Singing Butler painter Jack Vettriano dies aged 73
The artist, best known for The Singing Butler, was found dead at his apartment in the south of France.
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Scottish painter Jack Vettriano dies aged 73
The artist was found dead at his apartment in Nice in southern France on Saturday, his publicist says. The Scottish painter Jack Vettriano has been found dead at his apartment in Nice in the south ...The Guardian - 6h -
Self-taught painter Jack Vettriano dies in France at age 73
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Jack Vettriano: a life in pictures
The Scottish artist – whose Singing Butler has been reproduced three million times, and who counted Jack Nicholson, Tim Rice and Terence Conran as fans – has died in France aged 73 • Scottish ...The Guardian - 4h -
Jack Vettriano: ‘His paintings are like a double cheeseburger in a greasy wrapper’
The Scot painted singing butlers, ‘broads’ in bras and tough guys in suits, in works critics found lurid, chintzy, devoid of irony and often sexist. But they were also hugely popular – showing the ...The Guardian - 2h -
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