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Berlin Blues
In 1965, on his return to England after a year long residency in the German capital, William Scott embarked on a series of remarkable paintings to which he gave the name Berlin Blues; the title relates to the very particular blue pigment which Scott discovered whilst staying in the city.
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Scott must have been pleased with the series of pictures. He chose to hang Berlin Blues 2 in a prominent position in his newly renovated home in Somerset (the work was later sold and is now in a private collection).
Scott decided upon Berlin Blues 2 as the design for a stamp when, in 1973, the Irish Department of Posts and Telegraphs invited him create a Contemporary Irish Art Stamp. The stamp was released in August 1973.