Gerald Laing was one of the most significant artists in the British Pop art movement, where he established the ‘newsprint’ painting style depicting newspaper images of pop culture icons on large canvases. He moved away from painting and for 30 years focused on sculpture but returned to his pop art roots in 2004. He made a series of anti-war paintings after seeing the publication of photographs of the human rights violations including physical abuse and sexual humiliation by members of the United States Army, at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
These were followed by paintings in his famous newspaper style commenting on celebrity culture with a series of Kate Moss, Victoria Beckham and Amy Winehouse images. His works depicting Jean Harlow were painted in the year of his death in 2011. This limited edition print of just 50 copies is of Victoria Beckham and signed by the artist. Black frame to 650mm to 900mm.
£585
