Bluebird at Bonneville by Jack Vettriano | The Story Behind the Print
Bluebird at Bonneville: The Story Behind the Painting
Bluebird at Bonneville is one of seven paintings Jack Vettriano was commissioned to create by Sir Terence Conran for his Bluebird Club in London — a series inspired by the life and achievements of Sir Malcolm Campbell, the racing driver who broke the world land speed record several times through the 1920s and 30s, most famously at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in 1935.
Vettriano signed the original in 1995. It went on to become one of the most valuable paintings of his career: in August 2007 it sold at Sotheby's for more than £600,000 — at the time, the second-highest price ever achieved at auction for a Vettriano.
In 2010, to mark the 75th anniversary of Campbell's final land speed record at Bonneville, a limited edition boxed set of all seven Bluebird paintings was released — bringing that story within reach of collectors for the first time.
This edition
Our signed limited edition print of Bluebird at Bonneville is produced at the same size as the original painting — 24″ x 40″ — in giclée format, then hand-embellished with three coats of lacquer for a satin finish. It's board-mounted and framed in the same style used for Vettriano's original work, with no glass and no white border, so it reads much closer to the original than a standard framed print. Edition size: 75, plus 7 Artist's Proofs. Every print is signed and numbered by the artist in silver pen, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
View Bluebird at Bonneville — one of the rarest, and best-documented, pieces in the collection.
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