Postcards sketched by Britain's most notorious convict Charles Bronson worth thousands of pounds have been discovered in a drawer in a London art gallery. The collection of postcards, hand-drawn by Bronson, were found buried beneath old canvases and paper scraps and will now be offered for sale at the Zebra One Gallery in Hampstead, London. The owner of the gallery, Gabrielle du Plooy believes there will be a high demand from collectors, and has pledged to donate the money raised from the sale of the postcards to the families of Bronson's victims. The Birdman Of Broadmoor was one of the pieces of work found in the drawer of an art gallery . One of the most recent images of criminal Charles Bronson taken inside Wakefield Prison in June 2004 . Two hundred of the jailbird's works were sold for more than £30,000 at an auction in Leicestershire recently, coinciding with the discovery. In an attempt to distance himself from his violent past, the criminal has changed his last name to 'Salvador', in homage to surrealist artist, Salvador Dali. He is said to spend his days in his cell, painting and sketching to pass the time during his life sentence. Speaking about the postcards, Ms du Plooy said: 'They are ridiculous but you can certainly see the influence of Salvador Dali.' The postcards were originally procured by the gallery's former owner, Ms du Plooy's father, who acquired them from Bedlam Bar in Hampstead, which is now closed. The postcards are thought to be worth thousands of pounds . Manson changed his surname to Salvador after the artist Salvador Dali, it is thought he influenced his work . 'It was a very dark and dingy bar with loads of mad artwork on the walls,' said Ms du Plooy. 'You walked in and it was quite literally bedlam - there were chains and skulls everywhere. 'We were doing all their framing for them and we were given these postcards.' 'The pieces of art are authenticated by Bronson's own signature, along with a note that reads 'a Bronson creation'. 'The postcards are also annotated with the addresses of the prisons where the sketches were drawn, along with the convict's prison number: 1314.' A lot of the artworks show words such as Insanity and Asylum . The notorious convict signs each of the postcards to make his mark . This postcard called the Beast of Dartmoor features an angry looking man . The 61-year-old criminal is currently serving a life sentence in HM Full Sutton prison in York. He has spent 36 years in solitary confinement after numerous attacks on prison staff and fellow inmates, including instigating hostage incidents. But he recently hit headlines again when one of his pieces was stolen from a gallery in east London. The hardman - who was portrayed by Tom Hardy in the film Bronson - chillingly warned the thieves: 'Pray that I never catch up with you.' Despite being drawn by one of Britain's most notorious criminals this postcard is quite sweet in design . Charles marks his postcards with the words 'A BRONSON CREATION' This design features a pony with a small bird on the end of his nose . 1974: First jailed, aged 22, for armed robbery (seven years' jail) 1975: Attacked fellow prisoner with a glass jug (nine months' jail) 1985: A three-day rooftop protest at Walton Gaol caused £100K worth of damage (one year jail) 1988: Sent back to prison for robbing a jewellery shop (seven years' jail) 1992: Released from prison but shortly afterwards found guilty of intent to rob (eight years' jail) 1994: Holds prison librarian hostage, demanding inflatable doll, helicopter and cup of tea (eight years' jail) 1998: Takes three inmates hostage at Belmarsh. Insists they call him ‘General’ and threatens to eat one of them unless demands are met (five years' jail, reduced from seven on appeal) 1999: Given life sentence for kidnapping prison teacher Phil Danielson at Hull jail (life sentence with a three-year tariff) 2014: Assaulted prison governor Alan Parkins (two years' jail)
The collection of postcards was found in a drawer in North London .
Charles Bronson is thought to have drawn them whilst in prison .
They will be auctioned with the funds going to the families of his victims .
Postcards sketched by Britain's most notorious convict Charles Bronson worth thousands of pounds have been discovered in a drawer in a London art gallery. The collection of postcards, hand-drawn by Bronson, were found buried beneath old canvases and paper scraps and will now be offered for sale at the Zebra One Gallery in Hampstead, London. The owner of the gallery, Gabrielle du Plooy believes there will be a high demand from collectors, and has pledged to donate the money raised from the sale of the postcards to the families of Bronson's victims. The Birdman Of Broadmoor was one of the pieces of work found in the drawer of an art gallery . One of the most recent images of criminal Charles Bronson taken inside Wakefield Prison in June 2004 . Two hundred of the jailbird's works were sold for more than £30,000 at an auction in Leicestershire recently, coinciding with the discovery. In an attempt to distance himself from his violent past, the criminal has changed his last name to 'Salvador', in homage to surrealist artist, Salvador Dali. He is said to spend his days in his cell, painting and sketching to pass the time during his life sentence. Speaking about the postcards, Ms du Plooy said: 'They are ridiculous but you can certainly see the influence of Salvador Dali.' The postcards were originally procured by the gallery's former owner, Ms du Plooy's father, who acquired them from Bedlam Bar in Hampstead, which is now closed. The postcards are thought to be worth thousands of pounds . Manson changed his surname to Salvador after the artist Salvador Dali, it is thought he influenced his work . 'It was a very dark and dingy bar with loads of mad artwork on the walls,' said Ms du Plooy. 'You walked in and it was quite literally bedlam - there were chains and skulls everywhere. 'We were doing all their framing for them and we were given these postcards.' 'The pieces of art are authenticated by Bronson's own signature, along with a note that reads 'a Bronson creation'. 'The postcards are also annotated with the addresses of the prisons where the sketches were drawn, along with the convict's prison number: 1314.' A lot of the artworks show words such as Insanity and Asylum . The notorious convict signs each of the postcards to make his mark . This postcard called the Beast of Dartmoor features an angry looking man . The 61-year-old criminal is currently serving a life sentence in HM Full Sutton prison in York. He has spent 36 years in solitary confinement after numerous attacks on prison staff and fellow inmates, including instigating hostage incidents. But he recently hit headlines again when one of his pieces was stolen from a gallery in east London. The hardman - who was portrayed by Tom Hardy in the film Bronson - chillingly warned the thieves: 'Pray that I never catch up with you.' Despite being drawn by one of Britain's most notorious criminals this postcard is quite sweet in design . Charles marks his postcards with the words 'A BRONSON CREATION' This design features a pony with a small bird on the end of his nose . 1974: First jailed, aged 22, for armed robbery (seven years' jail) 1975: Attacked fellow prisoner with a glass jug (nine months' jail) 1985: A three-day rooftop protest at Walton Gaol caused £100K worth of damage (one year jail) 1988: Sent back to prison for robbing a jewellery shop (seven years' jail) 1992: Released from prison but shortly afterwards found guilty of intent to rob (eight years' jail) 1994: Holds prison librarian hostage, demanding inflatable doll, helicopter and cup of tea (eight years' jail) 1998: Takes three inmates hostage at Belmarsh. Insists they call him ‘General’ and threatens to eat one of them unless demands are met (five years' jail, reduced from seven on appeal) 1999: Given life sentence for kidnapping prison teacher Phil Danielson at Hull jail (life sentence with a three-year tariff) 2014: Assaulted prison governor Alan Parkins (two years' jail)
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