Jack Vettriano (1951-2025) is one of Britain's most iconic and well recognised contemporary artists, known for his distinctive portraiture often focusing on imagery set in the 1930s and 1940s and directly inspired by Film Noir cinema.
Jack's Background & Early Life
Born in Fife Scotland and real name Jack Hogan, his background meant he was seemingly unlikely to become a professional
Jack Vettriano (1951-2025) is one of Britain's most iconic and well recognised contemporary artists, known for his distinctive portraiture often focusing on imagery set in the 1930s and 1940s and directly inspired by Film Noir cinema.
Jack's Background & Early Life
Born in Fife Scotland and real name Jack Hogan, his background meant he was seemingly unlikely to become a professional artist, nor one of any notoriety!
Leaving education at 15, his early working career was varied; one summer season he worked as a bingo caller at Leven Promenade (Scotland) amusements, he also briefly trained as a mining engineer in his native Scotland and later would fill a plethora of white-collar jobs. I even heard he worked for our local London Borough Redbridge council for a time!
In the 1970s he decided to take up a hobby of painting, after his partner at the time bought him a set of watercolour paints for his then 21st birthday & the rest is history...
Media Attention
He has gained a lot of media attention over the last 35 years, including from the BBC, ITV, SKY and shows such as the South Bank Show, CBS News, Breakfast With Frost, the list in now considerable and there are future retrospectives in the works.
Release History (selected)
We have added the limited edition 'Wicked Games' to our Jack portfolio; set to be officially launched on the 27th, this is another seductive image with its own story and sexual undertones, something Vettriano has mastered in painting form - November 2020
Announcing the release of 'The Missing Man II - Premium Edition' a very special 'hand embellished' canvas limited edition by Jack, from a small edition of 75 copies. Mysterious and charming, these premium editions are expected to sell out and become collector's item - October 2020
Today sees the artist's latest limited edition release, simply called 'Diva' and who doesn't know one of these in their lives? - June 2020
Jack’s own publishing company has an official Instagram
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