Artist Jack Vettriano (birth name Jack Hoggan) was born in Fife, Scotland in 1951. But unlike many gifted artists who start painting while in their teens, 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 keen 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 paintings 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.
Because of innovative technology and advances in digital printing, it’s now feasible to produce art reproductions at budget prices. The quality of fine art prints has simultaneously improved. Advanced inkjet printers using a wide range of inks can produce brilliant, saturated colors, outstanding detail and subtle hues previously only achievable with the most expensive of equipment.
This means the normal art enthusiast 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, giving an even more authentic look.
When looking for quality reproductions, it’s worth checking if the work is available as a Giclée print. Giclée prints (pronounced “zhee-clay”) are fine art reproductions using special inkjet machines that print on a variety of paper surfaces or substrates, including textures such as watercolor paper, canvas, or artist textured vinyl.
When choosing a fine art print, one has various framing options available that allow one to stamp the artwork with personal preferences, ensuring a degree of originality.
Choosing a frame that complements not only the print but also the interior design space will add hugely to one’s enjoyment of the artwork. Unless you’re very daring, it’s safest to keep it simple – modern frames with contemporary art, and so on.
Using established interior design rules combined with considered selection of the artist’s framed prints, it’s now quite easy to decorate your home or corporate walls to look like a personalized art gallery – without breaking your budget.