Georges Scott
Encyclopedia
Georges Bertin Scott was a French
war correspondent
and illustrator
for the French magazine L'Illustration
during the early 20th century.
He is notable for his paintings of the Balkan Wars
and the First World War, and also covered and illustrated scenes from the Spanish Civil War
and the early Second World War. One of his major works, an oil painting of his depicting King Constantine I of Greece
during the Balkan Wars hangs today in main entry hall of the Presidential Palace in Athens.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
war correspondent
War correspondent
A war correspondent is a journalist who covers stories firsthand from a war zone. In the 19th century they were also called Special Correspondents.-Methods:...
and illustrator
War artist
A war artist depicts some aspect of war through art; this might be a pictorial record or it might commemorate how "war shapes lives." War artists have explored a visual and sensory dimension of war which is often absent in written histories or other accounts of warfare.- Definition and context:A...
for the French magazine L'Illustration
L'Illustration
L'Illustration was a weekly French newspaper published in Paris. It was founded by Edouard Charton; the first issue was published on March 4, 1843....
during the early 20th century.
He is notable for his paintings of the Balkan Wars
Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars were two conflicts that took place in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe in 1912 and 1913.By the early 20th century, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia, the countries of the Balkan League, had achieved their independence from the Ottoman Empire, but large parts of their ethnic...
and the First World War, and also covered and illustrated scenes from the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
and the early Second World War. One of his major works, an oil painting of his depicting King Constantine I of Greece
Constantine I of Greece
Constantine I was King of Greece from 1913 to 1917 and from 1920 to 1922. He was commander-in-chief of the Hellenic Army during the unsuccessful Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and led the Greek forces during the successful Balkan Wars of 1912–1913, in which Greece won Thessaloniki and doubled in...
during the Balkan Wars hangs today in main entry hall of the Presidential Palace in Athens.
Further reading
- Buttet, H. de, "Georges Scott (1873-1943)," Revue de la Société des Amis du Musée de l'Armée, No. 69, 1965, pp. 53–57.
- Scott, Georges (1913). Dans les Balkans 1912-1913: récits et visions de guerre : tableaux et croquis de route, rapportés par Georges Scott; récits de Hélène Leune. Paris: Librairie Chapelot.