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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Caryatid Sconce
Artists CR 452
February 1986
New York City
Plaster (Edition of 50, plus 8 artist's proofs)
30x11.5x7inches/76x29x18cm
Collection: Private Collection
Exhibitions: Albert Totah Gallery, New York, 1987; Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, The Fine Art Society, London, 1999
Literature: Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, 1999.
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Study for Reclining Figure (Adaline Asleep)
Artists CR 453
February 1986
New York City
Bronze (Edition of 10)
8.5x34.25x11.5inches/22x87x29cm
Collection: Private Collection
Exhibitions: Albert Totah Gallery, New York, 1987
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Reclining Figure (Adaline Asleep)
Artists CR 454
1986
Bronze (Edition of 10)
29x70x13inches/74x178x33cm
Collection: Private Collection
Exhibitions: Albert Totah Gallery, New York, 1987
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Three-Quarter Relief of Adaline Frelinghuysen
Artists CR 455
Spring 1986
New York
Bronze (Edition of 10)
14.25x11.125inches/36x28cm
Collection: Private collection
Provenance: .
Exhibitions: Albert Totah Gallery, New York, 1987; Gerald Laing: A Retrospective 1963–1993, The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 1993
Literature: Gerald Laing: A Retrospective 1963–1993, 1993.
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Self-Portrait Relief
Artists CR 456
Spring 1986
Bronze
22x17inches/56x43cm
Collection: Gerald Laing Foundation
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Anna Hughes
Artists CR 457
Christmas 1985
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze (Edition of 6)
, Life-size
Collection: Private Collection
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Portrait of Sir David Cuthbertson
Artists CR 458
August 1986
Troon, Ayrshire
Bronze
26x22.5inches/66x57cm
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Provenance: .
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In the Midst of Life
Artists CR 459
September 1986
New York City
Bronze (Edition of 10)
15.25x22.5inches/39x57cm
Lost
Exhibitions: Albert Totah Gallery, New York, 1987
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Study for Adam - ‘How shall I live when I know that I must die?’
Artists CR 460
September 1986
Bronze (Edition of 10)
39.5x18.5x12inches/100x47x30cm
Collection: Private Collection
Exhibitions: Albert Totah Gallery, New York, 1987
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Adam
Artists CR 461
September - October 1986
Bronze (Edition of 3)
78inches/198cm, height
Lost
Provenance: Collection of Arden House., 1987-;.
Exhibitions: Albert Totah Gallery, New York, 1987
Literature: Gerald Laing: A Retrospective 1963–1993, 1993.
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Peter Grubstein
Artists CR 462
October 1986
New York
Bronze (Edition of 10)
14x8.75x11inches/36x22x28cm
Collection: Private collection
Provenance: .
Exhibitions: Albert Totah Gallery, New York, 1987
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Alice Walpole
Artists CR 463
1986
New York
Bronze (Edition of 10)
12x8x9.5inches/30x20x24cm
Collection: Artist's estate
Exhibitions: Albert Totah Gallery, New York, 1987; Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, 1987; The Scottish Gallery, London, London, 1989; Gerald Laing: A Retrospective 1963–1993, The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 1993; Gerald Laing: Portraits, Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd, London, 1993; Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, The Fine Art Society, London, 1999
Literature: Gerald Laing: A Retrospective 1963–1993, 1993; Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, 1999; Gerald Laing: Portraits, 1993, p.39.
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Sir John McDonald
Artists CR 464
January - February 1987
New York City
Bronze
33.5x31.5inches/85x80cm
Collection: Private collection
Provenance: .
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The Dance
Artists CR 465
February 1987
New York City
Bronze (Edition of 6)
28.5x21inches/72x53cm
Collection: Artist's estate
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: A Retrospective 1963–1993, The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 1993
Literature: Gerald Laing: A Retrospective 1963–1993, 1993; Gerald Laing, Notes for the 1993 Retrospective Exhibition at The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 1993.
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The Dance - Model
Artists CR 465a
February 1987
New York
No media information
Provenance: .
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H.O.H. Frelinghuysen, Aged 4 Weeks
Artists CR 466
March 1987
New York
Bronze (Edition of 6)
6.5x5.75x5.75inches/17x15x15cm
Collection: Artist's estate
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Waiting
Artists CR 467
April - May 1987
Bronze (Edition of 10)
71x24x24inches/180x61x61cm
Collection: Gerald Laing Foundation
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: A Retrospective 1963–1993, The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 1993
Literature: Gerald Laing: A Retrospective 1963–1993, 1993; Gerald Laing, Notes for the 1993 Retrospective Exhibition at The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 1993.
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Stephen Burns (Trumpet Player)
Artists CR 468
May 1987
No media information
15.5inches/39cm, height
Lost
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Derek Holt of Skibo
Artists CR 469
June - July 1987
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze
14.5x8x10.25inches/37x20x26cm
Collection: Private collection
Provenance: .
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Reclining Figure of 1987
Artists CR 470
Summer 1987
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze (Edition of 10)
48x103.5x48inches/122x263x122cm
Collection: Gerald Laing Foundation
Exhibitions: Royal British Society of Sculptors, New College, Oxford, 1988; Gerald Laing: A Retrospective 1963–1993, The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 1993
Literature: Gerald Laing: A Retrospective 1963–1993, 1993; Gerald Laing, From Here to Apostasy, , Art Review, 1999, pp.48–9.
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Elizabeth Latimer, Aged 3
Artists CR 471
Summer 1987
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze
11.5x7x7.75inches/29x18x20cm
Collection: Private collection
Provenance: .
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Craig Latimer, Aged 5
Artists CR 472
Summer 1987
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze
11.25x7.5x9.5inches/29x19x24cm
Collection: Private collection
Provenance: .
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First Boy for Baptism Fountain
Artists CR 473
Summer 1987
Kinkell, Scotland
Plaster
61inches/155cm, 1.25x life-size
Lost
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Second Boy for Baptism Fountain
Artists CR 474
Summer 1987
Kinkell, Scotland
Plaster
52.5inches/133cm, 1.25x life-size
Lost
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Fish Waterspout
Artists CR 475
October 1987
New York City
Bronze
5x16x10inches/13x41x25cm
Collection: Private Collection
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Sculpture at Chisenbury Priory, Chisenbury Priory, East Chisenbury, 2002
Literature: Gerald Laing: Sculpture at Chisenbury Priory, 2002.
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Fountain - Girl on Clamshell, Wet Hair
Artists CR 476
October 1987
New York City
Bronze (Edition of 10)
50x26x18inches/127x66x46cm
Collection: Private Collection
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Sculpture at Chisenbury Priory, Chisenbury Priory, East Chisenbury, 2002
Literature: Gerald Laing: Sculpture at Chisenbury Priory, 2002.
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Fountain - Diana
Artists CR 477
October 1987
New York City
Bronze (Edition of 10)
53x35x14inches/135x89x36cm
Collection: Private Collection
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Sculpture at Chisenbury Priory, Chisenbury Priory, East Chisenbury, 2002
Literature: Gerald Laing: A Retrospective 1963–1993, 1993; Gerald Laing: Sculpture at Chisenbury Priory, 2002.
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The Dream
Artists CR 477a
1987
New York
Bronze
9.25x14.25inches/23x36cm
Collection: Artist's estate
Literature: Gerald Laing, Notes for the 1993 Retrospective Exhibition at The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 1993.
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Fish with Aging Cherub (Waterspout)
Artists CR 478
October 1987
New York
Bronze
12x10x16inches/30x25x41cm
Collection: Gerald Laing Foundation
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Sculpture at Chisenbury Priory, Chisenbury Priory, East Chisenbury, 2002
Literature: Gerald Laing: Sculpture at Chisenbury Priory, 2002.
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Double Relief Portrait of Farquhar and Sam
Artists CR 479
January 1988
New York
Clay
Destroyed by artist
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Double Relief Portrait of Mark and Yseult Hughes
Artists CR 480
January 1988
New York
Plaster
18x22inches/46x56cm
Collection: Private collection
Provenance: .
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Relief Portrait of Anna Hughes
Artists CR 481
January 1988
New York
Bronze
10inches/25cm, diameter
Collection: Private Collection
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Wall Fountain - Fish and Reeds
Artists CR 482
January - February 1988
New York
Bronze (Edition of 10)
29x18x12inches/74x46x30cm
Collection: Gerald Laing Foundation
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Wall Fountain - Frogs and Fly
Artists CR 483
February 1988
New York City
Plaster
Destroyed by artist
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Posthumous Portrait of Andy Warhol
Artists CR 484
September / October 1988
New York
Plaster (Edition of 4)
26x13x11inches/66x33x28cm
Collection: Private Collection
Literature: Gerald Laing, Portrait of Andy Warhol, 2002.
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Relief 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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Portrait of Robert Welch
Artists CR 485
October - November 1988
New York
Plaster
Collection: Private collection
Provenance: .
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Tumbling Figure
Artists CR 486
October - November 1988
New York
Bronze
33x38x26inches/84x97x66cm
Collection: Private Collection
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing, The Scottish Gallery, London, London, 1990; Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, The Fine Art Society, London, 1999; Gerald Laing: Sculpture at Chisenbury Priory, Chisenbury Priory, East Chisenbury, 2002
Literature: Gerald Laing: Sculpture at Chisenbury Priory, 2002; Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, 1999.
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Relief Portrait of Leonie and Hermione Gibbs
Artists CR 487
January 1989
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze
16.5x21.5inches/42x55cm
Hermione Gibbs
Provenance: .
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Small Reclining Figure with Dangling Leg
Artists CR 488
April 1989
Bronze (Edition of 10)
6.5x12x6inches/17x30x15cm
Collection: Artist's estate
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