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Jack Vettriano canvas prints

The Singing Butler canvas print
The Singing Butler canvas print

Jack Vettriano has published a new set of 6 canvas prints. The new set of canvas prints includes well-known images of the Singing Butler , Bluebird at Bonneville, In Thoughts of You and Dance me to the End of Love as well as the Picnic Party and the Pier. Vettriano fans are waiting for news about his new London exhibition which is scheduled for this summer . His recent exhibition in Kirkcaldy was a massive success. 46,000 people went to Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery to see Jack Vettriano’s new exhibition Days of Wine and Roses.

Jack Vettriano canvas prints

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Game On , signed Jack Vettriano

Speculation is mounting over the paintings including Game On which might  be featured in the Jack Vettriano exhibition which will be opening in Kirkcaldy next year . Vettriano has stated that his most famous painting The Singing Butler will be part of the exhibition  . Sotheby’s auctioneers are  helping him track down his best-known paintings, seeking loans from  collectors and anonymous buyers.
Vettriano has, somewhat optimistically ,  offered the show to the National Galleries of Scotland, which has always shunned his work.
It was “mildly short of a disgrace” that NGS had never shown or bought his work for the national collection, he said, adding: “That may be the opportunity for the National Galleries to say, ‘Right, we’ll show this stuff and let the public make their minds up’.”
Vettriano has been on tour in the UK including an  appearance at the Aberdeen Music Hall taking questions from up to 800 people. It was something he had never done before,  showing the popularity of the so-called “People’s Painter”. Game On was published as a limited Edition Giclee print , Paper: 310 gsm Hahnemuhle mould made paper

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The Singing Butler's lady in red on TV

Orla Brady is to appear on Richard & Judy’s show on UK TV today at 2pm to be interviewed about the new series of ‘Mistresses‘ on BBC1 but also to talk about being ‘the lady in red’ in Vettriano’s painting, ‘The Singing Butler‘. Information about today’s interview was released a few hours ago. Orla is today, to be presented with a print of ‘Dancer In Emerald’, the sister painting to ‘The Singing Butler’, which features the actress in the same dancing pose but wearing a dark emerald dress instead of the now famous, red dress. The original painting, ‘Dancer In Emerald’ has gone on loan to the Kirkcaldy Museum in Fife as part of this year’s Homecoming Scotland celebrations. jack vettriano was in the news last month when he boasted , as most artist do , that he had bedded most of his models . Whether Orla Brady is one such conquest has not been revealed

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Jack Vettriano refuses to paint Colin Montgomerie for NPG

Jack Vettriano has revealed he turned down the chance to produce a painting for the National Galleries of Scotland – because they asked for a portrait of golfer Colin Montgomerie .

He said: “I was in France when I got a call from my art dealer, who said there might have been a breakthrough. ‘The national galleries would like you to do a portrait’. I said, ‘Who?’. ‘Colin Montgomerie’.

“I said, ‘I’m afraid that the answer is no’, I don’t do men with breasts, and I don’t mean that as unkind to Colin Montgomerie (sic) . My art dealer said, ‘Think about it’ and I said, ‘I have, and the answer is no’.”

Later in the evening at the event, An Audience with Jack Vettriano, the artist was asked if he would ever paint a man as anything other than a prop for women. He replied: “I have to paint a face I like. Have you seen Colin Montgomerie’s face recently?”

However, gallery chiefs denied knowledge of any approach being made and insisted the NGS had not commissioned a portrait of the golfer.

Vettriano has had a long-running feud with the arts establishment and he has never had any of his work in a major gallery

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Jack Vettriano silkscreen prints

Photogold has a complete set of 8 Jack Vettriano silkscreen prints consisting of Along Came a Spider, Game of Life , Parlour of Temptation ,Table for One , Models in the Studio , Words of Wisdom , Drifters and Altar of Memory for sale . This set of signed silkscreens is considered by many to be his best ever collection .

Print details – Limited edition signed , silkscreen prints by Jack Vettriano SIZE 295 Published August 2004 PAPER 400gsm Velin Arches Blanc IMAGE SIZE 16 by 20 inches PAPER SIZE 26 by 22 inches . Delivery 7 to 10 days . Order by phone for free UK delivery 07723-538941

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Jack Vettriano painting of Zara Phillips goes on sale at auction

Jack Vettriano’s painting of Zara Phillips for Sports relief with her reclining on a Union flag is up for auction. It is predicted to defy the credit crunch and fetch a stunning £1 million.
“We hope people will start bidding from £100,000,” says a spokesman for Bonhams, which is conducting the auction in aid of Sport Relief. “It’s a very rare piece and the only one of a young royal around that is up for auction. We would love it to hit the million mark and certainly think it is a possibility.”
“I was shaking and she had to calm me down before we started,” says Vettriano. “It was always going to be a more natural rather than a formal portrait.”
The Fife-born artist’s paintings now sell at high prices. Whether this work can beat his previous record of £744,800, for the The Singing Butler in 2004 remains to be seen.

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Beautiful Dreamer drawing goes for auction


Jack Vettriano has donated a drawing of Beautiful Dreamer to an auction to raise funds for a Welsh art gallery under threat of closure . Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw gallery in Pwllheli, North Wales.The drawing on an A6 card, shows the image of a woman standing at the window in Vettriano’s London studio. It is the first drawing he has ever submitted for public display.

“Beautiful Dreamer” will be auctioned, along with 11 other works , in an effort to raise enough money to save the gallery – one of the oldest in Wales – from closure. It will feature in the auction this Saturday alongside works from selected artists including Wrexham-born Keith Bowen, Gareth Parry, William Selwyn and Welsh concert singer Bryn Terfel.

The gallery’s director, Gwyn Jones, revealed that significant attention has already been paid to Vettriano’s piece. According to the BBC, he said: “We’ve already had substantial interest with people wanting to place phone bids. The reserve is £5,000 and we’re hoping it will make £10,000.”

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Banksy artwork wanted


Banksy is the most popular artist in the UK at the moment. Photogold sells Banksy’s work in our online art gallery. At the moment Photogold is actively seeking work by Banksy to purchase for the gallery. We are looking for genuine pieces by Banksy. Contact us on 07723-538941 for more information

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Banksy unmasked

The identity of anti-establishment artist Banksy has been a closely guarded secret until now, but new evidence from a Sunday newspaper investigation suggests that he is in fact Robin Gunningham, 34, a former pupil at the £9,240-a-year Bristol Cathedral School.

Banksy rose to fame by using stencils to paint illegal grafitti images on public walls, often with a topical political message. His images have become so popular that some councils and businesses have opted to protect his creations rather than wash them off.

Banksy Graffiti Art Abstract Canvas Painting Posters and Prints “Life Is Short Chill The Duck Out” Wall Canvas Art Home Decor

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