The Good Samaritan
Originally a painter of nostalgic rural scenes, the inevitability of rural life, with its time-honoured traditions, appealed to Stott. However, witnessing the increasing destruction of the landscape during the early years of this century, Stott began to draw his subject matter more from the Bible and less from modern life. Here, Stott depicts the Good Samaritan rescuing the injured traveller (Luke 10:30-37). The extreme vulnerability of the figure of the boy is emphasised by his naked white flesh contrasted against the dark, impressionistic background, somewhat reminiscent of an English landscape scene.
