in colours, on wove paper, the full sheet
First Triangles, from A Poem for Alexander (A. 39), 1972
Phillips · May 22, 2026
£1,806Sign up free to see
William Scott, Still Life on White with Beans, 1978, oil on canvas
Still Life on White with Beans, 1978
Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 21, 2026
€150,000Sign up free to see
William Scott, Pear and Grapes, 1975, gouache on paper
Pear and Grapes, 1975
Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 21, 2026
€20,000Sign up free to see
William Scott, Table Top Still Life Brown and White, 1975, gouache on paper
Table Top Still Life Brown and White, 1975
Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 21, 2026
€20,000Sign up free to see
PERMUTATION BROWN, 1977
Whyte's · Mar 9, 2026
€4,200Sign up free to see
ARRAN, 1960
Whyte's · Mar 9, 2026
€1,500Sign up free to see
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
Morgan O'Driscoll · Feb 23, 2026
€1,900Sign up free to see
William Scott, IONA, 1961, Lithograph, 242/300
IONA, 1961
Lyon & Turnbull · Jan 14, 2026
£2,540Sign up free to see
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
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 12, 2026
€1,500Sign up free to see
ABSTRACT LANDSCAPE, 1951
Whyte's · Dec 1, 2025
€2,400Sign up free to see
LINES WITH BREADTH SUPERCEDE, ALEXANDER SUITE, 1972
Whyte's · Dec 1, 2025
€1,300Sign up free to see
William Scott, Still Life with Frying Pan and Eggs, 1973, screenprint in colours on wove paper - number 181 from an edition of 250 - printed by Kelpra Studio and published by CCA Galleries, London
Still Life with Frying Pan and Eggs, 1973
Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 24, 2025
€4,200Sign up free to see
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
Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 24, 2025
€1,900Sign up free to see
William Scott, Forms Encaged, 1972, lithograph - number 34 from an edition of 72
Forms Encaged, 1972
Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 21, 2025
€1,100Sign up free to see
William Scott, White Bowl, Black Pan on Brown, 1970, screenprint in colours on wove - number 60 from an edition of 100 - published by Leslie Waddington Prints, London
White Bowl, Black Pan on Brown, 1970
Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 21, 2025
€7,000Sign up free to see
William Scott, Skara Brae, 1959, screenprint on cotton for Edinburgh Weavers
Skara Brae, 1959
Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 21, 2025
€1,000Sign up free to see
William Scott, Towards Euclid, 1972, screenprint - numbered 24 from an edition of 72
Towards Euclid, 1972
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jul 28, 2025
€700Sign up free to see
William Scott, Iona, 1961, lithograph - number 247 from the edition of 300 - published by Kestner Gesellschaft, Hanover. Printed by Atelier Mathieu, Zurich
Iona, 1961
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jul 28, 2025
€3,400Sign up free to see
William Scott, Odeon Suite V (Archeus 23), 1966, Lithograph in colors on Rives paper
Odeon Suite V (Archeus 23), 1966
Bonhams · Jun 26, 2025
$1,920Sign up free to see
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
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 23, 2025
€2,100Sign up free to see
ARRAN, 1960
Whyte's · May 26, 2025
€2,500Sign up free to see
William Scott, Permutation Brown, LIMITED EDITION RUG
Permutation Brown
deVeres · Apr 29, 2025
€2,000Sign up free to see
William Scott, Untitled, gouache 50.5 x 68cm Provenance: Private collection
Untitled
Sworders · Apr 15, 2025
£26,000Sign up free to see
William Scott, Untitled, another abstract sketch pencil and black chalk 25 x 35cm
Untitled
Sworders · Apr 15, 2025
£1,000Sign up free to see
William Scott, Untitled, Untitled black chalk and watercolour 20 x 23cm
Untitled
Sworders · Apr 15, 2025
£650Sign up free to see
William Scott, Untitled, mixed media 24.5 x 31cm
Untitled
Sworders · Apr 15, 2025
£3,500Sign up free to see
William Scott, Untitled, watercolour and collage 48 x 66cm
Untitled
Sworders · Apr 15, 2025
£8,000Sign up free to see
William Scott, Untitled, gouache 49 x 61.5cm Provenance: Sotheby's
Untitled
Sworders · Apr 15, 2025
£6,000Sign up free to see
William Scott, Seated Girl, 1953-1954, charcoal on paper
Seated Girl, 1953-1954
Phillips · Apr 10, 2025
£12,700Sign up free to see
FALLEN SOLDIER
Whyte's · Mar 24, 2025
€70Sign up free to see
William Scott, Iona, 1961, lithograph - number 247 from the edition of 300 - published by Kestner Gesellschaft, Hanover. Printed by Atelier Mathieu, Zurich
Iona, 1961
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 27, 2025
€1,900Sign up free to see
William Scott, White Bowl, Black Pan on Brown, 1970, screenprint in colours on wove - number 60 from an edition of 100 - published by Leslie Waddington Prints, London
White Bowl, Black Pan on Brown, 1970
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 27, 2025
€6,000Sign up free to see
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
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 27, 2025
€2,900Sign up free to see
William Scott, Cup, Bowl, Pan, Reds and Ochres, 1970, limited edition screenprint on wove paper - numbered 87 from an edition of 100
Cup, Bowl, Pan, Reds and Ochres, 1970
Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 25, 2024
€10,500Sign up free to see
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
Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 25, 2024
€2,300Sign up free to see
William Scott, White Bowl, Black Pan on Brown, 1970, screenprint in colours on wove - number 60 from an edition of 100 - published by Leslie Waddington Prints, London
White Bowl, Black Pan on Brown, 1970
Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 22, 2024
€6,600Sign up free to see
William Scott, Still Life Brown Theme I, 1968, gouache on paper
Still Life Brown Theme I, 1968
Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 22, 2024
€20,000Sign up free to see
William Scott, Untitled, 'Grapes' lithograph in colours
Untitled
Sworders · Oct 2, 2024
£1,700Sign up free to see
William Scott, Scalpay, 1963, lithograph on Arches paper - number 65 from an edition of 65 - published by Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich for the portfolio Europaeische Graphic, printed by Curwen Studio
Scalpay, 1963
Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 9, 2024
€2,400Sign up free to see
THE PRISON CAMP, FALLEN SOLDIER and FALLEN HORSES (SET OF THREE)
Whyte's · Jul 1, 2024
€250Sign up free to see
ONE PEAR, 1979
Whyte's · May 27, 2024
€60,000Sign up free to see
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
Morgan O'Driscoll · May 20, 2024
€3,200Sign up free to see
William Scott, BLUE STILL LIFE, Lithograph, P.P.
BLUE STILL LIFE
Lyon & Turnbull · May 1, 2024
£4,536Sign up free to see
William Scott, Still Life, Watercolour and gouache
Still Life
deVeres · Apr 30, 2024
€14,000Sign up free to see
William Scott, Still Life with Frying Pan and Eggs, 1973, screenprint in colours on wove paper - number 30 from an edition of 250 - printed by Kelpra Studio, published by Christie's Contemporary Art
Still Life with Frying Pan and Eggs, 1973
Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 9, 2024
€12,000Sign up free to see

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