William Scott CBE RA (1913-1989)
British Artist
A recording, that William Scott made of a lecture he prepared for a British Council tour of his work, has been discovered. Because the slides survives, we are able to reconstruct something quite special and unique: a one-off event in the Council Chamber in the Guildhall. Continue reading “William Scott Exhibition View and Lecture”
10 September – 26 October 2013As a part of the centennial celebrations of the birth of William Scott (1913–1989), McCaffrey Fine Art is proud to present Domestic Forms, an exhibition of late paintings created between 1976 and 1986. Continue reading “William Scott: Domestic Forms. Late Paintings, 1976–86”
A film on William Scott made in collaboration with the Victoria Art Gallery in Bath and a group of A2 students from Chew Valley School. This short documentary film was funded by the Heritage Lottery, and will be shown as part of the exhibition in the gallery. Continue reading “William Scott Documentary”
7 September – 17 November 2013Bath’s most famous painter since Gainsborough, William Scott lived for most of his life near Bath, first at Elm Tree Cottage, Hallatrow (1946-65) and later at Bennetts Hill Farm, Coleford (1965-89). Continue reading “William Scott: Simplicity and Subject”
An exhibition of post-war British art held by the Arts Council Collection will be shown at the Gallery at Norwich University of the Arts this summer. Continue reading “Afteryears: Reflections on British Art 1946-52”
Join William Scott’s son Robert Scott and James Rawlin, senior specialist in 20th century British art at Sotheby’s, for a very special in conversation event on Friday 14 June. Continue reading “A Portrait of William Scott”
Osborne Samuel will mark the centenary of William Scott’s birth by presenting works from Scott’s private collection, including paintings traded between the artist and his contemporaries (such as Antoni Tàpies, Patrick Heron, Roger Hilton, Terry Frost). Continue reading “William Scott and Friends”
Listen to interviews with Robert Scott and Frances Guy about the William Scott centenary exhibition at The Hepworth, Wakefield.
1 June 2013Read Andrew Lambirth’s review of the William Scott exhibitions in The Spectator
2013 marks the centenary of the birth of key British artist William Scott, best known for his still life and abstract paintings. Continue reading “Every Picture Tells a Story”