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Jack Vettriano OBE Hon LLD
(British, 1951-2025)
The Challenge

8 October 2025, 14:00 BST
Edinburgh

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Jack Vettriano OBE Hon LLD (British, 1951-2025)

The Challenge
signed 'VETTRIANO' (lower right)
oil on canvas board
31.5 x 18.5cm (12 3/8 x 7 5/16in).

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Provenance
Sale, Lyon and Turnbull, Edinburgh, 20 August 2008, lot 154.
Collect Art, Lymm.
Private collection, UK (acquired from the above).

Vettriano was raised in the mining community of Methilhill, Fife, in 1950s. His family were not the poorest family in town, but money was a constant source of worry. Vettriano often depicted the lives of working-class people in his early work, enjoying the free-time; socialising, gambling or attending the dancehalls. Some scenes are more ambiguous than others. There is a narrative which invites you to continue the story.

The Challenge is a good example of Vettriano's early work that depicts a snapshot in time. It provokes a reaction and urges the viewer to create their own narrative.

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