Jack Vettriano

Born in Scotland in 1951, Vettriano left school at sixteen to become a mining engineer in the local coalfields. For his twenty-first birthday a girlfriend gave him a set of watercolour paints and, from then on, he spent much of his spare time teaching himself to paint.

The local art gallery, The Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery, with its renowned collection of 19th and 20th century Scottish paintings, was particularly inspirational.

It was fourteen years before Vettriano felt ready to show any of his work in public. In 1989 he offered two works to the Royal Scottish Academy’s annual exhibition; both were accepted and sold on the first day. The following year, an equally enthusiastic reaction greeted the three paintings, which he entered for the prestigious Summer Exhibition at London’s Royal Academy.

In the last nine years interest in, and desire for his work, has grown rapidly. There have been sell-out solo exhibitions in Edinburgh, London, Hong Kong and Johannesburg. In November 1999, Vettriano’s work was shown for the first time in New York, when twenty paintings were displayed at The International 20th Century Arts Fair at The Armory. Fifty collectors from the UK flew out for the opening night of the Fair and all twenty paintings were sold out within an hour of the opening.

In March 2000 BBC Scotland produced a half-hour documentary about Vettriano for their Arts Series EX-S; aired initially in Scotland only, the documentary is likely to be aired nationally later this year.

Aside from his exhibitions, Vettriano has acquired a vast following of fans through the posters and prints of his paintings that are distributed worldwide. This year the two best selling art posters in Britain are both Vettriano images. To date, more than 500,000 posters of Vettriano’s paintings have sold worldwide.

Paintings by Jack Vettriano can be found in private, corporate and public collections worldwide.
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Picture of Birdy

Birdy

£395.00
Picture of Yesterday's Dreams- Deluxe

Yesterday's Dreams- Deluxe

£2,750.00
Picture of Missing Man II- Deluxe

Missing Man II- Deluxe

£2,750.00
Picture of The Billy Boys

The Billy Boys

£495.00
Picture of Elegy for a Dead Admiral

Elegy for a Dead Admiral

£600.00
Picture of Picnic Party

Picnic Party

£600.00
Picture of The Sparrow & Hawk

The Sparrow & Hawk

£870.00
Picture of Mr Cool

Mr Cool

£465.00
Picture of Night Calls

Night Calls

£465.00
Picture of Man of Mystery

Man of Mystery

£610.00
Picture of The Look of Love?

The Look of Love?

£610.00
Picture of Exit Eden

Exit Eden

£545.00
Picture of Black on Blonde

Black on Blonde

£375.00
Picture of Edinburgh Afternoon

Edinburgh Afternoon

£550.00
Picture of The Very Thought of You

The Very Thought of You

£550.00
Picture of Model in Westwood

Model in Westwood

£595.00
Picture of Afternoon Reverie

Afternoon Reverie

£363.19
Picture of Altar Of Memory

Altar Of Memory

£1,050.00
Picture of Beautiful Dreamer

Beautiful Dreamer

£995.00