Feb 23, 2021
Wartime painting by Winston Churchill expected to fetch a staggering £2.5million at auction
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A WARTIME painting by Winston Churchill is expected to fetch a staggering £2.5million when it goes under the hammer.
The Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque is described as the former Prime Minister’s most important work, which he painted in 1943.
3A wartime painting by Winston Churchill is expected to fetch a staggering £2. 5million when it goes under the hammerCredit: Popperfoto - GettyLondon auction house Christie’s is also selling the Tory leader’s Scene at Marrakech, estimated at £500,000, and St Paul’s Churchyard for £300,000 in next month’s sale.
Buyers are told: “While fighting Nazi tyranny, he devoted a few hours to paint a single canvas, the present work, The Tower of the Koutoubia.”
It shows a favourite view across Marrakech rising towards the Atlas Mountain peaks.
He drove five hours to show President Roosevelt after a 10-day summit in 1943 and stayed a day to paint what they saw.
The sale catalogue reveals of the top-priced work: “Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque is commonly regarded as the most important painting by Sir Winston Churchill, with its story interwoven into the history of the twentieth century.
“Churchill began painting in 1915, aged 40, at a well-documented low point in his career.
3The Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque is described as Churchill's most important work, which he painted in 1943Credit: PA:Press Association 3London auction house Christie’s is also selling the former PM's Scene at Marrakech estimated at £500,000Credit: AP:Associated Press Most read in NewsLive BlogPOLITICS LIVESocial distancing laws to be SCRAPPED & we must live with virus, Hancock saysKNIFE TERRORKnifewoman whispered 'sorry princess' as she knifed pal tied to bed 18 times'HELLSTORM OF GRIEF'Mom's pain as girl, 4, accidentally hanged herself with unicorn helmetTV STAR SEARCHIbiza Weekender star, 21, found safe after going missing for 5 daysPicturedPAWNBROKER MURDERFamily 'devastated' as man, 21, knifed to death outside Cash ConvertersPOLE STAR TORMENTBritish pole-dancing champion, 27, hanged herself after lockdown struggle“His enthusiasm for his “paint box” was sustained throughout his life.
“He stopped painting only once when he was forced to harness all of his energies on the office of wartime Prime Minister.
“Yet, even in the midst of fighting against Nazi tyranny, he managed to devote a few hours to paint a single canvas, the present work, Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque.”
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