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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Portrait of Alexander Goulandris
Artists CR 527
June 1992
London
Bronze (Edition of 10)
12x8x10inches/30x20x25cm
Collection: Private collection
Provenance: .
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Portraits, Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd, London, 1993
Literature: Gerald Laing: A Retrospective 1963–1993, 1993; Gerald Laing: Portraits, 1993, p.39; Tam Dalyell, Gerald Laing: Artist whose work encompassed Sixties Pop Art and figurative sculpture, , Independent, 2011.
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Portrait of Titus Aged 1 Year
Artists CR 528
July 1992
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze (Edition of 10)
, Life-size
Collection: Artist's estate
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Ligia and Titus Seated
Artists CR 529
1992
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze (Edition of 10)
Collection: Private Collection
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Relief Portrait of Nicola Kinloch
Artists CR 530
22-23 July 1992
Kinkell
Bronze (Edition of 10)
19x16inches/48x41cm
Collection: Private Collection
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Portraits, Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd, London, 1993
Literature: Gerald Laing: A Retrospective 1963–1993, 1993; Gerald Laing: Portraits, 1993, p.39.
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Relief Portrait of Nicholas Berry Aged 6
Artists CR 531
September - October 1992
New York
Bronze
17x15inches/43x38cm
Collection: Private collection
Provenance: .
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Relief Portrait of Samuel Berry Aged 6
Artists CR 532
September - October 1992
New York
Bronze
17x15inches/43x38cm
Collection: Private collection
Provenance: .
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Astraea
Artists CR 533
1993
New York
Bronze (Edition of 10)
33x11.5x6inches/84x29x15cm
Collection: Artist's estate
Provenance: (The Fine Art Society, London) Private Collection, 2001;.
Exhibitions: 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; Portrait of the Artist, , Scotsman, 2002.
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Portrait of Luciano Pavarotti
Artists CR 534
February 1993
Modena
Bronze (Edition of 10)
32x12.5x12.5inches/81x32x32cm
Collection: Artist's estate
Exhibitions: 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; Gerald Laing 1936–2011: A Retrospective, The Fine Art Society, London, 2016
Literature: Paul Johnson, Sombre Personal Reflections on Being Busted, , Spectator, 1993, p.24; Gerald Laing, Dragons at Bank, , Whistler, 1995, p.12; Exhibiting Close to Home, , Ross-shire Journal, 2002; Gerald Laing 1936–2011: A Retrospective, 2016; Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, 1999; Gerald Laing: Portraits, 1993, p.39; Gerald Laing, Artist’s notes [Pavarotti], 2007.
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Maquette for a Memorial to Jim Clark
Artists CR 535
July 1993
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze and painted wood
19x17x17inches/48x43x43cm
Collection: Gerald Laing Foundation
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: A Retrospective 1963–1993, The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 1993; Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, The Fine Art Society, London, 1999
Literature: Gerald Laing, The Jim Clark Memorial Proposal: A Proposed Sculptural Monument to Jim Clark, 1936–1968, 1993; Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, 1999.
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Relief Portrait of Titus
Artists CR 536
1993
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze (Edition of 10)
13inches/33cm, diameter
Collection: Private Collection
Literature: Gerald Laing: Portraits, 1993, p.39.
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Relief Portrait of Peter Laing
Artists CR 537
July 1993
Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze (Edition of 10)
18x14inches/46x36cm
Collection: Private Collection
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Portrait of Clovis Aet. 2 Weeks
Artists CR 538
September 1993
New York City
Bronze and nickel-plated bronze (Edition of 10)
9x4.5x4.5inches/23x11x11cm
Collection: Artist's estate
Exhibitions: 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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The Parsifal Medal
Artists CR 539
October 1993
Cast in bronze by The Royal Mint (Edition of 25)
5inches/13cm, diameter
Collection: Private Collection
Literature: Gerald Laing, , The Medal, 1994, p.143.
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Figure of Titus Aet. 2 (After Verrochio)
Artists CR 540
November - January 1994
New York
Bronze (Edition of 10)
38.5x16.5x28inches/98x42x71cm
Lost
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, The Fine Art Society, London, 1999
Literature: Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, 1999; Tam Dalyell, Gerald Laing: Artist whose work encompassed Sixties Pop Art and figurative sculpture, , Independent, 2011.
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Unicorn - Conversion of ‘Stallion Rearing’
Artists CR 540a
1993
Bronze (Edition of 10)
25x22x9inches/64x56x23cm
Collection: Private Collection
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, The Fine Art Society, London, 1999
Literature: Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, 1999.
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Benjamin Samuel Aet. 4
Artists CR 541
February 1994
London
Bronze
, Life-size
Collection: Private collection
Provenance: (Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd, London).
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Small Relief Portrait of Titus
Artists CR 541a1
1994
Bronze and nickel-plated silver
4.5x3.5inches/11x9cm
Collection: Artist's estate
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Small Relief Portrait of Clovis
Artists CR 541a2
1994
Bronze and nickel-plated silver
4.5x3.5inches/11x9cm
Collection: Artist's estate
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Hon. Hugh Fraser
Artists CR 542
July 1994
No media information
, Life-size
Collection: Private collection
Provenance: .
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Fatherhood I
Artists CR 542a
1993
New York
Bronze (Edition of 10)
9.5x2.5x2.5inches/24x6x6cm
Collection: Artist's estate
Provenance: (The Fine Art Society, London) Private Collection;.
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Fatherhood II
Artists CR 542b
1993
New York
Bronze (Edition of 10)
9.5x2.5x2.5inches/24x6x6cm
Collection: Artist's estate
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, The Fine Art Society, London, 1999
Literature: Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, 1999.
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Tam Dalyell
Artists CR 543
October - November 1994
The House of Commons, London
Bronze (Edition of 10)
21x8x10inches/53x20x25cm
Collection: Private Collection
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, The Fine Art Society, London, 1999
Literature: Gerald Laing, Dragons at Bank, , Whistler, 1995, p.12; Exhibiting Close to Home, , Ross-shire Journal, 2002; Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, 1999; Tam Dalyell, Gerald Laing: Artist whose work encompassed Sixties Pop Art and figurative sculpture, , Independent, 2011; Portrait of the Artist, , Scotsman, 2002.
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Bank Station Dragons
Artists CR 544
November - January 1994
Kinkell, Scotland
Nickel-plated silver and champlevé enamel on patinated bronze
68x22x5inches/173x56x13cm
Collection: Private Collection
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, The Fine Art Society, London, 1999
Literature: After Years Underground, The Fire-Breathing Monsters are Back, , The Daily Mail, 1995, p.29; Gerald Laing, Dragons at Bank, , Whistler, 1995, p.12; Commissions - The Sculpture Company, , Sculpture 108, 1996; Exhibiting Close to Home, , Ross-shire Journal, 2002; Susan Mansfield, Why I Said Goodbye to Warhol, , Scotsman, 2002; Gerald Laing, Apostasy, , Northern Review, 1998; Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, 1999; Tam Dalyell, Gerald Laing: Artist whose work encompassed Sixties Pop Art and figurative sculpture, , Independent, 2011; Gerald Laing, Ten Dragons: Bank Underground Station, 1995; Philip Ward-Jackson, Public Sculpture of the City of London, 2003.
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The Twickenham Kicker, Small Maquette
Artists CR 545b
1995
Bronze (Edition of 500)
6inches/15cm, height
Collection: Artist's estate
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The Twickenham Kicker, Third-scale Maquette
Artists CR 545c
1995
Bronze (Edition of 10)
29x19x14inches/74x48x36cm
Lost
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, The Fine Art Society, London, 1999
Literature: Gerald Laing, From Here to Apostasy, , Art Review, 1999, pp.48–9; Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, 1999.
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The Twickenham Winger, Small Maquette
Artists CR 546
June 1995
Bronze (Edition of 500)
7.5x5x3.5inches/19x13x9cm
Collection: Artist's estate
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The Twickenham Winger, Third-scale Maquette
Artists CR 546a
1996
Bronze (Edition of 10)
28.5x12x12inches/72x30x30cm
Collection: Artist's estate
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Relief Panel - ‘Anthony Haden Guest’
Artists CR 546c
1995
New York
Plaster (Edition of 2)
12.5x11.75inches/32x30cm
Collection: Private Collection
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Seven Panels on the Theme of St. George, the Dragon and the Maiden
Artists CR 547
1995
London
Metallic Resin
94.5x70.4inches/240x179cm, 7 panels, each
Commissioned by Boots Properties Plc.
Provenance: .
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, The Fine Art Society, London, 1999
Literature: After Years Underground, The Fire-Breathing Monsters are Back, , The Daily Mail, 1995, p.29; John Rendall, Gerald Laing Sculpture Preview, , Hello!, 1996, p.26; Commissions - The Sculpture Company, , Sculpture 108, 1996; Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, 1999.
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The Four Twickenham Rugby Players: The Kicker
Artists CR 548
September / October 1995
London / Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze
, 1.25x life-size
Rugby Football Union
Provenance: .
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, The Fine Art Society, London, 1999
Literature: Gerald Laing, The Artist’s Eye, , Art Review, 1996, p.22; Nicholas Usherwood, Gerald Laing, , Galleries UK, 1996, p.18; Jane Hall, Heroes Guard Arts of Rugby, , Journal, 1996; Gerald Laing, Apostasy, , Northern Review, 1998; Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, 1999.
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The Four Twickenham Rugby Players: The Winger
Artists CR 549
1995
London / Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze
, 1.25x life-size
Rugby Football Union
Provenance: .
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, The Fine Art Society, London, 1999
Literature: Nicholas Usherwood, Gerald Laing, , Galleries UK, 1996, p.18; Jane Hall, Heroes Guard Arts of Rugby, , Journal, 1996; Gerald Laing, Apostasy, , Northern Review, 1998; Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, 1999.
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The Twickenham Scrum Half, Small Maquette
Artists CR 550
1996
Kinkell
Bronze (Edition of 500)
4.5x8x2.5inches/11x20x6cm
Collection: Artist's estate
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The Twickenham Try Scorer, Small Maquette
Artists CR 551a
February 1996
Kinkell
Bronze (Edition of 500)
5x9.5x2inches/13x24x5cm
Rugby Football Union
Provenance: .
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The Twickenham Scrum Half, Third-scale Maquette
Artists CR 552
March - April 1996
Bronze (Edition of 10)
15x34x11inches/38x86x28cm
Collection: Artist's estate
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The Twickenham Try Scorer, Third-scale Maquette
Artists CR 553
March - April 1996
Bronze (Edition of 10)
18.5x34x7.5inches/47x86x19cm
Collection: Artist's estate
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The Four Twickenham Rugby Players: The Scrum Half
Artists CR 554
1995
London / Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze
, 1.25x life-size
Rugby Football Union
Provenance: .
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, The Fine Art Society, London, 1999
Literature: Nicholas Usherwood, Gerald Laing, , Galleries UK, 1996, p.18; Gerald Laing, Apostasy, , Northern Review, 1998; Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, 1999.
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The Four Twickenham Rugby Players: The Forward
Artists CR 555
1995
London / Kinkell, Scotland
Bronze
, 1.25x life-size
Rugby Football Union
Provenance: .
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, The Fine Art Society, London, 1999
Literature: Nicholas Usherwood, Gerald Laing, , Galleries UK, 1996, p.18; Gerald Laing, Apostasy, , Northern Review, 1998; Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, 1999.
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Relief Portrait of Clovis Ogilvie-Laing
Artists CR 556
August 1996
Kinkell, Scotland
Nickel-plated bronze (Edition of 10)
16x12.25inches/41x31cm
Collection: Artist's estate
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, The Fine Art Society, London, 1999; Gerald Laing: Sculpture at Chisenbury Priory, Chisenbury Priory, East Chisenbury, 2002
Literature: Iain Gale, The Great Survivor, , Caledonia, 2002, pp.38-40; Gerald Laing: Sculpture at Chisenbury Priory, 2002; Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, 1999.
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Portrait Bust of John Paul Getty Jr
Artists CR 557
October - November 1996
London
Nickel-plated bronze
31x20x14inches/79x51x36cm
Collection: National Gallery, London
Provenance: .
Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, The Fine Art Society, London, 1999
Literature: Exhibiting Close to Home, , Ross-shire Journal, 2002; Jeremy Watson, ‘Immoral’ War Inspires Art Legend, , Scotland on Sunday, 2004; Susan Mansfield, Why I Said Goodbye to Warhol, , Scotsman, 2002; Gerald Laing, Apostasy, , Northern Review, 1998; Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, 1999; Michael McNay, Gerald Laing obituary, , Guardian, 2011.
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Portrait for Medallion of Sir Paul Girolami, Prime Warden of Goldsmiths Company
Artists CR 557a
1996
No media information
, Responsible for portrait only
Collection: Private collection
Provenance: .
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