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Jack Vettriano OBE Hon LLD (British, born 1951) The Illustrated Man (Study) painted in 2006 image 1
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Lot 132

Jack Vettriano OBE Hon LLD
(British, born 1951)
The Illustrated Man (Study) painted in 2006

15 May 2024, 14:00 BST
Edinburgh

£15,000 - £20,000

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Jack Vettriano OBE Hon LLD (British, born 1951)

The Illustrated Man (Study)
signed 'VETTRIANO' (lower right)
oil on canvas
50.5 x 40.5cm (20 x 16in).
painted in 2006

Footnotes

Literature
T. Rawstorne, Jack Vettriano: Studio Life, London, 2008, illustrated p. 73.

There is a set of photographs which shows Vettriano posing with a model in his studio in Nice, trying different compositions for this work. Vettriano plays the male lead - 'not because I want to be that man, but because I am available, the cheapest model I know'. (T. Rawstorne, Jack Vettriano: Studio Life, London, 2008, p. 70-71).
The rose design that is depicted on the man's chest is similar to a tattoo that the artist has on his left shoulder.

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