Artist Jack Vettriano - a Late Developer
Artist Jack Vettriano (birth name Jack Hoggan) was born in Fife, Scotland in 1951. But unlike many gifted artists who start painting while very young, Vettriano only began teaching himself to paint after a girlfriend gave him a set of watercolor paints for his 21st birthday.
In 1989, at the age of 38, he felt ready to display his paintings in public and submitted two works to the Royal Scottish Academy’s annual exhibition. Both were accepted and sold the same day, after which the artist was approached by several galleries wanting to sell his work..
In 2004 The Singing Butler, Vettriano’s best known painting, was sold at Sotheby’s for close to £750,000. In the same year he was awarded an OBE for Services to the Visual Arts.
Although his work is often dismissed by art critics as devoid of imagination, Vettriano is one of the most commercially successful living artists. While his original works regularly fetch six figure prices, it is believed he earns more from the sale of reproductions.
And that’s lucky for non-art critics who appreciate his work as Jack Vettriano Prints are now readily available and affordable for those who can’t fork out huge amounts of cash for originals.
Thanks to modern technology and breakthroughs in digital printing, it’s now possible to produce art reproductions at budget prices. The quality of fine art prints has simultaneously improved. Sophisticated inkjet printers using a wide array of inks can bring out brilliant, pure colors, outstanding detail and subtle hues previously only manageable with the most expensive of machinery.
This means the normal person now has access to Vettriano posters and fine art prints reproduced from his original artwork. Reproductions are made on fade-resistant materials and often include stretched canvas prints, providing an even more authentic look.
When selecting a fine art print, one has various framing alternatives available that allow one to infuse the artwork with personal taste, ensuring a measure of originality.
Selecting a frame that complements not only the print but also the interior design space will add immensely to one’s appreciation of the artwork. Unless you’re very brave, it’s safest to keep it simple - contemporary frames with contemporary art, and so on.
Using established interior design concepts allied with tasteful selection of the artist’s framed prints, it’s now quite easy to decorate your home or office walls to look like a personalized art gallery - without breaking your budget.