Frank Auerbach painting seized from money launderer to be sold by NCA
Albert Street, 2009, which was recovered from Lenn Mayhew-Lewis, estimated to be worth millions of poundsA Frank Auerbach painting estimated to be worth several million pounds is to be sold by the National Crime Agency after it was recovered from a convicted money launderer who worked for organised criminal gangs, including drug traffickers.The work was seized by police after Lenn Mayhew-Lewis, 69, was caught after being on the run since March 2023, with an investigation discovering that he had also bought a painting by Auerbach in a private sale. Continue reading...
Albert Street, 2009, which was recovered from Lenn Mayhew-Lewis, estimated to be worth millions of pounds
A Frank Auerbach painting estimated to be worth several million pounds is to be sold by the National Crime Agency after it was recovered from a convicted money launderer who worked for organised criminal gangs, including drug traffickers.
The work was seized by police after Lenn Mayhew-Lewis, 69, was caught after being on the run since March 2023, with an investigation discovering that he had also bought a painting by Auerbach in a private sale. Continue reading...