Scottish painter Jack Vettriano has died in France at the age of 73, his publicist has said.

Renowned Scottish painter Jack Vettriano has died at the age of 73, his publicist has 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 around his death.

H is name was perfect. Jack is reassuringly British. Vettriano, a version of his mother’s maiden name, is chic and Italian. The combination was like fish and chips on fine china. It was so much better than Jack Hoggan, the name under which he sold his first paintings.

THE legendary Scots painter Jack Vettriano has died at his home in France. The celebrated artist was found dead in his apartment in Nice this morning. It is understood there are no suspicious

First Minister John Swinney has led the tributes paid to Scottish artist Jack Vettriano, who died aged 73. His publicist said that Vettriano, born Jack Hoggan on November 17, 1951, in Methil, Fife, was found on Saturday at his apartment in Nice, in the south of France.

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LONDON — Scottish painter Jack Vettriano, known for his works depicting elegant men and women on dreamlike beaches, has been found dead in his apartment in France, his publicist said Monday. He was 73. British media reported there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death on Saturday.

It was on Jack Vettriano’s 21st birthday that apprentice mining engineer’s life changed forever. His then girlfriend gifted him a set of watercolours which would lead the Fife native to exhibitions across the world.

There are many artists who have been influenced by Vettriano's work. That they have been inspired by him to pick up a brush or piece of charcoal

Vettriano, who sadly passed away on Saturday, was one of three Scottish artists to paint a mural of Billy Connolly to mark his 75th birthday back in 2017

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.

Mr. Vettriano was born Jack Hoggan in St. Andrews, Scotland, on Nov. 17, 1951, and raised in Methil, part of a coal-mining district in County Fife. His father was a miner, and his mother tended to ...