A recently discovered painting by British artist LS Lowry sold for more than £2.6 million after 70 years in the hands of a pioneering DNA researcher who helped discover the double helix. The art world was unaware of the painting's existence until the death of Manchester-born scientist Dr Leonard D Hamilton - who helped discover the structure of DNA - in August last year. SCIENTIST WHO HELD THE £2.6M PAINTING FOR 70 YEARS While working at the Sloan Kettering Institute in New York, Leonard D Hamilton developed a technique for extracting DNA. The painting was sold to a private collector for £2.65 million on Tuesday evening at London auction house Christies. Nick Orchard, head of Modern British Art at Christies, said the composition of the painting 'just ticks all the boxes'.

Source: Daily Mail January 22, 2020 01:05 UTC