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About the painting
The Game of Life gathers figures around a street lamp, under the kind of artificial light Vettriano used to turn an ordinary street corner into a stage. The title suggests chance, strategy and the roles people play, themes that run right through his work. Who is winning, and who is about to lose, is left for the viewer to decide.
It is a picture with a strong night-time atmosphere and an air of intrigue, and it sits well with his other street and nightlife scenes. It suits a study, a hallway or any wall where a painting with a story will be noticed.
About this edition
The Game of Life was published in 2004 as a limited edition silkscreen, each print signed and numbered by Jack Vettriano and supplied with a certificate of authenticity. The size is 16 x 20 inches. Vettriano's silkscreens from the early 2000s are valued for the richness of colour that the process gives. Examples come to us individually, so please contact us for the edition number, condition and price of the print we hold.
Edition details
Price on application
Limited Edition Print
Silkscreen
Published: 2004
Size: 16 x 20 in
Signed and numbered by the artist
Framing, display and care
This is a silkscreen print, also known as a serigraph. Rather than being printed in a single pass, a silkscreen is built up one colour at a time, with each colour pushed through its own fine mesh screen by hand. The result is a layered, slightly raised surface with flat, intense areas of colour that a giclée cannot quite reproduce, which is why many collectors seek out Vettriano's silkscreen editions in particular. To look after it, use an acid-free mount and UV-filtering glass, keep it out of direct sunlight, and hang it on a dry wall away from radiators and steamy rooms. Handle it by the edges, and keep it flat if it has to be stored before framing.
How to buy
This print is offered on a price on application basis, because availability, edition numbers and framing can vary between examples. Contact us by email or phone and we will confirm what we currently hold, the price, and the details of the specific print, including its edition number. Every print we supply comes with a certificate of authenticity and is sent with fully insured UK delivery. International delivery is available on enquiry.
About Jack Vettriano
Jack Vettriano was born in St Andrews in 1951 and grew up in Methil, Fife. He left school at sixteen and taught himself to paint, studying the works in Kirkcaldy's gallery after being given a set of watercolours for his twenty-first birthday. When he sent two paintings to the Royal Scottish Academy's annual exhibition in 1988, both sold on the first day, and his career as a professional painter began.
Vettriano's paintings are known for their cinematic atmosphere: men and women in evening dress, beaches under heavy skies, quiet rooms where something has just happened or is about to. He was appointed OBE in 2003, and a major retrospective of his work was held at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow in 2013 and 2014.
More by Jack Vettriano: The Last Great Romantic · The Letter · The Look Of Love · The Missing Man II · The Runaways