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William Scott

William Scott

?–1989

WA-00021571

PaintingAbstract Art

Representation

None documented

0

Institutional Exhibitions

29

Works in Collection

34

Assets Indexed

7

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ257928

Field Verification (7 fields)

0 cross-verified · 7 single-source

BiographyWikidata· 70%
Birth yearWikidata· 70%
Death yearWikidata· 70%
LocationWikidata· 70%
NationalityWikidata· 70%
Primary mediumWikidata· 70%
Profile imageWikidata· 70%

Source Registry (1)

Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

William Scott was a prominent abstract painter from Northern Ireland, known for his themes of still life, landscape and female nudes. He is the most internationally celebrated of 20th-century Ulster painters. His early life was the subject of the film Every Picture Tells a Story, made by his son James Scott.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 2mo ago

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Movement

Abstract Art

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (29)

Untitled

2018 · Acrylic on canvas

64 × 48" (162.6 × 121.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Diana Ross)

Untitled (Diana Ross)

2012 · Gouache and ink on paper

23 3/4 x 17 7/8" (60.3 x 45.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

2011 · Acrylic on canvas

48 × 54 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (121.9 × 137.8 × 3.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dear Barack Obama

Dear Barack Obama

2009 · Felt-tip pen on lined paper

10 3/4 x 8 1/2" (27.3 x 21.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Inner Limit

2008 · Gouache and ink on paper

22 1/4 x 30" (56.5 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hilton Hotel

2008 · Felt-tip pen and pencil on transparentized paper

18 x 24" (45.7 x 61 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Pears

1979 · Lithograph on paper

image: 498 x 651 mm

Permutations Ochre

Permutations Ochre

1978 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 1676 x 1726 mm frame: 1718 x 1771 x 55 mm

Still Life, Pan and Grapes

Still Life, Pan and Grapes

1975 · Gouache over graphite on white wove paper

59.2 × 77.7 cm (23 5/16 × 30 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Linear Still Life

1973 · Pencil on paper

23 x 30 3/4" (58.4 x 78.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

White Bowl, Black Pan on Brown

1970 · Screenprint

Sheet 27 3/4 x 39 13/16" (70.5 x 101.1 cm) Comp. 23 5/16 x 30 5/8" (59.2 x 77.8 cm ) (irreg.)

Museum of Modern Art

Cup, Bowl, Pan, Browns and Ochres

1970 · Screenprint

Sheet 27 3/4 x 40 1/16" (70.5 x 101.7 cm) Comp. 23 7/16 x 34 7/8" (59.5 x 88.6 cm) (irreg.)

Museum of Modern Art

Berlin Blues 4

1965 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 1530 x 1835 mm frame: 1542 x 1846 x 35 mm

Barra

1962 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 19 3/4 x 23 5/8" (50.2 x 60cm); sheet: 22 3/4 x 31 7/8" (57.8 x 81cm)

Museum of Modern Art

White, Sand and Ochre

White, Sand and Ochre

1960 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 1600 x 1727 mm frame: 1680 x 1810 x 83 mm

Ochre Still Life

Ochre Still Life

1958 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 864 x 1118 mm frame: 909 x 1165 x 70 mm

1957 · Oil on canvas

33 7/8 × 43 3/4 in. (86 × 111.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Reclining Nude (Red Nude)

Reclining Nude (Red Nude)

1956 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 914 x 1524 mm frame: 964 x 1571 x 62 mm

Winter Still Life

Winter Still Life

1956 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 914 x 1524 mm frame: 963 x 1572 x 69 mm

Nude on Chair

1956 · Charcoal with smudging and erasure on off-white wove paper

Sight: 73.5 × 103.5 cm (28 15/16 × 40 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Still Life with Strainer

Still Life with Strainer

1956 · Charcoal on paper

22 x 30" (55.9 x 76.0 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Orange, Black and White Composition

Orange, Black and White Composition

1953 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 1219 x 1219 mm frame: 1260 x 1268 x 65 mm

Mackerel on a Plate

Mackerel on a Plate

1951 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 559 x 762 mm frame: 752 x 960 x 100 mm

Seated Nude

1939 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 507 x 400 mm frame: 643 x 548 x 98 mm

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Artwork sources (5)

29 published of 29 catalogued · 23 with image

MoMA
11 published8 img
Tate
10 published10 img
The Met
5 published2 img
Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Winter Still Life
1956 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Orange, Black and White Composition
1953 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Berlin Blues 4
1965 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Ochre Still Life
1958 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
This View of Arundel Castle
1819 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Mackerel on a Plate
1951 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Pears
1979 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
White, Sand and Ochre
1960 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Reclining Nude (Red Nude)
1956 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Seated Nude
1939 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Still Life, Pan and Grapes (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Still Life, Pan and Grapes (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Still Life, Pan and Grapes (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Still Life, Pan and Grapes (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Still Life, Pan and Grapes (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

6

Movements1

Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

20 lots · 2018–2026

Market

Auction History

Range: $81,250 – $756,000

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Still Life: Coffee Pot II	Christie's	Mar 2026	£70,000 – £100,000	£88,900
Orange Still Life with Figure	Christie's	Mar 2026	£250,000 – £350,000	£247,650
Still Life with Bowl and Olives	Christie's	Oct 2025	£150,000 – £250,000	£228,600
Blue and White	Christie's	Oct 2025	£300,000 – £500,000	£431,800
Bowl and Frying Basket	Christie's	Mar 2025	£150,000 – £250,000	£365,400
Blue Cup and Pears	Christie's	Mar 2024	£120,000 – £180,000	£289,800
Untitled White and Blue	Christie's	Oct 2023	£70,000 – £100,000	£88,200
Still Life	Christie's	Mar 2023	£50,000 – £70,000	£85,680
Frying Pan - Still Life, 1947	Christie's	Oct 2022	£300,000 – £500,000	£756,000
Three and One No. 1	Christie's	Oct 2022	£150,000 – £250,000	£289,800

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