William Stott (artist)

William Stott ( born November 20, 1857 in Oldham, near Manchester, † February 25, 1900 ) was an English painter.

Stott was the son of a mill owner. His first art lessons he learned by drawing lessons in his native city. At 22 he went to Paris in 1879 and became a pupil of the painter Jean -Léon Gérôme. In his studio he also included friendship with his colleague Alexander Roche.

Through the support of his teacher Stott in 1881 and also in 1882 invited by the Académie des Beaux -Arts to participate in the exhibition of the Parisian salons. From this time, Stott also his works with " Stott of Oldham " began to sign. By his own admission should be different from his colleague Edward Stott (1855-1915) him so; But it was also to be understood as a sign of his pride in his homeland and origin.

After living some time in Grez -sur -Loing near Fontainebleau as a freelance artist, he returned to his homeland. He died on February 25, 1900 during a trip from London to Belfast.

His colleague, the German - English painter Walter Sickert, Stott once described as " ... one of the two greatest living painters of the world".

Works (selection)

• Diana, Twilight and Dawn
• The awakening of the spirit of the rose
• The faerie wood