Description GERALD LAING (British 1936-2011) A PRINT, "Brigitte Bardot," 1968, screenprint on paper, signed in margin in pencil L/R, titled, dated, and numbered L/L 4/200. 21 1/4" x 20 1/2" Note: This screenprint is derived from the eponymous 1963 largely successful painting demonstrating Laing’s refinement of technique on a structured ruled grid. The original painting was submitted, and selected, for the 1963 Young Contemporaries Exhibition at RBA Galleries in London. The source for the original work came from the logo on the request for entries for the exhibition -? a black and white photograph of Brigitte Bardot on which a black circle had been superimposed. The graphic designer's intention with the invitation was stated as an inference about the type of work that would likely dominate the exhibition - a merging of British pop art and Russian constructivism. Laing accepted the design as “a gift,” and was determined “to appropriate it in its entirety.” This screenprint, along with the source painting, is the highlight of Laing's portraits of French New Wave film stars.? Provenance: Exhibited in “AN ART HISTORIAN COLLECTS: The David E. Brauer Collection” at the Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama, February 7 – November 29, 2020; Estate of David E. Brauer, Houston, Texas.
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