British Artist
William Scott CBE RA (1913-1989) was one of the leading British artists of his generation. During his lifetime, his work was exhibited widely, both at home and abroad, and continues to be to this day. His paintings can be found in public collections around the world, including the Tate, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris, and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.
The William Scott Foundation was established by William’s two sons James and Robert Scott in 2007. Continue reading “About the Foundation”
Until 16 january 2027 Two Pears on a Plate, 195 This exhibition looks at how 20th-century British ceramicists used drawing, painting and mark-making to transform the surface of clay. While often regarded as a sculptural medium, many artists also saw clay as their canvas. Pioneer studio potters used minimal, elegant brushwork to enhance form …
Continue reading “The Potter’s Canvas: Ceramics and Painting in the 20th Century”
The Estate of William Scott has recently donated the William Scott Catalogue Raisonné to the Dallas Museum of Art. The museum has sent a lovely letter to the Estate, thanking them.
The Estate of William Scott have donated the William Scott Catalogue Raisonné to the San Francisco Museum of Art Library, the UC Berkeley Art History/Classics Library, Meyer Library Houston Texas, Thomas and Pauline Tusher Research Library at Nevada Museum of Art and Yale Centre for British Art Reference Library. These institutions are delighted to receive the catalogue …
The Altnagelvin mural was a commission that occupied Scott between September 1958 and September 1961. Murals were the one subject that Scott and Rothko are known to have discussed during the short time they spent together in August 1959. Continue reading “Altnagelvin Mural, 1959-61”
Artist, sculptor, muse, mother, wife. Although she worked in other media, Mary Scott (neé Lucas) is best known for her sculptures, executed in a variety of materials – wax, clay, plaster, wood and stone. She trained at the Slade School of Fine Art and the Royal Academy Schools, where she met her future husband William Scott.