A work of art by a world-renowned graffiti artist proved a huge draw at an Aberdeen art exhibition at the weekend.
A metal wheel clamp by British street artist Banksy was one of hundreds of artworks on show at the 5th Aberdeen Art Fair (AAF).
The piece is believed to be worth tens of thousands of pounds and was the most significant item to be exhibited at the Music Hall show.
The clamp was on the rear wheel of a catering trailer at the Glastonbury Festival in 2002.
Yesterday, organisers hailed the fair a “resounding success” and said thousands of art lovers had flocked through the doors.
Kevin Hutt, of the city’s Enid Hutt Gallery, said: “Our Banksy wheel clamp was certainly a crowd puller while those attending were also given first sight of brand new work by Jack Vettriano which will be launched later this month.
“They proved very popular and we took a sizeable number of pre-orders.”
Organiser Gerry Muldoon said feedback from both exhibitors and visitors had been very positive.
Next year – with the Music Hall poised to close for major refurbishment work – the fair is will relocate to the Beach Ballroom.
Mr Muldoon said: “While in many ways, it’s a shame we have to move next year, the Beach Ballroom will enable the fair to expand in terms of space and will be on two floors.”
Also taking part in this year’s event was Gordon Robertson, director of Robertson Fine Art, who have galleries in Glenrothes and Dollar.
He said: “This is our second time at the AAF and we’ve had a great response to our artists, in particular JJ Adams, whose original works sold out on Friday evening.”
Gray’s School of Art graduate Bryan Angus exhibited his work at the fair for the first time.
He said: “It’s been very successful.
“As my work features numerous local landscapes, it’s been great talking to people about them and there was a lot of interest in my work.”