Lovers & Other Strangers : Jack Vettriano Hardcover – January 1, 2009

The painter, Jack Vettriano , emerged from unlikely beginnings as a mining engineer’s apprentice in Fife, Scotland—unknown and untutored—to see his paintings acquired by celebrities around the world. His first solo exhibition sold out—as did his second—and he has since become Scotland’s most successful and most controversial contemporary artist. Vettriano’s images are a gateway to a world that is both alluring and sinister. He depicts a place where the past and the present intertwine. It is a world with a heavy atmosphere, evoking the great noir movies and novels of our time. In Lovers and Strangers , Jack Vettriano has chosen 100 of his most powerful canvases. These are accompanied by a compelling essay by the critic, Anthony Quinn, who recounts Vettriano’s early days in the Fife coalfields, his initial artistic endeavors on the backs of betting slips, his first solo exhibition, and his present phenomenal success. Read more