William Scott was born in Greenock and grew up in Enniskillen in Northern Ireland. His paintings of pots, pans and tables, reduced to simple forms, made him one of the leading British painters after the war. He was senior painting master at the Bath Academy of Art at Corsham from 1946 to 1956 He lived for many years in Somerset and died in Bath in 1989.
William Scott
Painter; still life and abstraction
- Born
- 15 February 1913, Greenock, Renfrewshire
- Died
- 28 December 1989, Bath, Somerset
Where to see their work
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Drawing Together: The Bath Academy of Art at Corsham, The Young Gallery, Salisbury
Until 21 November
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St Ives and Modern British Art Show, Belgrave St Ives, St Ives
Until 26 October
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The Potter’s Canvas: Ceramics and Painting in the 20th Century, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
Until 16 January 2027
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Drawing Together: The Bath Academy of Art at Corsham, Chippenham Museum, Chippenham
Opens Friday 4 December
Further reading: Wikipedia