Notorious prisoner Charles Bronson has raised thousands for charity by letting dozens of pieces of art he created behind bars go under the hammer. The 69-year-old – whose birth name is Michael Peterson but who now goes by his artist name Charles Salvador – had various sketches auctioned off on Wednesday, July 27.
The artwork fetched £2,655 despite only half the 30 lots presented being snapped up. The sale was carried out by Surrey-based Ewbank's Auctions and was in aid of mental health organisation Mind, as well as Hope House Hospice which supports seriously ill children.
A further two lots, including a Globa Louis XV Vintage watch and a black trilby hat, both worn by Bronson, fetched a further £680. Their sale made a grand total of £3,335, which will be split between the good causes.
