William Scott (1913-1989) – Blue Still Life
William Scott’s Blue Still Life sold for a hammer price of 450,000 (560,000 including commission and VAT) at Whyte’s sale at the RDS in Dublin this evening. It was bought by an English agent for an unknown client. The underbidder, who was Irish, was in the room.
This was the most valuable work by an artist who was proud to call himself Irish ever sold in this country. Scott was born in Scotland to an Irish father and spent most of his childhood in Enniskillen where he was encouraged to paint by his art teacher Kathleen Bridle. He is regarded, among with Henry Moore and Francis Bacon, as one of the foremost British artists of the 20th century. He always carried his Irish passport.
The sale brought in around 1.8 million and was the most valuable art sale at Whyte’s since 2007.
(See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for May 23 and May 15, 2017)