Jack Vettriano has said he will be unable to paint for the foreseeable future following a shoulder injury.
The Fife-born painter suffered a dislocated right shoulder following a recent accident and is facing a long recovery period.
The artist released a statement after a “substantial number of inquiries” regarding new paintings in the wake of his retrospective exhibition at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, which ended last year.
More than 123,000 people flocked to see the show between September 2013 and February 2014, making it the most visited art exhibition at the institution.
The artist said: “As a result of a recent accident, my right shoulder was dislocated and the reality is that I am going to be unable to paint in the foreseeable future.
“I am undertaking a course of physiotherapy but am facing a long recovery period. In the meantime, I would like to thank the public for their continued support and interest.”
Vettriano, born in 1951, left school at 16 and did not take up painting full-time until the age of 40.
The artist, who grew up in Methil, found fame in 1989 when two of his canvases submitted to the Scottish Royal Academy sold on the first day.
His work has since featured in exhibitions in Edinburgh, London and New York. He was made an OBE in 2003.
One of his most famous paintings, The Singing Butler, sold for £744,000 in 2004 and became one of the best-selling posters in Britain.