Critics largely rejected his work, but when it was last sold in 2004, “The Singing Butler” was the most valuable piece of art to ever emerge from Scotland.

Scottish painter behind iconic The Singing Butler found dead at French apartment - Painter was renowned for his work ‘The Singing Butler’ and had inspired the likes of Banksy

JACK Vettriano, famous for his painting The Singing Butler, has died aged 73. The Scottish painter was found dead at his apartment in Nice, in the south of France, on Saturday, his publicist said.

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Scottish painter Jack Vettriano, best known for his painting The Singing Butler, has died at the age of 73. His publicist said the artist was found dead at his apartment in Nice, in the south of France, on Saturday. It is understood there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.

Scottish painter Jack Vettriano has died in France aged 73. Vettriano, who was born Jack Hoggan on November 17, 1951, in Methil, Fife, was found on Saturday, the publicist said. It is understood there are no suspicious circumstances around his death.

Jack Vettriano, the self-taught Scottish painter best known for the work "The Singing Butler", has died aged 73, his publicist said on Monday.

His 1992 painting “The Singing Butler” — featuring a couple in evening dress dancing on a storm-swept beach as their butler and maid proffered umbrellas — became a best-selling image in Britain.