Beschreibung:

William Scott R.A. (British, 1913-1989)Egypt Series Drawing No. II
signed and dated 'W. Scott 74' (lower left)
pencil, pastel, charcoal and gouache
58 x 79 cm. (22 3/4 x 31 1/8 in.)FootnotesProvenance
With Gimpel Fils, 1974, where acquired by
The Design Research Unit
Private Collection, U.K.
Exhibited
Bristol, Arnolfini Gallery, William Scott Drawings, Paintings & Prints, 15 June–3 August 1974, cat.no.25
London, Gimpel Fils, William Scott Recent Painting, 3-28 September 1974, cat.no.39
Literature
Lou Klepac (ed.), William Scott Drawings, David Anderson New York, 1975, pl.64 (ill.b&w)
The present work relates to a series of five oil paintings which Scott executed in 1972. Scott presented the third of the series to the Ulster Museum in 1975 and at that time wrote to the museum stating 'the title Egypt, series No.3 is a continuation of the development of an interest in Egyptian Art which dates back to many years ago when I first became aware of the strange mystery that Egyptian Art possessed. When I first arrived in London I spent a great deal of time at the British Museum and I became especially interested in the manner in which forms, hieroglyphic symbols and patterns were related on a flat picture plane - with a message that seemed made for all eternity' (William Scott quoted in Sarah Whitfield, William Scott Catalogue Raisonné of Oil Paintings, 1969-1989 Volume 4, Thames & Hudson, London, 2013, p.100).
This work is registered in the William Scott Archive as number 1200.
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