Scottie Wilson 1888-1972
framed 42.6 x 51 cm
After discovering his passion for art via doodling, self-taught 'Outsider' artist Scottie Wilson evolved a highly personal artistic style, peopled by his own characters - ‘evils and greedies’ - whom he juxtaposed with naturalistic symbols of goodness and truth, often playful and colourful, sometimes bizarre. His highly individual work was admired and acquired by Jean Dubuffet and Picasso.
Provenance
presented by Mr and Mrs Robert Lewin 1987Exhibitions
2003 Director's Choice: Highlights from the Ben Uri Permanent Collection, Ben Uri Gallery - The London Jewish Museum of Art
2009 Homeless & Hidden 2: World Class Collection Homeless & Hidden, Ben Uri Gallery
Literature
Walter Schwabe and Julia Weiner, eds., Jewish Artists: the Ben Uri Collection - Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Sculpture (London: Ben Uri Art Society in association with Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd, 1994), p. 106.; Art and Artists, Vol. 9, No. 7, October 1974, p. 9; Mervyn Levy, Scottie Wilson (London: Brook Street Gallery, 1966) p. 43.Be the first to know – Sign Up
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