A major retrospective of the work of Jack Vettriano will bring together more than 100 of the artist's paintings from private collections around the world.
The exhibition at Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow will feature 20 years of his work, with some going on public display for the first time.
Works including Dance Me To The End Of Love, Long Time Gone and Bluebird At Bonneville will be shown from September 21 to February next year.
Actor Jack Nicholson and Sir Alex Ferguson are among his collectors, and a full list of the paintings featured in the retrospective will be published at a later date, Glasgow Life said.
One of Vettriano's most famous paintings, The Singing Butler, sold for £744,000 in 2004 and is one of the best-selling posters in Britain.
Vettriano said: "I was deeply touched when approached by Kelvingrove Art Gallery about staging a retrospective exhibition for me, having long since been an admirer of their collections and overall ethos.
"Exhibiting in such majestic surroundings is a great honour and one for which I am extremely grateful. I look forward to spending some time in Glasgow and renewing my acquaintance with some of my favourite paintings in Kelvingrove's Collection - works by the likes of Van Gogh and the Scottish Colourists that, in many ways, inspired me to become an artist at the outset.
"It will not be without some considerable emotion that I will also be reunited with some of my own paintings; works that span 20 years of my career and many of which I have not seen in years.
"I've been very lucky that my works have found their way into a diverse range of private collections around the world over the years and I am most grateful to the owners for so kindly loaning their paintings back for this special exhibition."
A self-portrait by Vettriano is already on display in Kelvingrove on loan from Miles and Marina Turner.
Self Portrait V, created in the 1990s, shows the artist in his working clothes - a contrast to the glamorous people in the paintings for which he is best known.
The 61-year-old self-taught artist, who was born in St Andrews, Fife, did not take take up painting full-time until the age of 40.
His work has since featured in exhibitions in Edinburgh, London and New York and he was awarded an OBE in 2003.
Councillor Archie Graham, chair of Glasgow Life, which oversees the city's art galleries, said: "It is a very great honour for Kelvingrove to be welcoming this unique retrospective of the career of Jack Vettriano.
"It is testament to how much his work is appreciated and loved that so many private owners are willing to lend us these paintings so we can tell the whole story of Jack Vettriano's career for the first time.
"Kelvingrove currently displays a self-portrait by Jack Vettriano which has proved immensely popular among visitors so we are delighted to be extending this relationship between Scotland's best-loved artist and Glasgow's most treasured attraction.
"Kelvingrove is the perfect venue for this exhibition which will allow people to enjoy some of the great treasures from Jack Vettriano's career alongside Glasgow's own internationally significant collection."
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