In July 2013, the 25th Anniversary issue of Vogue Italia included a highlight of the Vettriano inspired fashion story, ‘Pulp: His Kind of Woman’, in their ‘Steven Meisel: Greatest Hits, Volume 1’ anthology, compiled to celebrate the magazine’s benchmark anniversary.

The internationally acclaimed fashion photographer, Steven Meisel, originally shot the 32-page story inspired by the paintings of Jack Vettriano for the August 2004 issue of Vogue Italia. Entitled ‘Pulp: His Kind of Woman’ , styled by Edward Enninful and produced by Eric Hoffman, Meisel’s fashion story was credited as being based on the paintings of Jack Vettriano and explores the film noir themes for which Jack has become famous.

Some of the photographs are direct interpretations of individual paintings, whilst others are more in homage to the style and atmoshpere of Vettriano’s work.

KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM TO HOST JACK VETTRIANO RETROSPECTIVE

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum

21st September 2013 – 23rd February 2014

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum is staging the most comprehensive exhibition ever devoted to Scottish artist, Jack Vettriano. This is the first major Vettriano retrospective, bringing together more than 100 of the artist’s paintings, including his most definitive and best-loved works, for the first time from private collections around the world.

This retrospective exhibition showcases such key paintings as Dance me to the end of Love (1998), Mad Dogs (1992), Long Time Gone (2006), Bluebird at Bonneville (1996) and The Billy Boys (1994). Alongside these classic, romantically themed paintings for which Vettriano is perhaps best known, this exhibition will also feature extensive examples of his powerfully erotic works such as Game On (1999), The Parlour of Temptation (1996), An Imperfect Past (2000), Fetish (1998 ) and Night Geometry (1996). All the paintings featured in this exhibition are on loan from private collections and many are going on public display for the first time in close to 20 years.

Jack Vettriano said: “I was deeply touched when approached by Kelvingrove Art Gallery about staging a Retrospective exhibition for me, having long since been an admirer of their collections and overall ethos. Exhibiting in such majestic surroundings is a great honour and one for which I am extremely grateful. I look forward to spending some time in Glasgow and renewing my acquaintance with some of my favourite paintings in Kelvingrove’s Collection – works by the likes of Van Gogh and the Scottish Colourists that, in many ways, inspired me to become an artist at the outset.

It will not be without some considerable emotion that I will also be reunited with some of my own paintings; works that span 20 years of my career and many of which I have not seen in years. I’ve been very lucky that my works have found their way into a diverse range of private collections around the world over the years and I am most grateful to the owners for so kindly loaning their paintings back for this special exhibition.”

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum
Argyle Street
Glasgow
G3 8AG

Tel: 0141 276 9599

21st September 2013 – 23rd February 2014

Open Monday to Thursday and Saturday 10am – 5pm and Sunday 11am – 5pm

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum Website

Ticket prices: £5 / £3 concessions (children under 16 admitted free)

To book tickets, please click HERE

A dedicated website for the Retrospective Exhibition has been launched. To visit the site, please click HERE

Click HERE to email us for further information and to join the Jack Vettriano Retrospective mailing list to receive updates regarding the exhibition

Jack Vettriano donates print number 1/250 from his special autobiographical edition, entitled ‘Blue Blue’, to the White Feather Foundation’s fund-raising auction.

Jack Vettriano OBE (b.1951)

Blue Blue

Limited Edition Giclee Print
20 x 16 inches | 50.8 x 40.6 cms (image size)
35 x 30 inches | 88.9 x 76.2 cms (frame size)
Paper: 350 gsm Museum Etching paper

Edition Number: 1/250

Signed and numbered by the artist, 2013
Signed and inscribed with a special commemorative message on the on the reverse of the frame

Estimate: £1,500 – £2,500

This image features an autobiographical scene inspired by Vettriano’s time in Nice, where he has an apartment and studio. The title of this painting was inspired by lyrics from David Bowie’s song, ‘Sound and Vision’. Vettriano has donated number 1.250 of this edition to the White Feather Foundation where it will be auctioned at their prestigious, inaugural Ball, which is to be held in Monaco on Friday 10th May.

If you are interested in placing a confirmed commissioned bid for this very special, inscribed print, please contact Sophie Harral at Heartbreak Gallery on +44 (0)20 3219 5710 or via email at sophie@heart-break.co.uk.

The charity fund-raising Ball is to be held in Monaco on 10th May 2013 to raise funds for projects delivering clean water and sanitation to those suffering from water borne diseases. The Ball will be presented by Julian Lennon and hosted by Hollywood actress, Whoopi Goldberg, with T.S.H. Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco, as guests of honour.

There are a limited number of tickets still available for this prestigious event. For more information on purchasing tickets, please contact the organisers via email charityball@whitefeatherfoundation.com.

As well as this specially inscribed and signed print 1/250 of Vettriano’s Blue Blue, there will also be Lots donated by major international artists including Damien Hirst, Ai Wei Wei, Mark Evans, Simon Moon and Sir Paul McCartney.

For further information about the fund-raising Ball, please contact: charityball@whitefeatherfoundation.com

For further information about Julian Lennon’s White Feather Foundation, please click HERE.

Canary Wharf’s most majestic venue to host The Vettriano Collection, an exhibition of limited edition prints by Jack Vettriano.

Organised in association with Heartbreak Publishing, the exhibition comprises a specially curated collection of signed, limited edition prints by Jack Vettriano on display in the Fleming Gallery Room until Friday 21st December 2012. Admission is free of charge.

Jack Vettriano’s association with the Boisdale group began in 2010 when he was named Great Scot of the Year, and the award presented to him by the inaugural year’s winner, Sir Jackie Stewart.  Last year’s opening of the 15,000 square foot Boisdale of Canary Wharf has continued the association with the opening of ‘The Jack Vettriano Room’, a private dining room where original paintings hang alongside a specially created series of limited edition prints.

Speaking about the Boisdale, Jack has said, “Until I was nominated for the Johnnie Walker Great Scot of the Year Award in 2010, I was embarrassingly unaware of the Boisdale Club in Belgravia.  It was wonderful to discover such a strong Scottish presence only five minutes’ from my home and the night of the Award is one of the most memorable and enjoyable I’ve had in years.

Without doubt, the most lasting reward of that evening, was meeting and since becoming friends with, Ranald Macdonald, who is, in all senses, at the heart of the Boisdale empire.  I was thrilled to hear about Ranald’s ambitious plans for a Boisdale in the City and was lucky enough to get a sneak preview before it opened.  It is quite simply fabulous and on a very grand scale but one made instantly welcoming by Ranald’s eye for detail and his personal touches. I was delighted to be asked to contribute a piece of artwork to hang there and very flattered to discover that two paintings and a collection of prints were to hang in a private dining room.”  Jack Vettriano

Vettriano fans booking a table at Boisdale Canary Wharf for lunch or dinner will be offered a complimentary glass of champagne.  Simply quote “Heartbreak” when booking.  Offer valid until 21st December 2012 and subject to availability.

Please note that access to both the Fleming Gallery Room and the Jack Vettriano Room may be limited when a Private Event is on.  Please check with the Boisdale ahead of your visit to avoid disappointment.  Tel: 020 7715 5818

 Boisdale of Canary Wharf
Cabot Place
Canary Wharf
London, E14 4QT

Click HERE to visit the Boisdale website and to read more about this event.

 Boisdale Canary Wharf is open 11am to midnight from Monday to Saturday.

T: +44(0) 20 7715 5818

reservations@boisdale-cw.co.uk

www.boisdale.co.uk/canary-wharf

The Bluebird Centenary Celebration (1912-2012)

Tuesday 12th June 2012

For the very first time in history, the record breaking Bluebird cars and boats are to be displayed together outside the Theatre Royal Haymarket, to mark the centenary of the birth of the Bluebird dynasty.  This very special, free event will also include the unveiling of the Bluebird team’s latest vehicle: the Bluebird Formula E Racing Car.

Three of the Bluebird cars were captured by Jack Vettriano in a series of paintings created in 1995 for Sir Terence Conran’s Bluebird Club in London.

Click HERE for more information.

Stefano Ricci – tribute to Jack Vettriano

The luxury menswear brand, Stefano Ricci, have created a tribute to the work of Jack Vettriano for their Spring/Summer 2012 collection, which will be launched at Pitti Uomo in Florence this month.

Click on the thumbnail images featured to the left of this page to view the paintings that inspired these photographs.

Shot by Fredi Marcarini, the photographs cleverly recreate and reinterpret Vettriano’s images, keeping true to the characters from the paintings but dressing them in signature suits and accessories from Stefano Ricci’s 2012 collection.

View a short behind-the-scenes video from the Stefano Ricci Vettriano shoot:

Heartbreak Hotel by Jack Vettriano features on the artwork for That Old Familiar, the latest CD release by legendary bluegrass musicians, The David Thom Band.

Click on the thumbnail image featured to the left of this page to view the full artwork and further details. The beautifully designed CD artwork features images of the two versions of Vettriano’s painting, Heartbreak Hotel.

Listen to the title track, That Old Familiar’, via the link below:

04 That Old Familiar

Click HEREto listen to all the tracks on ‘That Old Familiar’ and to order a CD.

Click HEREto visit the David Thom Band website.