Art Trail: Last News

supports HTML5 videoAn intricate portrait of Jasper Carrott which the comedian paid thousands of pounds to have done has been accidentally sold by a charity shop in a heart-stopping bungle – for just £20.The legendary Brummie entertainer, real name Robert Davis, commissioned artist Hilary J Baker to produce the etching using his hair, fingerprints, blood and saliva.Hilary then donated the piece to Kemp Hospice Charity shop to display for their art trail earlier this month.The 80cm by 80cm artwork was marked with a ‘Not For Sale’ sign and was hung on the wall of the shop in Bewdley, Worcestershire.However, a volunteer accidentally sold it to a mystery woman who didn’t realise it was on display and snapped it up for £20 on July 13.The charity has now launched a desperate appeal for the customer to return the picture so it can be returned to Jasper, 77.Artist Hilary, 60, explained: ‘The picture is a forensic etching print which required many visits to my Bewdley studio by Jasper, and I used his hair, fingerprints, blood and even spit in my unique forensic etching process.’‘Jasper is a friend and he had to sit many times for the work.