So that’s what it’s called – The Singing Butler

It’s funny that I’ve admired this picture 100′s of times, on posters and postcards in Art shops and Pound shops and yet I knew nothing about it’s history.

Do I like it?

When I first saw this picture I was drawn to it, I really liked the way it portrayed the Edwardian era and admired the thought that the couple wouldn’t let a Storm halt their desire to dance on the beach as they were so in love… (Yeah Im an old romantic at heart!)

Unfortunately the picture then kept cropping up everywhere and has become a best selling contemporary art picture, and as it did appear everywhere it lost some of it’s appeal to me.

The Singing Butler.

The original was painted in 1992 by Jack Vettriano and called ‘The Singing Butler’  It was sold into a private collection in 2004 for £744,500; the most expensive painting by a Scottish artist. It’s now in the news again as on display in the Aberdeen Art Gallery.

If your interested here’s a great Analysis of the The Singing Butler.

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