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.

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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.

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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.

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1982 – 2007: Portrait Heads

Gerald Laing's portrait work includes heads and reliefs of Luciano Pavarotti, Andy Warhol, Paul Getty and Sam Wanamaker.

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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.

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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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The Lowing Herd Winds Slowly O’er the Lea

Artists CR 631

2007

London

Oil on canvas

72x64inches/183x163cm

Collection: Artist's estate

Provenance: .

Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, ocontemporary Gallery, London, 2008

Literature: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, 2008.

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Bas-Relief Portrait of G. F. Robert Hanke

Artists CR 631

April 2007

London

No media information

23.5x15.75inches/60x40cm

Collection: Private collection

Provenance: .

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Sam’s Lotus

Artists CR 632

2007

London

Oil and silver leaf on canvas

45x56inches/114x142cm

Collection: Artist's estate

Provenance: .

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Go Home Dogs

Artists CR 633

2007

London

Oil on canvas

48x72inches/122x183cm

Collection: Artist's estate

Provenance: .

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Pass

Artists CR 634

2007

London

Oil on canvas

19.5x36inches/50x91cm

Collection: Artist's estate

Exhibitions: Gerald Laing 1936–2011: A Retrospective, The Fine Art Society, London, 2016

Literature: Gerald Laing 1936–2011: A Retrospective, 2016.

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Victoria Beckham

Artists CR 635

2007

London

Oil on canvas

18x16inches/46x41cm

Collection: Artist's estate

Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, ocontemporary Gallery, London, 2008; Gerald Laing 1936–2011: A Retrospective, The Fine Art Society, London, 2016

Literature: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, 2008; Gerald Laing 1936–2011: A Retrospective, 2016; Gerald Laing Obituary, , Telegraph, 2011.

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Athol Urquhart

Artists CR 636

August 2007

Kinkell

Oil on canvas

18x16inches/46x41cm

Collection: Private collection

Provenance: .

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The Kiss

Artists CR 637

2007

London

Oil on canvas

37x32inches/94x81cm

Collection: Private collection

Provenance: .

Exhibitions: Amy Winehouse, Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd, London, 2011

Literature: Gerald Laing Obituary, , Telegraph, 2011.

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Study for Kate Moss

Artists CR 638

2007

London

Oil on canvas

32x20inches/81x51cm

Collection: Artist's estate

Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, ocontemporary Gallery, London, 2008; Gerald Laing 1936–2011: A Retrospective, The Fine Art Society, London, 2016

Literature: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, 2008; Gerald Laing 1936–2011: A Retrospective, 2016; Gerald Laing Obituary, , Telegraph, 2011.

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Gethsemane

Artists CR 639

2008

London

Oil on canvas

44x32inches/112x81cm

Collection: Private collection

Provenance: .

Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, ocontemporary Gallery, London, 2008; Amy Winehouse, Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd, London, 2011

Literature: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, 2008.

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Thus Far and No Further

Artists CR 640

2008

London

Oil on canvas

42x27inches/107x69cm

Collection: Artist's estate

Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, ocontemporary Gallery, London, 2008; Amy Winehouse, Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd, London, 2011

Literature: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, 2008.

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Belshazzar’s Feast

Artists CR 641

2008

London

Oil on canvas

30x48inches/76x122cm

Collection: Private Collection

Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, ocontemporary Gallery, London, 2008; Amy Winehouse, Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd, London, 2011

Literature: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, 2008.

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Kate Moss II

Artists CR 642

2008

Kinkell

Oil on canvas

48x30inches/122x76cm

Collection: Artist's estate

Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, ocontemporary Gallery, London, 2008

Literature: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, 2008; Gerald Laing Obituary, , Telegraph, 2011.

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The Kiss II

Artists CR 643

2008

Kinkell

Oil on canvas

72x62inches/183x157cm

Collection: Artist's estate

Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, ocontemporary Gallery, London, 2008; Amy Winehouse, Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd, London, 2011

Literature: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, 2008; Laura Gascoigne, [untitled], , Spectator, 2008.

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Mother and Child

Artists CR 644

2008

Kinkell

Oil on canvas

36.5x24inches/93x61cm

Collection: Artist's estate

Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, ocontemporary Gallery, London, 2008; Amy Winehouse, Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd, London, 2011

Literature: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, 2008.

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The Gethsemane Kiss

Artists CR 645

2008

London

Oil on canvas

18x22inches/46x56cm

Collection: Artist's estate

Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, ocontemporary Gallery, London, 2008; Amy Winehouse, Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd, London, 2011

Literature: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, 2008.

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Mother and Child and Alter Ego

Artists CR 646

2008

London

Oil on canvas

18x22inches/46x56cm

Collection: Artist's estate

Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, ocontemporary Gallery, London, 2008; Amy Winehouse, Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd, London, 2011

Literature: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, 2008.

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Domestic Perspective

Artists CR 647

2008

Kinkell

Oil on canvas

68.5x33inches/174x84cm, irregular

Collection: Artist's estate

Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, ocontemporary Gallery, London, 2008; Amy Winehouse, Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd, London, 2011; Gerald Laing 1936–2011: A Retrospective, The Fine Art Society, London, 2016

Literature: Gerald Laing: New Paintings for Modern Times, 2008; Gerald Laing 1936–2011: A Retrospective, 2016.

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Swamp Rat VII

Artists CR 648

2009

West Sussex

Oil on canvas

72x264inches/183x671cm

Collection: Laing Fine Art

Provenance: .

Literature: Gerald Laing 1936–2011: A Retrospective, 2016.

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The Black Spot

Artists CR 648a

2008

London

Acrylic on canvas

69x23.5inches/175x60cm

Provenance: Private collection;.

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The Lineout (Core Values)

Artists CR 649

2010

London

Bronze

300inches/762cm, 2x life-size

Rugby Football Union

Provenance: .

Literature: Patrick Collins, Among the Fans: From Ashes to the Arrows, a year of watching the watchers, 2012, p.115; Gerald Laing Obituary, , Telegraph, 2011; Gerald Laing, Notes for the speech at the unveiling of The Lineout sculpture, 2010.

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Trouble in the Banlieu

Artists CR 650

2007

London

Oil on canvas

36x48inches/91x122cm

Collection: Laing Fine Art

Exhibitions: Gerald Laing 1936–2011: A Retrospective, The Fine Art Society, London, 2016

Literature: Gerald Laing 1936–2011: A Retrospective, 2016.

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Maquette for Glad Day

Artists CR 650a

2011

Kinkell

Bronze with gold leaf

30x24x10inches/76x61x25cm, including base

Collection: Laing Fine Art

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Self Portrait (Tear Gas Grenade)

Artists CR 651

2011

London and Kinkell

Oil on canvas

112x72inches/284x183cm

Collection: Laing Fine Art

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Fan

Artists CR [none given]

1962

Oil on shaped canvas

20x35inches/51x89cm

Collection: Artist's estate

Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1963; Gerald Laing 1936–2011: A Retrospective, The Fine Art Society, London, 2016

Literature: Gerald Laing: Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings, 1963, p.[3]; Gerald Laing 1936–2011: A Retrospective, 2016.

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Love Machine

Artists CR [none given]

1962

Mixed media

Exhibitions: Gerald Laing: Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1963

Literature: Gerald Laing, Gerald Laing: An Autobiography, 2011; Gerald Laing: Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings, 1963, p.[3].

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Relief Portrait of Hector Hughes Aged Eleven and Rasta

Artists CR [none given]

2000

Kinkell, Scotland

Plaster

16.5x13.5inches/42x34cm

Collection: Artist's estate

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Relief Portrait of Ludovic Hughes Aged Nine

Artists CR [none given]

February 2000

Kinkell, Scotland

Plaster

16.5x13.5inches/42x34cm

Collection: Artist's estate

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Maquette for Frieze of the Wise and Foolish Virgins - Laocoon (Eve and the Serpent)

Artists CR [none given]

0

Plaster

8x12inches/20x30cm

Provenance: .

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Small Steel Pyramid (multiple)

Artists CR [none given]

1973

Welded COR-TEN steel (Edition of 50)

10.75x14x7inches/27x36x18cm

Literature: Lindsey Ingram and Rupert Halliwell (eds.), Gerald Laing Prints and Multiples: A Catalogue Raisonné, 2006.

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Small Bronze Pyramid (multiple)

Artists CR [none given]

1973

Bronze (Edition of 50)

10.75x14x7inches/27x36x18cm

Exhibitions: Gerald Laing 1936–2011: A Retrospective, The Fine Art Society, London, 2016

Literature: Gerald Laing 1936–2011: A Retrospective, 2016.

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Reclining Figure II (Large Teak)

Artists CR [none given]

2000

Teak, patinated bronze sheet base over stainless-steel frame

18.9x85x28.35inches/48x216x72cm, without base

Collection: Private collection

Provenance: .

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Barbara Conviser II

Artists CR [none given]

1983

Aspen, Colorado

Bronze

12.75x10.5x8.5inches/32x27x22cm

Provenance: .

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Welcome Back to Earth (reprise)

Artists CR [none given]

1994

Acrylic and oil on canvas

60x60inches/152x152cm

Exhibitions: Images from Space, Glassell School of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1995

Literature: Images from Space, 1995.

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