AN Aberdeen art gallery has sold more than £100,000 worth of original David Bowie prints over just two days.
The Artists Gallery in the city's Holburn Street is the exclusive gallery in Scotland for prints by iconic photographer Brian Duffy, who shot the singer in five photographic sessions over a decade.
Mr Duffy's work - known as The Five Sessions - includes the cover shot for Bowie's Aladdin Sane album, as well as photographs from Ziggy Stardust, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Scary Monsters and The Lodger.
The Duffy Archive, which holds the photographers work, closed following the singer's death as a mark of respect but reopened at the weekend and allowed the Artists Gallery to become one of the first in the world to host the famous photographs.
The gallery began selling signed prints on Saturday and by the end of the day on Sunday staff were amazed at the amount they had sold.
Manager Garvan Murray said: "It was a great honour to be one of the first galleries in the world to host these famous photographs from the famous five sessions that Duffy had with David Bowie. We thought we might sell one or two prints, but were amazed at the interest.
"Collectors saw this as an opportunity to own an iconic photo that will be a constant reminder of the David Bowie’s huge contribution to not just the music world, but also to art as well.
"The strong demand is a good indicator that these prints will be an investment that will increase in value over the years."
Brian Duffy started his photographic career in 1955 and by the early 1960s was ranked alongside other top photographers such as David Bailey and Terence Donovan.
In 1979, he famously attempted to burn all of his negatives - including the Bowie collection - but was stopped by a council employee who was sent to investigate the smoke.
He died in 2010 aged 76.
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