Dozens of people have visited the street artwork since the popular artist confirmed it was his creation on Instagram. This ends speculation over whose had created it

Banksy has confirmed he was behind new artwork after he posted a picture of a mural of a little girl hula hooping on his Instagram account.

The piece appeared on a wall on Tuesday on the corner of Rothesay Avenue in Lenton, Nottingham.

Sprayed in black and white, the “Hula-hoop” girl, as she became known, depicts a young girl playing hula hoop with a bicycle tyre, while a real bike with a tyre missing lays next to her.

People began to wonder whether the art was a genuine Banksy, and some experts in the city raised doubts about its origins, with one street artist, Itchers, even claiming it was their work.

But Banksy himself confirmed it was his own work as the image was unveiled on his official Instagram page.

Surinder Kaur, 42, who runs the beauty salon next to the artwork, said the bike had appeared at the same time as the mural.