The latest Banksy artwork, which appeared on the side of a garage in Port Talbot in December, has been sold privately for a “six-figure sum”.
Season’s Greetings has been bought by Essex-based gallery owner John Brandler, who said he will keep the graffiti work in the town.
About 20,000 people are thought to have visited the artwork in the past month.
Steelworker Ian Lewis, who originally owned the artwork, said the sale was “a weight off my shoulders”.
Brandler Galleries, owned by Mr Brandler, has several works by the Bristolian artist.
Mr Brandler said Season’s Greetings would stay in the town for “a minimum of two to three years”.
What has happened to other Banksy works?
“It’s where it belongs,” he said.
“It could be the control magnet for other tourist based opportunities in the town. I have other pieces by Banksy and depending what is discussed with the local council and the Welsh Government I could have half a dozen Banksys on display in the town.
Mr Brandler also praised Mr Lewis, who turned down higher offers in order to keep the work in Port Talbot.
Mr Lewis, 55, who found the mural on his garage one week before Christmas, said the whole experience had been “life changing”.
He said: “I think the town has fallen in love with it, I think everybody loves it and it would have been a shame for it to move from the area.
The Welsh Government offered to take on security arrangements while Mr Lewis considered his options and actor Michael Sheen contributed to some of the costs of security.