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Scottie Wilson

1889–1972

The Bowl of Life 1958–9
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Biography

Scottie Wilson (28 February 1891 – 26 March 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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Artworks

  • The Tree of Life

    Scottie Wilson
    1958–9
  • The Bowl of Life

    Scottie Wilson
    1958–9

Sketches, letters, etc.

  • Black and white printed card illustrated with ‘houses of peace’, flowers, a seabird and water, by Scottie Wilson

    Scottie Wilson
    date not known
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  • Page of printed text by Scottie Wilson about his life and drawings

    Scottie Wilson
    [c.1943]
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  • Printed text titled ’“Scottie” Wilson’, author unknown

    Scottie Wilson
    [c.1954]
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  • Black and white photograph of Scottie Wilson in his Kilburn flat

    Scottie Wilson
    [c.1960s]
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