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About the painting
The Proposal shows a couple embracing beneath a black umbrella, a romantic image that recalls the umbrellas of The Singing Butler while telling its own story. The title tells us what has just happened, or is about to: a question asked, an answer given. Umbrellas recur throughout Vettriano's work, sheltering his couples from the weather and the world at once, and here the motif becomes the frame for a moment of commitment.
It is one of the most popular choices for anniversaries, engagements and weddings, and its romance makes it a natural fit for a bedroom or living room.
About this edition
The Proposal was published in 2017 as a limited edition giclée, each print signed and numbered by Jack Vettriano and supplied with a certificate of authenticity. The overall size is 620 x 660 mm. As one of the later editions published in his lifetime, it is part of a now-closed body of work. Examples come to us individually, so please contact us for the edition number, framing and price of the print we currently hold.
Edition details
Price on application
Limited Edition
Giclee
Published: 2017
Size: 620 x 660 mm
Signed and numbered by the artist
Framing, display and care
As a fine art giclée, this print is made with archival pigment inks on acid-free fine art paper, which is what allows a limited edition like this to keep its colour for decades. To protect that, frame it with an acid-free mount and UV-filtering glass, and hang it out of direct sunlight. Steady conditions matter more than anything else: a dry interior wall is ideal, while bathrooms, kitchens and the space above a radiator are best avoided. If you are not framing straight away, store the print flat, in its protective packaging, somewhere cool and dry, and only handle it by the edges. A good framer will be able to advise on moulding and mount colour to suit the image and the room.
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 Runaways · The Sailor's Toy · The Sparrow And The Hawk · The Tuiga Collection · The Very Thought of You