Jack Vettriano: "The Singing Butler" (1992), reproduction on canvas

About Jack Vettriano The Scottish painter Jack Vettriano is the most popular and most popular painter of the present: rich and famous stand on the long waiting list for his latest works, his collectors include world stars like Jack Nicholson. At the same time as David Beckham, he received the "Order of the British Empire" from the Queen in Buckingham Palace. Vettriano, born in 1951, celebrated his breakthrough in 1988 when he showed his pictures in the annual exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy. The pictures were sold out after the first day. In the following years, his painting became mature, and the collector's interest rose constantly. In 2004 his best -known image "The Singing Butler" was auctioned for over 1,000,000 euros. His works can be seen at numerous exhibitions in Europe, Africa and Asia. Vettriano's pictures are realistic and dreamy at the same time, such as scenes from old films, novels or own memories. The artist prefers to take up scenes from the 20s and 30s when economy, technology and society reached a highlight that had never been experienced before: a time of the legends that ended abruptly by World War II.