ART lovers got a big treat when TV entertainer and acclaimed artist Rolf Harris visited Chester over the weekend as part of a new exhibition.
The Australian-born star unveiled some stunning original paintings from his private collection at the official opening of the Whitewall Galleries in the Grosvenor Shopping Centre on Saturday.
The paintings will now be exhibited alongside a complete range of his available limited editions.
Visitors to the event enjoyed a glass of champagne while they got the opportunity to meet Rolf, who is also a singer, musician, composer, television host and personality.
Acknowledged as a genuine modern master, Rolf has been awarded the CBE and has won many accolades both for his artwork and for his contribution to the entertainment industry.
His versatile talents have won him immense popularity on gallery walls and Glastonbury stages, and his unique status was of course highlighted when the BBC commissioned his portrait of The Queen.
His famous BBC1 TV series ‘Rolf on Art’ gained the highest ever viewing figures for a programme on the visual arts, beating all previous programmes with more than six million viewers each week.
In 1992 Rolf was named the world’s most famous artist in a massive poll conducted by the London artMart. Last year his enduring popularity was underlined by a survey called ‘What the British really think about art today’ published in the Daily Telegraph in which he featured ahead of Damian Hirst.