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WINSTON CHURCHILL British 1874-1965 OOC

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WINSTON CHURCHILL British 1874-1965 OOC
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Oil on canvas painting. Featuring a landscape scene. Signed and attr. Winston Churchill (British, 1874-1965) on lower left corner. Gallery seal and artist name inscribed, verso. 16.1 x 8.3 inch (41 x 21 cm). Churchill was most fond of oils, for their forgiving, flexible nature and bright colors - as well as the joy they exuded. "Just to paint is great fun,” he wrote. “The colours are lovely to look at and delicious to squeeze out." He was known to set up his easel outdoors to capture the grounds of his country home in Kent, called Chartwell. (Now owned by the National Trust and open to visitors today, it still houses Churchill’s preserved painting studio.) The politician-painter would also work during his travels to Egypt, Italy, Morocco, and the south of France, among other locations. PROVENANCE: Private estate (South America)