Gerald Laing 1936-2011
Galina II, 1973
no. 9 from the edition of 10
inscribed on the base: ‘GALINA II, CR291, 9/10, 1973, GERALD LAING'
inscribed on the base: ‘GALINA II, CR291, 9/10, 1973, GERALD LAING'
bronze
created in Edinburgh
created in Edinburgh
11 ¾ x 8 x 9 inches | 30 x 30 x 23 cm
Further images
Back at Kinkell I began another sculpture using the comparatively small amount of clay I had left. It was a head of Galina, now known as Galina II. She suggested...
Back at Kinkell I began another sculpture using the comparatively small amount of clay I had left. It was a head of Galina, now known as Galina II. She suggested making up for it, and put on extravagant eye make up and violet cloche hat. It is strange that I have now forgotten the colour of the hat. It was a standard 1920’s type, but it came from Biba. Above all it put me in mind of the welded steel sculpture of a similar subject by Gonzales which had nudged me when I first saw it in a catalogue of his works. It was a roughly drawn welded steel head, with the arc of the brim of the cloche hat very clearly articulated. Looking at a catalogue of Picasso’s sculpture, in the creation of which Gonzales was very much involved, I realised how full of humour they are. Galina II was influenced not only by Gonzales, but also Brancusi.
Gerald Laing, 'Gerald Laing: An Autobiography', unpublished manuscript, 2011
Inspired by Julio González’s sheet-metal relief sculpture, Femme au Chapeau (1929)
Gerald Laing, 'Gerald Laing: An Autobiography', unpublished manuscript, 2011
Inspired by Julio González’s sheet-metal relief sculpture, Femme au Chapeau (1929)
Provenance
The artist's estate, catalogue raisonné no. 311 (Artist's CR 291)Exhibitions
Max Hutchinson Gallery, New York, 1976;
The Fruitmarket Gallery, Gerald Laing: A Retrospective 1963–1993, Edinburgh, 1993;
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, Gerald Laing: The Galina Series, Inverness, 1994;
The Fine Art Society, Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, London, 1999;
Chisenbury Priory, Gerald Laing: Sculpture at Chisenbury Priory, East Chisenbury, 2002
