Portrait of an Artist

The Laing Art Gallery
11 September 2021 - 26 February 2022

Portrait of an Artist at The Laing Art Gallery.
11 September 2021 – 26 Feburary 2022

Our latest exhibition – Portrait of an Artist – will run until 26th February at The Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle.

This exhibition offers audiences a glimpse into the studios of over 50 Modern British Artists – bringing the lives of those who existed behind the canvas to the forefront. Whether spontaneous works or more formal compositions, these images have in common the power to transport the viewer momentarily back into the artist’s milieu and the moment of creation.

The show includes many works rarely seen since the day they were produced, and features artists such as Evelyn Dunbar, Leon Underwood, Winifred Knights, Gilbert Spencer, and Hilda Carline. These will be complemented by masterpieces from the Laing’s own collection, such as those by Duncan Grant, John Singer Sargent, and Sir William Orpen.

Works FEATURED in this Exhibition

Sold
Leon Underwood (1890 - 1975)
Cecile on the Sofa, 1920
SKU: 11208
Percy Jowett (1892 - 1955)
Barn Interior
£1,500
SKU: 11203
Edgar Holloway (1914 - 2008)
Self Portrait, (No. 6) 1932
£1,500
SKU: 11204
Edgar Holloway (1914 - 2008)
The Grey Topper, 1937
£775
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Evelyn Dunbar (1906 - 1960)
Industry and Sloth, c.1932
SKU: 11109
Hilda Carline (1889 - 1950)
The Sitting Room at 3 Park Crescent, Oxford, circa 1910
£9,000
SKU: 10883
Joseph Southall (1861 - 1944)
Anna Elizabeth Baker (study for The Coral Necklace), c.1894
£6,800
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Edith Granger-Taylor (1887 - 1958)
Self-portrait, c.1920
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Edith Granger-Taylor (1887 - 1958)
Self-portrait with Pig Tails, c.1920
Charles Sims (1873 - 1928)
My Pain Beneath Your Sheltering Hand, c.1928
SKU: 10530
William Strang (1859 - 1921)
Seated Nude (reclining, three quarter view)
£9,750
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Margaret Maitland Howard (1898 - 1983)
Female Nude Seated, Rear View, c.1920
SKU: 10480
Harry Bush (1883 - 1957)
Snowfall in the Suburbs – A View from the Artist’s House
£49,000
SKU: 10303
David Tindle (b. 1932)
Self Portrait in a Mirror
£2,950
SKU: 10281
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
My bed, rainy day, 1939
£5,850
SKU: 9902
Charles H.H. Burleigh (1869 - 1956)
7 Wilbury Crescent, Hove, circa 1900
£9,000
SKU: 9887
Raymond Ray-Jones (1886 - 1942)
Lamp-light (E.I.P), mid-1920s
£3,200
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Raymond Ray-Jones (1886 - 1942)
Self-portrait Wearing a Hat, c. 1920
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David Foggie (1878 - 1948)
Study of a Young Girl in a Green Dress with Yellow Floral Ornamentation, c.1920
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Richard Carline (1896 - 1980)
Portrait of Gwendolen Carline
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Self-portrait, c.1940
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William Roberts (1895 - 1980)
Portrait of May Berry, 1933
SKU: 9517
Barnett Freedman (1901 - 1958)
The Artist’s Wife, Claudia (née Guercio) at Stanhope Street, c.1926
£7,750
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
Kitchen at Oak Cottage, circa 1937
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Mary Potter (1900 - 1981)
Painting for life class, circa 1920
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Gilbert Spencer (1892 - 1979)
Portrait of Doreen Harter, mid 1920’s
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Edward Halliday (1902 - 1984)
Roof-terrace of the British School at Rome, 1926
SKU: 9159
Barnett Freedman (1901 - 1958)
Portrait of Claudia Guercino, the Artist’s Future Wife
£1,950
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Karl Hagedorn (1889 - 1969)
Self-portrait with Pipe
Barnett Freedman (1901 - 1958)
The Stanhope Street Group, 1926
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Rudolf Sauter (1895 - 1977)
Soldier: Self-portrait of the Artist, 1939
SKU: 7822
Phyllis Dodd (1899 - 1995)
In the Pentlands, oil on George Rowney Birchmore Board
£9,500
SKU: 7808
Phoebe Willetts-Dickinson (1917 - 1978)
A Corner of the Artist’s Studio with paintbox on a Windsor chair, late 30’s
£4,750
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Colin Gill (1892 - 1940)
Portrait of Winifred Knights, 1921
SKU: 7427
Henry Arthur Riley (1895 - 1966)
Me, 1940-42
£35,000
SKU: 7276
Frederick Austin (1902 - 1990)
The Artist Dreaming
£3,750
SKU: 6364
Evelyn Dunbar (1906 - 1960)
Portrait of the Artist’s Mother, Florence, on a Bentwood Rocking Chair, c.1930
£29,500
SKU: 6092
Geoffrey Rhoades (1898 - 1980)
Self Portrait, 1941
£470
SKU: 5973
Archibald Standish Hartrick (1864 - 1950)
The Creeps, c.1939
£3,450
SKU: 5974
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Self Portrait in Roman Hat, circa 1925
£9,500
SKU: 5788
Francis Spear (1902 - 1979)
The Artist’s Boots, 1932
£1,850
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Colin Gill (1892 - 1940)
Self-portrait, 1910
SKU: 5600
Mary Adshead (1904 - 1995)
Portrait of Daphne Charlton, c. 1935
£11,950
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Gavin Bone (1903 - 1942)
Gavin David Bone, by Himself
On Loan
Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)
The Artist’s Studio, La Vieille Chapelle, La Boissiere, Chateaudun, c. 1909
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
The Artist’s Chair, (Interior Oak Cottage), c.1937
Richard Carline (1896 - 1980)
Self Portrait, 1923
SKU: 4951
Donald Chrisholm Towner (1903 - 1985)
Portrait of Charles Mahoney (1903-1968), 1926
£9,750
SKU: 4825
Stephen Bone (1904 - 1958)
The artist’s studio, circa 1938
£6,500
SKU: 3806
Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)
The Artist’s Hand with Painted Teasel
£9,750
Alan Sorrell (1904 - 1974)
Study for People Seeking After Wisdom, c 1928
On Loan
Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)
Les deux petits pots (Les pots jaunes) – circa 1889
On Loan
Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)
Female Nude, early 1880s
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Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)
The dining room of John Singer Sargent, circa 1884
SKU: 935
Alan Sorrell (1904 - 1974)
Self Portrait, Nov 1928
£19,500
SKU: 926
Colin Gill (1892 - 1940)
Flora, 1912
£8,750
SKU: 895
Percy Horton (1897 - 1970)
Portrait of an artist (possibly Stanley Badmin), c.1925
£8,750
On Loan
Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)
Still Life with Blue Vase and Folded Cloth, late 1880s
On Loan
Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)
Discarded slippers, circa 1890
On Loan
Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)
Life study – Bearded Man, early 1880s
SKU: 177
James Wood (1889 - 1975)
Self Portrait, c.1918
£4,750
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Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Portrait of Winifred Knights, circa 1931
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Arnold Mason (1885 - 1963)
Portrait of Winifred Knights Sleeping, c.1920