U.K. Tycoon Festoons $257 Million Yacht With Bacon Artwork
- Joe Lewis displays ‘Triptych 1974-1977’ inside his superyacht
- Billionaire’s 321-foot Aviva docked by Tower Bridge in London
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How do you decorate a superyacht’s interior? If you’re anything like London-born billionaire Joe Lewis, you might start with the works of one of your country’s most famous painters.
Lewis’s 321-foot (98-meter) yacht, Aviva, has captivated the public since anchoring more than two weeks ago in the tourist-teeming docklands beside London’s Tower Bridge. While some passersby have asked who owns the vessel and ogled its gleaming exterior, those more familiar with Britain’s 20th century artists may have noticed what appears to be Francis Bacon’s “Triptych 1974 - 1977” hanging on its lower deck in golden frames.