Fallen Angels: Paintings by Jack Vettriano [Paperback]

W.Gordon Smith (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2002

Jack Vettriano's images are neo-realist—real in the sense that he portrays recognizeable people in believeable situations, yet heightened to that level of dramatic or romantic intensity which fuelled the fiction of the Hollywood dream factory. Alongside 44 Vettriano paintings are stories, poems, dialogue from plays, and other fine examples of Scottish writing. W. Gordon Smith has woven an anthology of new and old writing around the painter's images, extending the lives of his characters beyond their frozen moments on canvas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 119 pages
• Publisher: Pavilion Press (January 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1862053642
• ISBN-13: 978-1862053649
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 6.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,140,943 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fallen Angels, January 14, 2011

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Pat Turello (Vicksburg, MS, US) - See all my reviews

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This is just the book my granddaughter wanted for a present. She was thrilled. The order was late in the month for the holidays, but There was a very speedy response and delivery. The condition of the used book was excellent. All is well with the world. Cheers!!!!

4.0 out of 5 stars A Could Have Been, March 8, 2007

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For people that love Vetttriano, any book which exhibits his paintings is appreciated. This one does more; it's a compendium of paintings with stories and poems that complement and paint word pictures to go along with his film noir vision of the world. I didn't give this a Five Star rating for two reasons: The small format does no justice to the paintings, which seeem claustrophobic in this size, and the selection of paintings featured did not exhibit any of his less seen works. Quite worth the money, but it could have been so much more...

4.0 out of 5 stars Fallen Angels - Risen Star, June 9, 2000

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Don Clark (Canterbury, UK) - See all my reviews

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This book is a must for any one who enjoys Jack Vettriano's paintings. It includes around 40 reproductions of his paintings, including the famous 'The Singing Butler'. (Did you know that this painting is the World's favourite poster ?) To add to the images are stories, poetry, and song lyrics written by a host of Scottish writers. Vettriano's upbringing in the Italian quarter of Glasgow is very evident and really adds to the mood of his paintings. It works as a coffee table book, and for those who want to understand the culture that Vettriano identifies with. My only complaint is that it is a small paperback, and screams out to be a large hardback edition, but at its current price is an absolute bargain.