Alastair Laing
| Alastair Laing | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alastair Laing 1944 Woking |
| 29 June 2024 (aged 79–80)[1]29 June 2024 (aged 79–80)[1] | |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| 💼 Occupation | |
Alastair Laing (1944–2024) was a British art historian. His favourite subject was François Boucher.
Laing studied history at Oxford, in a time when art history was not a university subject yet. In 2001 he became curator for paintings and sculptures at the National Trust in London. After retiring, he devoted 26 years to the development of painting collectionsin 120 "historic houses."[2]
In 1986, Laing was appointed as the curator for the "paintings and sculptures" department of the British National Trust. After retirement, he devoted 26 years to value painting and sculpture collections in above 120 "historical houses".[3]
Bibliography
- Les dessins de François Boucher (in français). 2003. Search this book on
- Alastair Laing; Pierre Rosenberg (2005). Renaissance de la collection de dessins du musée Antoine-Lécuyer, 1550-1950 (in français). L'Œil d'Or. ISBN 9782913661172. Search this book on
- Alastair Laing; Nicolas Surlapierre; Yohan Rimaud (2019). Une des provinces du rococo : La Chine rêvée de François Boucher (in français). Search this book on
References
- ↑ https://masterdrawings.org/obituary-alastair-laing/ Obituary by Perrin Stein, 7 December 2024
- ↑ "Alastair Laing". Babelio.
- ↑ "Alastair Laing". Babelio (in français).
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