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.

Jack Vettriano, the self-taught Scottish painter best known for the work "The Singing Butler", has died aged 73, his publicist said on Monday. Vettriano was found dead at his apartment in the southern French city of Nice on Saturday.

Self-taught Scottish painter Jack Vettriano has died. The artist set a Scottish record when his most famous work, The Singing Butler, was sold at auction in 2004 for £744,800; the painting is also the UK’s best-selling art print, having sold more than a million copies.