William Scott CBE RA (1913-1989)
British Artist
J&J Rawlin returns to Cromwell Place with an exquisite group exhibition which focuses on the interwoven nature of collecting Modern British Art and Studio Ceramics. Continue reading “British Art and Ceramics Since 1950”
Anita Rogers Gallery hosted a talk with Christopher Rothko, Kate Rothko Prizel and James Scott, moderated by gallery owner Anita Rogers. The discussion was in conjunction with their current exhibition Mark Rothko and William Scott: Continuing the Dialogue. Continue reading “Discussion with Christopher Rothko, Kate Rothko Prizel and James Scott”
Anita Rogers Gallery is thrilled to present Mark Rothko and William Scott: Continuing the Dialogue, an exhibition of paintings and works on paper by two twentieth-century masters, offering new insight into their relationship and mutual admiration, influence, and respect. Large-scale works on canvas will be complemented by preparatory drawings, as well as correspondence between the two artists. Mark Rothko (1903-1970), one of the most prominent of the American abstract painters, and William Scott CBE, RA (1913-1989), a leader in the Modernist movement in the UK, met in 1953 and consequently grew close through letters and visits. By including the artists’ works and words together, the gallery hopes to share the story of this friendship with a wider public. Continue reading “Mark Rothko & William Scott: Continuing the Dialogue”
The Association of Friends of Fermanagh County Museum invite you to a book launch of a comprehensive family history of the Scotts from Enniskillen by Cardwell McClure, nephew of the artist, William Scott. Continue reading “William Scott A Family History Book Launch”
The author of this family history is Cardwell McClure, son of Mary McClure, née Scott, the younger sister of renowned artist William Scott CBE, RA. Cardwell remembers how his mother told him that William, when a teenager, would get his younger sister to sit for him lacking any other willing members of the family.
This book provides a first hand experience of the family’s trials through poverty, tragedy, war and fame.
There are twelve chapters in the book, eleven of which are devoted to each child, while the first chapter outlines the family beginnings in Glasgow, Scotland. Continue reading “William Scott A Family History by Cardwell McClure”
This spring, the Anita Rogers Gallery will present an exhibition of paintings and works on paper by Mark Rothko and William Scott, as well as framed correspondence between the two artists. The show will be complemented by a colour catalogue featuring an essay by David Anfam. Continue reading “Save the Date: Mark Rothko & William Scott: Continuing the Dialogue”
It was 100 years today when William Scott’s younger brother Bertie was born in 1922. Having set up a printing company with his older brother Charlie the business struggled to compete and it eventually folded.
Bertie then decided to emigrate to New Zealand in 1949 with his wife to be, the future looked bright for the couple as they settled into their adopted country, but tragedy once again struck the Scott family when his young life ended abruptly in 1951, the scaffolding he was working on collapsed and he was killed.
This was the fourth tragedy to occur for the Scott family. William’s other brother, Hughie, had been killed in August 1942 in Operation Pedestal off Malta and his own father was killed fighting a fire in Enniskillen in 1927 followed by the sudden death of his baby sister Violet in 1931
On 12 August 1942, William Scott’s brother Hugh was killed on board HMS Indomitable in ‘Operation Pedestal’ off the coast of Malta. The aircraft carrier HMS Indomitable was on its way to rendezvous in Freetown, under Captain T H Troubridge with the code name Force K.
Whilst Hughie’s body was interred at sea, the war memorial in Enniskillen commemorates his sacrifice as a Royal Marine.
Based in London, whilst serving in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, William Scott returned home to Enniskillen on compassionate leave.
To celebrate the life of the artist Claes Oldenburg, who passed away at the age of 93, James Scott is making his dual screen film The Great Ice Cream Robbery, featuring Oldenburg, available to stream until July 26th 2022.
The film can be viewed at https://vimeopro.com/user3582856/tribute-to-claes-oldenburg
For complete information about the film visit https://www.james-scott.com/gicr
An Orchard of Pears, No. 15
1976 or 1977
Oil on canvas
39.6 × 46.7 cm / 15½ × 18½ in approx.
Collection of ING Commercial Banking UK
This work was one of in the An Orchard of Pears Series. Charcoal lines visible under the paint indicate that Scott altered the position of several of the pears.
It was reproduced as An Orchard of Pears XV, 1976, at the Gallery Kasahara exhibition of 1977.
In 1988 it was purchased by the Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, and in November 1992 it was included in a sale at Sotheby’s, London. Later, it was acquired by Barings Bank which, after its collapse in 1995, became ING Bank NV, becoming part of the ING Collection.
The ING Collection is an award winning corporate collection, focused on forward looking art. ING UK have selected An Orchard of Pears, No. 15 as their work of their month.