5 h. ago 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 power of ‘I get it’ artJack Vettriano: a life in picturesIn 1992, Jack Vettriano’s painting The Singing Butler was rejected by the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Anyone who has seen some of the dross picked for display in the RA’s annual open submission collision of amateur artists and big stars in recent decades will be thinking: “Ouch, must’ve been a real dud.” But The Singing Butler not only wasn’t a dud, it went on to become one of the most ubiquitous and – whisper it – iconic British paintings since the second world war.And that tells you a lot about the Scottish artist, who has died at the age of 73. The art establishment has always despised him, but the rest of the world – if you can accept some awkward, problematic conception of “ordinary people” – absolutely lapped up his art. H...

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7 h. ago Jack Vettriano's Billy Connolly mural in Glasgow was 'highlight of his career'

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

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7 h. ago Jack Vettriano's mural of Billy Connolly in Glasgow was 'highlight of his career'

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

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7 h. ago 'Evocative and timeless': Tributes to artist Jack Vettriano, who went from the mines of Fife to worldwide fame

Painter enjoyed remarkable commercial success amid backlash from art establishment

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8 h. ago Jack Vettriano dies aged 73: Revered Scottish artist famous for The Singing Butler found dead in France

Painter best known for his work The Singing Butler was found dead at his apartment in Nice on Saturday

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8 h. ago Jack Vettriano dies aged 73: Revered Scottish artist famous for work The Singing Butler found dead in France

Painter best known for his work The Singing Butler was found dead at his apartment in Nice on Saturday

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9 h. ago Jack Vettriano dead aged 73: Scottish painter behind beloved The Singing Butler masterpiece passes away in France

Vettriano, who was born Jack Hoggan on November 17, 1951, in Methil, Fife, was found on Saturday.

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9 h. ago Jack Vettriano dies aged 73: Influential Scottish painter famous for The Singing Butler found dead in France

Painter was found dead at his apartment in Nice on Saturday

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9 h. ago Jack Vettriano: Renowned Scottish painter found dead in French apartment, aged 73

Jack Vettriano - whose 1992 painting The Singing Butler became Britain’s best-selling image - has died

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9 h. ago Scottish artist Jack Vettriano found dead in French apartment, aged 73

Vettriano, who was born Jack Hoggan on November 17, 1951, in Methil, Fife, was found on Saturday, the publicist said.

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9 h. ago Jack Vettriano death: Scottish painter behind iconic The Singing Butler found dead at French apartment

Painter was renowned for his work ‘The Singing Butler’

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17 h. ago Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg and Queen Latifah honor Quincy Jones at Oscars

Prolific musician, producer and film score composer died in November at age of 91Oscars 2025 — follow live Academy Awards updatesSee complete list of winners and photos from the red carpetOprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg and Queen Latifah led a star-studded tribute for Quincy Jones at the Oscars on Sunday night, honoring the prolific musician, producer and film score composer who died in November at the age of 91.“When we talk about black excellence, we’re talking about Quincy” said Goldberg, who starred in The Color Purple, for which Jones served as producer and composer. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet spotted kissing at Oscars after she skipped SAG Awards

The 27-year-old beauty mogul skipped the SAG awards after her hairstylist Jesus Guerrero died at the age of 34

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21 h. ago ANDREW PIERCE: Why did troubled Labour premier cling on so long?

Obituaries of Wilson's former spin doctor Joe Haines, who died last month aged 97, claim the former journalist was one of the few who knew about the impending resignation in March that year.

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24 h. ago Badfinger musician Joey Molland dies: Legendary 70s guitarist passes away aged 77 after months in hospital

Legendary 70s guitarist Joey Molland has died at the age of 77.

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34 h. ago Angie Stone was a wise singer who deeply understood the power of love and lust

The neo-soul artist, who has died aged 63, had years of experience by the time she became a star – and brought it to bear on a carnal, careworn catalogue• News: soul singer Angie Stone dies in a car crash at 63Angie Stone was no overnight success. By the time 2001’s Mahogany Soul made her a star, she’d logged two decades in the game, starting out in pioneering all-girl rap trio the Sequence, before passing through went-nowhere R&B groups like Devox and Vertical Hold and writing and singing with other artists (including D’Angelo, her former lover and father of their son, Michael). Once Clive Davis’s Arista Records signed her in 1999, those years of experience set her apart from the neo-soul pack, having worn a powerful grain into her rich, agile voice, and steeping her music in soul’s deep history.Her debut for Arista, Black Diamond, retooled lush 70s soul for the new century: Green Grass Vapors – a love song to the sweet leaf with Stone “higher than the Thunder Dome” – was from ...

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41 h. ago Sister of schoolgirl murdered by Peter Tobin became forensic teacher to help families get justice

Serial Killer Peter Tobin was serving a whole life term for three murders when he died at age 76 in October 2022.

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46 h. ago Viewers in tears as BRIT Awards pay heartfelt tribute to Liam Payne with emotional video montage and message in the event's official programme

The One Direction star died aged 31 on October 16, 2024, after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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49 h. ago Brit Awards pay tribute to 'beacon of light' Liam Payne after hotel death

One Direction singer Liam Payne died at the age of 31 on October 16, 2024, after falling from a third-floor balcony in Buenos Aires

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50 h. ago Angie Stone dead at 63 as Wish I Didn't Miss You singer killed in car accident

Legendary American singer Angie Stone - whose hits included the iconic song Wish I Didn't Miss You - has died at the age of 63 after being involved in a car accident

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