William Scott CBE RA (1913-1989)
British Artist
A major work by the leading British painter William Scott (1913-1989) has been pledged to Tate by the artist’s sons, James and Robert Scott, to mark the centenary of his birth in 2013. Continue reading “Major Gift to Tate marks William Scott Centenary”
11 – 14 October 2012McCaffrey Fine Art is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of paintings by the renowned British artist William Scott (1913-1989) at Frieze Masters. The exhibition will be on view in Regent’s Park from 11-14 October and will feature 10 large format works dated from 1965-1980. Continue reading “McCaffrey Fine Art’s William Scott solo exhibition at Frieze Masters”
Tate St Ives: 26 January – 6 May 2013
Hepworth Wakefield: 25 May – 29 September 2013
Ulster Museum, Belfast: 25 October 2013 – 2 February 2014 Continue reading “William Scott Touring Centenary Exhibition”
Habitat has launched an exclusive portfolio of art prints, including works by William Scott, selected by curator, Jenny Blyth. Continue reading “Prints of William Scott Works at Habitat”
The Queen paid a historic visit to William Scott’s home town of Enniskillen on 26 June 2012. Continue reading “Queen’s Historic Visit to William Scott’s Home Town”
18 December 2011Robert Scott was interviewed on Sunday 18 December 2011 by Shaun Ley from the BBC on the subject of the implementation the Artists Resale Rights Regulations. Continue reading “BBC Radio 4 – The World This Weekend”
The software company Filemaker have this month published a story about how the William Scott Foundation have set up databases as the receptor for information and images being gathered to be used for the preparation of the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonne.
You can read it here
www.filemaker.co.uk
The World We Live In celebrates 40 years of the Turnpike Gallery with works by 24 artists specially selected from the Arts Council Collection. Continue reading “The World We Live In”
In 1953 whilst in New York William Scott met Rothko, the first British artist to do so. They became close friends and when Rothko came to Britain in 1959 he stayed with William Scott’s family in their cottage in Somerset. Continue reading “Rothko in Britain”
The BBC and the Public Catalogue Foundation have launched the Your Paintings website with the help of participating collections and museums from across the UK. Continue reading “Your Paintings”