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, went on the run in March 2023 after being convicted of money laundering, with an investigation discovering that he had also bought a painting by Auerbach in a private sale.

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