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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL, O.M., R.A. (1874-1965)
The Bay of Èze
Details
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL, O.M., R.A. (1874-1965)
The Bay of Èze
signed with initials 'WSC' (lower right)
oil on canvas
24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm.)
Painted circa 1950.
The Bay of Èze
signed with initials 'WSC' (lower right)
oil on canvas
24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm.)
Painted circa 1950.
Provenance
A gift from the artist to Diana Spencer Churchill, and by descent to Celia Sandys.
Acquired from the above by the present owners in December 2007.
Acquired from the above by the present owners in December 2007.
Literature
D. Coombs, Churchill: His Paintings, London, 1967, p. 263, no. 490, illustrated, as 'View on the Riviera'.
D. Coombs and M.S. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, pp. 217, 256, no. C 490, fig. 455, as 'View on the Riviera'.
P. Rafferty, Winston Churchill: Painting on the French Riviera, London, 2020, pp. 23, 80, illustrated.
D. Coombs and M.S. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, pp. 217, 256, no. C 490, fig. 455, as 'View on the Riviera'.
P. Rafferty, Winston Churchill: Painting on the French Riviera, London, 2020, pp. 23, 80, illustrated.
Exhibited
London, M. Knoedler & Co., Painting as a Pastime: By Sir Winston Churchill, May - June 1977, n.p., no. 46, as 'View on the Riviera'.
Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution, Painting as a Pastime: The Paintings of Winston S. Churchill, September - November 1983, n.p., exhibition not numbered, illustrated, as 'View on the Riviera'.
London, Sotheby's, Painting as a Pastime: Winston Churchill - His Life as a Painter, January 1998, no. 99, as 'View on the Riviera'.
Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution, Painting as a Pastime: The Paintings of Winston S. Churchill, September - November 1983, n.p., exhibition not numbered, illustrated, as 'View on the Riviera'.
London, Sotheby's, Painting as a Pastime: Winston Churchill - His Life as a Painter, January 1998, no. 99, as 'View on the Riviera'.
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