ID 717615
Lot 268 | GERALD LAING (1936-2011)
Estimate value
£ 200 000 – 300 000
Acceleration
signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'Acceleration 1970 CR 266 Gerald Laing' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
65 1⁄4 x 50 1⁄8 in. (165.7 x 127.3 cm.)
Painted in 1970
Provenance
Private Collection, UK (acquired directly from the artist).
Literature
D. Knight, Gerald Laing: Catalogue Raisonne, London 2017, p. 481, no. 276 (illustrated in colour, p. 166).
Exhibited
Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 1971: Gerald Laing, 1971, p. 43, no. 7 (incorrectly dated '1964-1970').
London, The Fine Art Society, Gerald Laing 1936-2011: A Retrospective, 2016, pp. 40 and 41.
Special Notice
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| Applied technique: | Painted |
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| Art style: | Post War Art |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Applied technique: | Painted |
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| Art style: | Post War Art |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
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