Which Scottish artist painted the picture 'The Singing Butler'?
The Singing Butler first London exhibition, God's Children, at the Mall Galleries in October 1992. The original painting of "The Singing Butler" was displayed at Aberdeen Art Gallery in February 2012, the first public exhibition for 20 years. The Singing Butler The Singing Butler is an oil-on-canvas painting made by Scottish artist Jack Vettriano in 1992. It sold at auction in 2004 for £744,800, which was the record at the time for any Scottish painting, and for any painting ever sold in Scotland. Reproductions of "The Singing Butler" make it the best-selling art print in the UK. The painting measures by . It
The Singing Butler critics, but is popular with the public. "The Singing Butler" has been criticised for its uneven finishing, inconsistent lighting and treatment of wind, and for the odd position of the dancers. The dancers' pose is reversed from a normal closed dance hold. Usually, with the man leading, his left hand would hold the woman's right hand, and he would place his right hand on or below the woman's left shoulder blade, while she places her left hand on his right arm, just below the shoulder. The original painting was sold at auction in August 2003 for £90,000, and then sold