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William Scott, 1913–1989

Standing Nude, 1954

In this painting a controlling line and a restricted tonality contains the body. ‘Standing Nude’ relates to Scott’s interest in Palaeolithic art and is evocative of a primal eroticism. It can also be linked to a small number of sculptures of the female nude that Scott made from cast concrete in the 1950s.

MediumGouache on paper
Dimensions Unframed, 36 x 54.5 cm
Credit LineIMMA Collection: Heritage Gift from the McClelland Collection by Noel and Anne Marie Smyth, 2003
Item NumberIMMA.1193 MCCL
Copyright For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected].
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William Scott, Standing Nude, 1954, Gouache on paper, Unframed, 36 x 54.5 cm, Collection Irish Museum of Modern Art, Heritage Gift from the McClelland Collection by Noel and Anne Marie Smyth, 2003

For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected].

  • About the Artist

    • About the Artist

    William Scott, 1913–1989

    Born in Scotland, William Scott spent his youth Northern Ireland. Scott attended the Belfast College of Art and the Royal Academy of Arts, London. He taught at the Bath Academy of Art between 1941 and 1956. From 1954, Scott exhibited in New York, forging significant links with the American Abstract Expressionists. Scott exhibited widely throughout his career and represented Britain internationally on many occasions. A major exhibition of his work was held at IMMA in 1998.

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    Artworks by William Scott

    Pink Abstract

    Pink Abstract William Scott undated

    Poem for a Jug, No. 11

    Poem for a Jug, No. 11 William Scott 1980

    Parallel Forms Orange

    Parallel Forms Orange William Scott 1971

    Pan and Bowl, Blues on Green

    Pan and Bowl, Blues on Green William Scott 1970

    Still Life Brown with Black Note

    Still Life Brown with Black Note William Scott 1969

    Blues II

    Blues II William Scott 1969

    Red Brown and Black

    Red Brown and Black William Scott 1967

    Odeon V

    Odeon V William Scott 1966

    Odeon VI

    Odeon VI William Scott 1966

    Berlin Blues I

    Berlin Blues I William Scott 1965

    Dark Blue & White Still Life William Scott 1963

    Black and White William Scott 1961

    Mary Scott (Head of Girl)

    Mary Scott (Head of Girl) William Scott c. 1948