The pivotal moment of his art career came in 1998, when he submitted two paintings to the Royal Scottish Academy’s annual show. Both of them sold on the first day, propelling him to pursue art ...

Vettriano was born Jack Hoggan on 17 November 1951 in Methil, Fife. He left school at the age of 15 to become a mining engineer but took up painting after a girlfriend gifted him a box of ...

His breakthrough came in 1989 when he submitted two paintings to the Royal Scottish Academy's annual show and both sold on the first day, inspiring him to become a full-time artist. His works ...

His breakthrough came in 1998 when he submitted two paintings to the Royal Scottish Academy’s annual show and both sold on the first day, inspiring him to become a full-time artist. His works ...

Pic: Jack Vettriano/PA His breakthrough came in 1998 when he submitted two paintings to the Royal Scottish Academy's annual show and both sold on the first day, inspiring him to become a full-time ...

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Scottish artist Jack Vettriano has been found dead in his flat in France. The body of the 73-year-old painter, born Jack Hogan, in Methil, Fife, was found in the flat in Nice on Saturday, his ...

His breakthrough came in 1998 when he submitted two paintings to the Royal Scottish Academy’s annual show and both sold on the first day, inspiring him to become a full-time artist. Despite undeniable ...

His breakthrough came in 1998 when he submitted two paintings to the Royal Scottish Academy's annual show and both sold on the first day, inspiring him to become a full-time artist. His works ...

He got his break in 1988 when two canvasses he submitted to the Royal Scottish Academy annual show sold on the first day. His prints would later begin earning him well over 500,000 pounds a year ...