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The bizarre art of Scottie Wilson deserves to be better known

His work doesn’t spring from the imagination so much as crawl out from under the bed

‘Grotesque Design with Birds and Fish’, circa 1940, by Scottie Wilson [Presented by Mr and Mrs Robert Lewin 1977/National Galleries Of Scotland/© The Estate Of The Artist]
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