The Major Periods
1962 – 1965: Early Pop Paintings
As one of the original wave of Pop artists Gerald Laing produced some of the most significant works of the British Pop movement. His paintings reproduced images of popular heroes such as starlets, film stars, drag racers, astronauts and skydivers. His 1962 portrait of Brigitte Bardot is an iconic work of the period and regularly features in major Pop retrospectives alongside Lincoln Convertible from 1964, a commemoration of the assassination of JFK.
1965 – 1970: Utopian Abstract Sculpture
From 1965 Gerald Laing's painting evolved into abstract sculptures using the techniques and materials of car customisation - lacquering, spray-painting and chrome-plating on metal.
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1970 – 1973: Sculpture In The Landscape
A move from New York to the Highlands of Scotland in 1970 saw Gerald Laing's sculpture respond to the beauty, roughness and power of the surrounding landscape.
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1972 – 2010: Public Sculpture
Public sculptures include the the Bank Station Dragons; the Rugby Sculptures at Twickenham Stadium; the Cricketer at Lords; the Highland Clearances Memorial in Helmsdale, Sutherland and Axis Mundi in Edinburgh.
1973 – 1980: Galina Series
Inspired by the figurative sculpture of the First World War Artillery Memorial at Hyde Park Corner, in 1973 Gerald Laing began to model in clay and cast in bronze. The Galina Series and associated sculptures were his first works from this period.
1982 – 2007: Portrait Heads
Gerald Laing's portrait work includes heads and reliefs of Luciano Pavarotti, Andy Warhol, Paul Getty and Sam Wanamaker.
2002 – 2005: War Paintings
The Iraq war and the publication of images of torture at Abu Ghraib prison drew Gerald Laing back to painting for the first time in over three decades. The War Paintings series sees the starlets and all-American heroes of his early paintings take on new, more sinister roles.
2004 – 2011: New Paintings
Returning to the style and subject matter of his early pop art paintings, Gerald Laing's latest paintings feature media images of contemporary celebrities including Amy Winehouse and Kate Moss.
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281Bilith II
Artists CR 270
1971
Kinkell, Scotland
Steel, stone base
52x19x10inches/132x48x25cm
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282Bilith III
Artists CR 271
1971
Kinkell, Scotland
Paint on steel
102.5x50x33inches/260x127x84cm
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283(Small) Pyramid I
Artists CR 272
1971
Kinkell, Scotland
COR-TEN steel, marble base
26x29x13.5inches/66x74x34cm
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284Follow Me III
Artists CR 273
1971
Kinkell, Scotland
Paint on aluminium, marble base
49x29x9inches/124x74x23cm
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285Flat Pyramid
Artists CR 274
1971
Kinkell, Scotland
Polished steel, Caithness stone base
24x64x19inches/61x163x48cm
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286A Friend of My Mother’s
Artists CR 275
1971
Kinkell, Scotland
Oil on canvas
66x50inches/168x127cm
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288Triple
Artists CR 278
1970
Kinkell, Scotland
Formica, lacquer on aluminium, chrome on brass, and Plexiglas
30.5x48x9inches/77x122x23cm, (each) 2 parts
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289Division
Artists CR 280
1971
Kinkell, Scotland
Paint on steel
100x720x48inches/254x1829x122cm
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290Corten Pyramid
Artists CR 281
1971
Kinkell, Scotland
COR-TEN steel, stone base
43x42x21inches/109x107x53cm
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291Bronze Pyramid
Artists CR 281b
1971
Bronze (Edition of 10)
43x42x21inches/109x107x53cm
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292Pyramid Ia
Artists CR 282
1971
Kinkell, Scotland
Polished steel, marble base
26x29x13.5inches/66x74x34cm
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293Pyramid II
Artists CR 282remove
1971
Kinkell
Lacquered steel
103x163x33inches/262x414x84cm
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294Pyramid III
Artists CR 282a
1971
Kinkell, Scotland
Polished steel, marble base
24.5x24.5x10.5inches/62x62x27cm
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295Pyramid Folly
Artists CR 283
1972
Kinkell, Scotland
Stonework rendered, plastered and painted
192inches/488cm, height
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297The Dressing Table at the Rosarita Hotel - Self-Portrait with Galina I
Artists CR 284
1972
Kinkell, Scotland
Oil on canvas
78x100inches/198x254cm
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299The Dressing Table at the Rosarita Hotel - Self-Portrait with Galina (small version)
Artists CR 286
1972
Oil on canvas
25x30inches/64x76cm
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300Callanish (Steel Henge)
Artists CR 287
1971
Kinkell, Scotland
CORTEN steel on landscaped grass
192inches/488cm, (each), 16 parts
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301Tunnel and Pyramids
Artists CR 288
1972
Kinkell, Scotland
COR-TEN steel
80.5x34.5x15inches/204x88x38cm
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302Tunnel and Pyramids (Stone Carving)
Artists CR 288b
1972
Kinkell, Scotland
Stone
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303Twentieth Century Monument
Artists CR 289
1973
Kinkell, Scotland
COR-TEN and stainless steel
11x23x10inches/28x58x25cm
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304Twentieth Century Monument (Bronze Version)
Artists CR 289b
1973
Bronze and stainless steel (Edition of 10)
10x23.5x11inches/25x60x28cm
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305Small Steel Pyramid (multiple)
1973
Welded COR-TEN steel (Edition of 50)
10.75x14x7inches/27x36x18cm
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306Small Bronze Pyramid (multiple)
1973
Bronze (Edition of 50)
10.75x14x7inches/27x36x18cm
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307Anthropomorphic Pyramid I
Artists CR 289a
1973
Kinkell, Scotland
Paint on plywood
8.75x15.75x7.25inches/22x40x18cm
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308Bronze Anthropomorphic Pyramid I
Artists CR 289c
1973
Bronze (Edition of 50)
8.75x15.75x7.25inches/22x40x18cm
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309Anthropomorphic Pyramid II
Artists CR 289b
1973
Kinkell, Scotland
Paint on plywood
16x9x7.5inches/41x23x19cm
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310Galina I
Artists CR 290
1973
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze (Edition of 10)
18.75x14x10.5inches/48x36x27cm
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311Galina II
Artists CR 291
1973
Ednburgh, Scotland
Bronze (Edition of 10)
11.75x8x9inches/30x20x23cm
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312Galina III
Artists CR 294
1973
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze (Edition of 10)
10.75x11x8.5inches/27x28x22cm
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313Galina IV
Artists CR 293
1973
Bronze (Edition of 10 bronze, plus 1 fibreglass)
18x20x10inches/46x51x25cm
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314Runaway
Artists CR 295
1973
Bronze (Edition of 10)
19.75x17x17inches/50x43x43cm
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315The Poet F. W. M. Rooke
Artists CR 296
1973
Kinkell
Bronze (Edition of 10)
13x7x9inches/33x18x23cm
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316Farquhar in His Cowboy Hat
Artists CR 297
1974
Kinkell
Bronze (Edition of 10)
7.5x8x11inches/19x20x28cm
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317Massive Bust
Artists CR 298
1974
Kinkell
Bronze (Edition of 10)
25x19x15inches/64x48x38cm
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318Galina IVa (Galina in Herbert Johnson Hat)
Artists CR 298a
1974
Kinkell
Bronze (Edition of 10)
24x17x9inches/61x43x23cm
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319Standing Buddha
Artists CR 299
1974
Kinkell
Bronze (Edition of 10, plus 3 fibreglass casts)
28.5x11x7.5inches/72x28x19cm
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