Laing Art Gallery

Laing Art Gallery

 Laing Art Gallery shown within Tyne and Wear
OS grid reference  NZ251645
Location Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Coordinates 54°58′30″N 1°36′32″W / 54.975°N 1.609°W / 54.975; -1.609

The Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, is located on New Bridge Street. The gallery was designed in the Baroque style with Art Nouveau elements by architects Cackett and Burns Dick and is now a Grade II listed building.[1] It was opened in 1904 and is now managed by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums and sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. In front of the gallery is the Blue Carpet.

The gallery collection contains paintings, watercolours and decorative historical objects, including Newcastle silver. In the early 1880s, Newcastle was a major glass producer in the world and enamelled glasses by William Beilby[2] are on view along with ceramics (including Maling pottery), and diverse contemporary works by emerging UK artists. It has a programme of regularly rotating exhibitions and has free entry.

The gallery's collection of seminal paintings includes John Martin's dramatic "The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah",[3] as well as important works by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Burne-Jones ("Laus Veneris"),[4] Holman Hunt (Isabella and the Pot of Basil),[5] Ben Nicholson[2] and others. Local paintings include pictures by Ralph Hedley.[6] There is also an extensive collection of 18th and 19th-century watercolours and drawings, including work by Turner,[2] Cotman etc.

References

  1. ↑ "Public Art Online Regeneration Case Studies - Blue Carpet". publicartonline.org.uk.
  2. 1 2 3 "Our collections | Laing Art Gallery". laingartgallery.org.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "BBC - Your Paintings - Laing Art Gallery". bbc.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Laus veneris | Art UK Art UK | Discover Artworks Laus veneris". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Laing Art Gallery’s Companion Guide Book marks 110 years of history | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog". blog.twmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  6. ↑ http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/laing/northernspirit/ralph-hedley/
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