Right Time, Right Place

Material

Oil on canvas; 51.00 × 40.00 cm

Dating

1993

About the artist

Jack Vettriano grew up under poor circumstances and left school at 16 to become a mining engineer. For his 21st birthday, a girlfriend gave him a set of watercolour paints and from then on he spent most of his spare time teaching himself to paint. Much of his influence came from studying paintings at the Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery. In 1987, Vettriano applied to study fine arts at the University of Edinburgh, but his portfolio was rejected.
But in 1989, when he submitted two canvases for the Royal Scottish Academy annual show, his career took an unexpected turn. Both paintings sold on the first day and Vettriano was approached by several galleries. Further exhibitions followed in Edinburgh, London, Hong Kong, Johannesburg and New York. Today Vettriano lives the life of a successful artist and his paintings are much sought-after all over the world.