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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521Relief Study for the Portrait of Andy Warhol
Artists CR 484a
August 1988
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze (Edition of 6)
16.5x11inches/42x28cm
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522Portrait of Robert Welch
Artists CR 485
October - November 1988
New York
Plaster
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523Tumbling Figure
Artists CR 486
October - November 1988
New York
Bronze
33x38x26inches/84x97x66cm
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524Relief Portrait of Leonie and Hermione Gibbs
Artists CR 487
January 1989
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze
16.5x21.5inches/42x55cm
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525Small Reclining Figure with Dangling Leg
Artists CR 488
April 1989
Bronze (Edition of 10)
6.5x12x6inches/17x30x15cm
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526Memorial Relief for Alasdair John Cameron Graham 1986-88
Artists CR 489
June 1989
Bronze (Edition of 2)
15x18inches/38x46cm
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527Relief Portrait of Ian Carr
Artists CR 490
4-5 July 1989
Bronze
16.75x16.5inches/43x42cm
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528Relief Portrait of AAGV Ogilvie-Laing
Artists CR 491
July 1989
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze
17x14.75inches/43x37cm
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529Portrait of Air Vice Marshall J.E. Johnson
Artists CR 492
August 1989
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze (Edition of 10)
23x10x10inches/58x25x25cm
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530Maquette for Conan Doyle Memorial, Picardy Place, Edinburgh
Artists CR 493a
June 1989
Kinkell, Scotland
Painted plaster
28x12x10inches/71x30x25cm
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531Sherlock Holmes - A Memorial to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Artists CR 493
1989
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze on sandstone plinth
90inches/229cm, height
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532Sun Motif for a Building in Glasgow
Artists CR 494
August - September 1989
Bronze
30inches/76cm, diameter
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533Portrait of Liliane Peck
Artists CR 495
September - October 1989
New York
Bronze
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534Peregrine Falcon (Memorial to Peter Combe)
Artists CR 496
September 1989
New York
Bronze
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535Horse’s Head, Life-size
Artists CR 497
September 1989
New York City
Bronze (Edition of 6)
27.5x25x10inches/70x64x25cm
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536Pacing Mare
Artists CR 498
October 1989
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze (Edition of 6)
20x8x26inches/51x20x66cm
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537Rearing Mare
Artists CR 499
October 1989
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze (Edition of 6)
30x22x10inches/76x56x25cm
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538Rearing Stallion
Artists CR 500
October 1989
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze (Edition of 6)
22x22x9inches/56x56x23cm
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539Running Mare
Artists CR 501
November 1989
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze
25x7x39inches/64x18x99cm
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540Portrait of A. B. L. Munro Fergusson of Novar and Raith
Artists CR 502
October - November 1989
Bronze
18x10x11inches/46x25x28cm
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541Maquette for Criterion Horses
Artists CR 503
December 1989
Plaster and wood model, painted, with light box
18x18x9inches/46x46x23cm
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542The Dunphail Obelisk Sundial
Artists CR 504
December - March 1989
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze
74x12x12inches/188x30x30cm
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543Portrait of Andy Warhol - Bronze
Artists CR 505
January - February 1990
Bronze (Edition of 6)
19.25x15.25x12inches/49x39x30cm
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544Figure Study A
Artists CR 506
February - March 1990
New York City
Bronze (Edition of 10)
2.75x9.5x4.75inches/7x24x12cm
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545Figure Study B
Artists CR 507
February - March 1990
New York City
Bronze (Edition of 10)
3x8.5x7inches/8x22x18cm
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546Figure Study C
Artists CR 508
February - March 1990
New York City
Bronze (Edition of 10)
2.75x10x5inches/7x25x13cm
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547Figure Study D
Artists CR 509
February - March 1990
New York City
Bronze (Edition of 10 sandcasts and 20 ceramic casts)
5.5x3.75x5inches/14x10x13cm
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548Relief Portrait of Farquhar
Artists CR 510
May 1990
Bronze
17.75x15inches/45x38cm
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549The Kinkell Sundial
Artists CR 511
May 1990
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze
74x12x12inches/188x30x30cm
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550Axis Mundi
Artists CR 512
1990
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze (five figures and three bowl sundials), granite-clad obelisk
420inches/1067cm, height; figures at 1.25 x life-size
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551Winged Figure - Uppermost figure of Axis Mundi
Artists CR 514
July 1991
Bronze (Edition of 10)
97x88x48inches/246x224x122cm
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552Relief Portrait - The Children of Mr and Mrs Ewen Cameron, Dillington, Somerset
Artists CR 513
1990
Bronze
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554The Messenger
Artists CR 515
July 1991
New York
Bronze (Edition of 10)
55x15.75x19.75inches/140x40x50cm
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555Maquette for Statue of General de Gaulle
Artists CR 516
August - September 1991
Bronze
37.5x9.75x8.5inches/95x25x22cm
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556Maquette-sized Wise Virgin on Column
Artists CR 517
1991
No media information (Edition of 10)
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557Portrait of Titus, Aet. 6 Weeks (Crying)
Artists CR 518
1991
Bronze
13x7x7inches/33x18x18cm
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558Portrait of Sir Charles A. Fraser
Artists CR 519
September - November 1991
Bronze
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559Portrait of Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller
Artists CR 520
November 1991
Copenhagen
Bronze (Edition of 10)
13x7.5x9inches/33x19x23cm
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560Relief Portrait of Michael Alasdair Findlay
Artists CR 521
1991
New York City
Bronze
27x27x3inches/69x69x8cm
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