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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Chicago
Artists CR 232
1968
New York City
Chrome on aluminium and lacquered aluminium, marble base
31x28x4inches/79x71x10cm
Unknown
Provenance: Collection of Richard Feigen Gallery, New York, NY.;.
Literature: Gerald Laing, Gerald Laing: An Autobiography, 2011.
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Grenadier
Artists CR 233
1968
New York City
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass
61.25x24x24.5inches/156x61x62cm
Collection: Private collection
Provenance: Collection of Richard Feigen Gallery, New York, NY., 1968-; (Sotheby’s, London) Private Collection, 5 July 1973;Private collection, 1973-; (Roseberys, London) Private Collection, 28 June 2017;.
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Golden Gold Standard
Artists CR 234
1968
New York City
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on steel
36x72x96inches/91x183x244cm
Provenance: Collection of Herron Museum Alliance, Indianapolis., 1969-1969;.
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Orange Fast Progression
Artists CR 235
1968
New York City
Lacquered, welded aluminium
10x258x3.5inches/25x655x9cm, 3 parts
Lost
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Maquette for Orange Fast Progression
Artists CR 235a
1968
New York City
Painted aluminium
2.5x35.5x0.5inches/6x90x1cm
Collection: Artist's estate
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After the Ball is Over I
Artists CR 236
1968
New York City
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass
96x10.25x12inches/244x26x30cm
Collection: Artist's estate
Provenance: Private collection;Private collection;.
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Orange Gold Standard
Artists CR 237
1969
New York City
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass, Plexiglas base
24x25x9inches/61x64x23cm
Lost
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Green Standard
Artists CR 238
1969
New York City
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass
3x25x33inches/8x64x84cm
Lost
Literature: Lindsey Ingram and Rupert Halliwell (eds.), Gerald Laing Prints and Multiples: A Catalogue Raisonné, 2006.
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Maquette for Abortive Jewish Community Centre Commission
Artists CR 238a
1969
New York City
No media information
80x20x12inches/203x51x30cm
Lost
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Mrs MacLeod of Raasay
Artists CR 239_253_1
1969
New York City
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass, wood panels
78x144inches/198x366cm, 8 parts
Unknown
Provenance: Collection of Richard Feigen Gallery, New York, NY., 1969-;.
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Impasse I Model for McRory Commission
Artists CR 240
1969
New York City
Lacquered aluminium and plastic
30x30x6inches/76x76x15cm
Unknown
Provenance: Collection of McCrory Corporation., 1969-;.
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After the Ball is Over II
Artists CR 242
1969
New York City
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass
43x3.5x7.75inches/109x9x20cm
Collection: Artist's estate
Provenance: .
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Paintings and Sculpture 1963–1983, Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry, 1983
Literature: Gerald Laing: Paintings & Sculpture 1963–1983, 1983.
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Velocity’s Gorge
Artists CR 243
1969
New York City
Enamel paint on aluminium, slate base
132x62x18inches/335x157x46cm
Lost
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Two Heads are Better than One
Artists CR 243a
1969
New York City
Paint on aluminium
93x150x12inches/236x381x30cm
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Grenadier II
Artists CR 244
1969
New York City
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass
23x7x3.5inches/58x18x9cm
Lost
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Prince
Artists CR 245_1
1969
New York City
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass
23x2x4.75inches/58x5x12cm
Lost
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Evening
Artists CR 246_1
1969
New York City
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass
23x2.125x2.5inches/58x5x6cm
Lost
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Bird of Paradise
Artists CR 247_1
1969
New York City
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass
23x1.5x5inches/58x4x13cm
Lost
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Scintilla
Artists CR 248
1969
New York City
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass
23.25x4x1.75inches/59x10x4cm
Collection: Artist's estate
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Gun
Artists CR 249
1969
New York City
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass
23x4.5x3.25inches/58x11x8cm
Lost
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Heat Shield
Artists CR 250
1969
New York City
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass
24.25x4.25x3.5inches/62x11x9cm
Lost
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The Loner
Artists CR 251
1969
New York City
Oil on canvas
60x216inches/152x549cm
Unknown
Provenance: Collection of Ontario Raceway, California.;.
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Lotus in the Sunset
Artists CR 252
1969
New York City
Oil on canvas
60x216inches/152x549cm
Unknown
Provenance: Collection of Ontario Raceway, California.;.
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Conon
Artists CR 254
1969
Scotland
Steel
240x60x36inches/610x152x91cm
Lost
Exhibitions: Richard Feigen Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1970
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Big Trace
Artists CR 255
1969
Scotland
Steel
168x35x24inches/427x89x61cm
Phillips Exeter Academy
Provenance: Private collection;.
Exhibitions: Richard Feigen Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1970
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Torgorm
Artists CR 256
1969
Scotland
Steel
120x34x4inches/305x86x10cm, each unit, two units 15 inches/38 cm apart
Phillips Exeter Academy
Provenance: Private collection;.
Exhibitions: Richard Feigen Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1970
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Milbuie
Artists CR 257
1969
Kinkell, Scotland
Painted Steel
33x36x144inches/84x91x366cm, each unit, six units
Phillips Exeter Academy
Provenance: Private collection;.
Exhibitions: Richard Feigen Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1970; Monumental American Sculpture, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, 1970
Literature: Gerald Laing and Alasdair Hamilton, 1971: Gerald Laing, 1971; Monumental Art, 1970.
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Scatwell
Artists CR 258
1970
Scotland
Painted steel
66x288x24inches/168x732x61cm
Phillips Exeter Academy
Provenance: Private collection;.
Exhibitions: Richard Feigen Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1970; Monumental American Sculpture, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, 1970
Literature: Harold Haydon, Galleries - Imperfect Finish Can Be Beautiful, , Chicago Sun-Times, 1970; Monumental Art, 1970.
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Double Freestanding Pin
Artists CR 259
1970
Kinkell, Scotland
Painted Steel
108x36x18inches/274x91x46cm
Collection: Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
Provenance: Private collection, -2004;.
Literature: Craig Richardson, Scottish Art Since 1960: Historical Reflections and Contemporary Overviews, 2011, pp.82, 190.
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Matinee
Artists CR 260
1970
Scotland
Chrome on brass and painted aluminium, wooden frame
14x21inches/36x53cm
Lost
Exhibitions: Richard Feigen Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1970
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Flat Standard
Artists CR 261
1970
Scotland
Chrome on brass and paint on aluminium, wooden frame
25x22inches/64x56cm
Lost
Exhibitions: Richard Feigen Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1970
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Raasay Minor
Artists CR 262
1970
Scotland
Chrome on brass and paint on aluminium, wooden frame
22x28inches/56x71cm
Collection: Private Collection
Provenance: (Richard Feigen Gallery, Chicago, IL) Private Collection, 1970-2012; (Shannon’s, Woodmount Road, Milford, Connecticut, Milford) Private Collection, 26 April 2012;Private collection, 2012-2012; (Dean Borghi Fine Art, New York).
Exhibitions: Richard Feigen Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1970
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Trace Transposed to a Natural Environment
Artists CR 263
1970
Scotland
Chrome on brass and paint on aluminium, wooden frame
12.5x19.75inches/32x50cm
Collection: Private collection, New York.
Provenance: (Richard Feigen Gallery, Chicago, IL) Private Collection, 1970-2011; (Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, West Lake Street, Chicago, Chicago) Private Collection, 5 May 2011;.
Exhibitions: Richard Feigen Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1970
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Deceleration V
Artists CR 264
1970
Scotland
Oil on canvas
52x48inches/132x122cm
Private Collection, USA
Provenance: .
Exhibitions: The Highway, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1970; Pop Art: U.S./U.K. Connections, 1956–1966, The Menil Collection, Houston, 2001
Literature: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, The Highway, 1970, p.4, p.6; David Brauer, Jim Edwards, Christopher Finch, Walter Hopps, Pop Art: U.S./U.K. Connections, 1956–1966, 2001, pp.29, 33, 37, 40, 64, 72–3, 82–3, 128, 162–3, 182, 190–1, 239–41, 243–5, 247.
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Acceleration
Artists CR 266
May 1970
Kinkell, Scotland
Oil on canvas
66x50inches/168x127cm
Collection: Artist's estate
Exhibitions: 1971: Gerald Laing, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, 1971; Gerald Laing 1936–2011: A Retrospective, The Fine Art Society, London, 2016
Literature: Gerald Laing and Alasdair Hamilton, 1971: Gerald Laing, 1971; Gerald Laing 1936–2011: A Retrospective, 2016.
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Follow Me II
Artists CR 267
1970
Kinkell, Scotland
Paint on Steel
114x54x16inches/290x137x41cm
Collection: Private collection
Provenance: .
Exhibitions: 1971: Gerald Laing, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, 1971
Literature: Gerald Laing: A Retrospective 1963–1993, 1993; Gerald Laing and Alasdair Hamilton, 1971: Gerald Laing, 1971.
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Deceleration VI
Artists CR 268
1970
Kinkell, Scotland
Oil on canvas
66x50inches/168x127cm
Collection: Private collection
Provenance: Private collection, -2006; (Sotheby’s, London) Private Collection, 14 March 2006;.
Literature: Lindsey Ingram and Rupert Halliwell (eds.), Gerald Laing Prints and Multiples: A Catalogue Raisonné, 2006; Gerald Laing and Alasdair Hamilton, 1971: Gerald Laing, 1971; William Peterson, Gerald Laing, , Artspace, 1976, pp.6–13; Sotheby's, 20th Century British Art, 2006, p.116.
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Bilith I
Artists CR 269
1970
Kinkell, Scotland
Steel, stone base
25.75x11x6inches/65x28x15cm
Collection: Private collection
Provenance: .
Exhibitions: 1971: Gerald Laing, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, 1971; Laing Mylius Scobie, Cleish Castle, near Kinross, 1975
Literature: Gerald Laing, Gerald Laing: An Autobiography, 2011; Gerald Laing: A Retrospective 1963–1993, 1993; Gerald Laing and Alasdair Hamilton, 1971: Gerald Laing, 1971; Laing Mylius Scobie: Sculpture at Cleish, 1975.
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Bilith II
Artists CR 270
1971
Kinkell, Scotland
Steel, stone base
52x19x10inches/132x48x25cm
The Hunterian Collection, Glasgow University
Provenance: Collection of Scottish Arts Council., 1972; (Scottish Arts Council, Edinburgh).
Exhibitions: 1971: Gerald Laing, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, 1971
Literature: Gerald Laing and Alasdair Hamilton, 1971: Gerald Laing, 1971.
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Bilith III
Artists CR 271
1971
Kinkell, Scotland
Paint on steel
102.5x50x33inches/260x127x84cm
University of Aberdeen
Provenance: .
Exhibitions: 1971: Gerald Laing, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, 1971
Literature: Gerald Laing and Alasdair Hamilton, 1971: Gerald Laing, 1971; William Peterson, Gerald Laing, , Artspace, 1976, pp.6–13; Gerald Laing 1936–2011: A Retrospective, 2016.
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