Vettriano paints a portrait of Zara Phillips for Sport Relief 2008
2nd March 2008
The painting featured here is a portrait of Zara Phillips, which Vettriano painted as part of Sport Relief 2008.
Vettriano was one of four artists invited to paint a portrait of a famous sporting star and the process was captured for a two-part documentary that was broadcast by the BBC in March 2008.
Click HERE to view a clip from the BBC Documentary, ‘Sport Portraits’, which was broacast on BBC1 on 12th March 2008.
Entitled Olympia, the painting was published and released as a signed, limited editon print, the sales proceeds of which went to Sports Relief.
Olympia, Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches, signed, painted 2008.