Jack Vettriano

Compare book prices at www.BookkooB.co.uk
BookkooB : Cheap books, whichever way you look at it.
Cover of Jack Vettriano by Jack Vettriano 1862057249title:

Jack Vettriano: A Life

author:Jack Vettriano
format:Hardcover Buy Jack Vettriano Now
publisher:Pavilion Books
released:May 5, 2006
isbn:1862057249
isbn-13:9781862057241
storeavailabilityitem pricedelivered 
Amazon UK    
The Hut    
Sprint Books    
Blackwells    
WH Smith (collect in store)    
Base    
The Book Place    
WH Smith    
Pick a Book    
Global Investor    
Waterstones    
The Book People    
zavvi    
Play.com    
Another Bookshop    
History Bookshop    
Tesco Books    
BookFellas    
Foyles    
Samedaybooks    

Above you will see price and availability details for Jack Vettriano: A Life by Jack Vettriano from the leading UK book stores.

To allow you to quickly compare prices, the stores are arranged in order of delivered price, cheapest first. Click on a store name to buy this book or to view further details.

Books Related to Jack Vettriano Jack Vettriano - ISBN: 1862057249

View other editions of Jack Vettriano.
View books by Jack Vettriano.

Customer Reviews

A sumptuous volume - Rated 5/5
The introduction and subsequent text is very brief, and provides a glimpse into the artist's background and rise to success. The text makes little if any critical comment about the artist's work, perhaps leaving the paintings to speak for themselves. The book concludes with a list of the artist's paintings and exhibitions. The book really is all about the pictures.

There are about 160 full colour reproductions of Vettriano's paintings of which about half dozen are small images illustrating the text, there are over thirty full page bleed pictures many of which in fact amount to a page and a half and include one double page spread (the best in the book?). However the bulk of the illustrations range from almost full page images to those which occupy about half a page or occasionally less. The quality of the reproduction is excellent, and the varied and attractive layout suits the images well, bold yet without detracting from the work.

For those of us who are perhaps used to seeing Vettriano's paintings merely as small reproductions adorning cards and the like, it is a revelation to see them produced so well and to a good size. Seeing them so it is easy to label his technique as commercial and slick; but there is no denying the immediate appeal and impact. Whether or not you are a fan of Vettriano's this is a book worth having, it shows the range of his work, from the dark and sensual to some very appealing high key paintings. Altogether it is a most sumptuous volume.


evokative - Rated 4/5
I have been a Vettriano fan for many years and am delighted at his rise to fame, so this book is a delight to me. I love the rawness of the subjects, the earthiness. Times past-alas. I nice book and it would make a nice gift to someone who is "new" to Vettriano.
Rina


Elusive Vettriano - Rated 5/5
This is a nicely produced book on the art of Scottish artist Jack Vettriano. If you are looking for an illustrated guide to the work of Jack Vettriano - then this is the book for you. Even though some of his better known works are missing from this volume it is still a good selection.

The reproductions are well thought out and presented, with the exception of one or two. These suffer the same fate as other books on the artist in that they are printed across the spine of the book.

If, like some, you are looking for an insight into the life of the artist, then you may be dissapointed here for there is very little narrative and, what is there is well known already. There is still room for an in depth look at the artist as well as that other vital ingredient, the artist's models.

This is an excellent illustrative guide to the work of the artist with a large number of well presented reproductions. Highly recomended for both the new-comer and the dedicated Jack Vettriano fan.

Click here to return to the price comparison table

search for books

similar books

Lovers and Other Strangers 2009 Jack Vettriano Grid Calendar Jack Vettriano Fallen Angels 2009 Jack Vettriano Small Magneto Diary 2009 Jack Vettriano Bookmark Calendar A Party Between Two Covers Lovers and Other Strangers Edward Hopper Sea and Sky in Oils

bestselling books


compare other prices

Cheap DVDs at dvdspot
Cheap Games at playspot

quick links

subject directory : Biographies, Business, Children's, Fiction, Food & Drink, Health, History, Home & Garden, Horror, Humor, Religion, Science Fiction, Society, Sports, Travel, other subjects.

information pages : About BookkooB, Release Dates, Bookmarklet, Disclaimer, Privacy Policy. Compare Book Prices.