Lovers and Other Strangers: Paintings by Jack Vettriano

Lovers and Other Strangers: Paintings by Jack Vettriano by Quinn, Anthony. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781862054202.

The painter Jack Vettriano emerged from the unlikely background of the Scottish coalfields - unknown and untutored - and has seen his paintings acquired by celebrities around the world. His first exhibition sold out, as did the second and he has since become Scotlands most successful and controversial contemporary artist. Lovers and Other Strangers is the first monograph of Jack Vettrianos powerful paintings and the 100 essential canvases have been chosen by the artist. The critic Anthony Quinn recounts the artists early days in the Fife coalfields, his initial artistic endeavours on the backs of betting slips, his first solo exhibition and present phenomenal success.