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Scottie Wilson (28 February 1891 – 1972), born Louis Freeman (birth certificate says Lewis), was a Scottish, Jewish, outsider artist known particularly for his highly detailed style. Starting his artistic career at the age of 44, his work was admired and collected by the likes of Jean Dubuffet and Pablo Picasso and is generally accepted to be in the forefront of 20th-century outsider art.
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Read full Wikipedia entryArtworks
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Scottie Wilson The Tree of Life
1958–9 -
Scottie Wilson The Bowl of Life
1958–9
Sketches, letters, etc.
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Scottie Wilson Untitled
date not known -
Scottie Wilson Page of printed text by Scottie Wilson about his life and drawings
[c.1943] -
Scottie Wilson Printed text titled ’“Scottie” Wilson’, author unknown
[c.1954] -
Scottie Wilson Black and white photograph of Scottie Wilson in his Kilburn flat
[c.1960s]
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