Sir Winston Churchill - Paintings from a Distinguished Private Collection

Paintings from a Distinguished Private Collection

Sir Winston Churchill

image: detail of On the Rance, Near St. Malo, 1921 (C520)

Collection Overview

Riviera Coast Scene, c. 1935 Distant View of the Pyramids, c. 1921 The Bay of Eze, 1958 Marrakech with a Camel, 1954 Coastal Town on the Riviera, c. 1925 View of Eze, c. 1930 Oranges and Lemons, 1954 View Over Cassis Port, c. 1930 The Library of Sir Philip Sassoon’s House at Lympne, c. 1928 Exhibition Only - Not for Sale Exhibition Only - Not for Sale

Exhibition Only - Not for Sale

Exhibition Only - Not for Sale

Exhibition Only - Not for Sale

Collection Overview

Shadows on the Wall of a Village in the South of France, c. 1930 View of Tinherir, 1951 Pointe Bacon, Cap d’Antibes, c. 1933 View of Loch Choire, Scotland, 1919 By Lake Lugano, c. 1945 View of Blenheim Palace through the Branches of a Cedar, 1920 On the Rance, Near St. Malo, 1921

Churchill’s studio seen through the window of his country home. Chartwell, Westerham, Kent, in 1959 when he was still in residence.

Two paintings from this collection can be seen hanging in the studio View of Blenheim Palace and By Lake Lugano (noted with arrows).

Churchill at his painting easel at Chartwell, as appeared on the cover of LIFE Magazine, 7th January 1946.

An earlier version of The Bay of Eze can be seen at bottom right (noted with arrow).

“When I get to heaven I mean to spend a considerable portion of my first million years in painting, and so get to the bottom of the subject.”

– Sir Winston Churchill

Collection in Detail

image left: detail of Oranges and Lemons, 1958 (C455)

Letter from Winston Churchill regarding the painting View of Loch Choire.

Letter from Mary Soames regarding the painting On the Rance, Near St. Malo.

On the Rance, Near St. Malo

Signed lower right, “WSC” oil on canvas 20 x 24 in. 1921

C520

Provenance:

The artist.

By descent to the previous owners.

Christie’s London: 20th Century British Art, 10 June 2005, Lot 95. Private Collection, acquired from the above sale.

Literature:

W. Churchill, Painting as a Pastime, Strand Magazine, January 1922, Part 2, illustrated.

D. Coombs and M. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, p. 245, no. C 520, fig 525.

View of Loch Choire, Scotland

Signed lower left, “WSC” oil on canvas board 17 7/8 x 14 in. 1919

C51

Provenance: Duke of Sutherland, and by descent. Clare Duchess of Sutherland. Acquired by the current owners in April 2006.

Exhibition: London, Royal Academy, Paintings by the Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Churchill, K.G. O.M, C.H., M.P, Hon. R.A., 1959. New York, New York World’s Fair, April-October 1965.

Literature:

D. Coombs and M. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, p. 27, no. C 51, fig. 29.

The Bay of Eze

Signed lower right, “WSC” oil on canvas 24 x 18 in. 1958

C490

Provenance: The Studio, Chartwell. Celia Sandys. Acquired by the current owners in December 2007.

Exhibited: London, M. Knoedler & Co. Ltd., Painting as a Pastime, May - June 1977, no. 46 London, Sotheby’s, Painting as a Pastime, Winston Churchill – His Life as a Painter, January 1998, no. 99

Literature:

D. Coombs and M. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, p. 217, no. C 490, fig. 455 P. Rafferty, Winston Churchill: Painting on the French Riviera, London, 2020, p. 80 (illustrated)

By Lake Lugano

Signed lower right, “WSC” oil on canvas 22 x 28 in. c. 1945

C413

Provenance: The Studio, Chartwell. Sarah Churchill, Lady Audley. With Wylma Wayne Fine Art. Benjamin and Mary Rummerfield. Estate of Mary Rummerfield. Private Collection, by descent.

Exhibition: London, Wylma Wayne Fine Art, Sir Winston Churchill, June-July 1982, no. 50.

Literature: D. Coombs and M. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, p. 188, no. C 413, fig. 380.

Riviera Coast Scene

oil on canvas

25 1/8 x 30 1/8 in.

c. 1930

C295

Provenance: The Studio, Chartwell. Lady Sarah Audley. Benjamin and Mary Rummerfield. Estate of Mary Rummerfield. Private Collection, by descent.

Exhibited: London, Wylma Wayne Fine Art, Sir Winston Churchill, June - July 1982, no. 43

Literature:

D. Coombs and M. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, p. 137, no. C 295, fig. 274

Oranges and Lemons

oil on canvas

20 x 24 in. 1958

C455

Provenance: Mrs. Diana Sandys.

Celia Sandys.

Acquired by the current owners in December 2007.

Exhibited:

London, Royal Academy, Paintings by the Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Churchill, K.G. O.M., C.H., M.P., Hon. R.A., 1959

New York, New York World’s Fair, April - October 1965

Literature:

M. Soames, Winston Churchill: His Life as a Painter, London, 1990, p. 205, no. 60 (illustrated)

D. Coombs and M. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, p. 233, no. C 455, fig. 493

P. Rafferty, Winston Churchill: Painting on the French Riviera, London, 2020, p. 102 (illustrated)

The Library of Sir Philip Sassoon’s House at Lympne

Signed lower left, “WSC” oil on canvas 24 x 20 in.

c. 1928

C19

Provenance:

The Studio, Chartwell.

Miss Arabella Churchill.

Sotheby’s London, 19 May 1982, Lot 142. Private Collection.

Sotheby’s London, 11 July 2013, Lot 28. Private Collection, acquired from the above sale.

Literature:

D. Coombs and M. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, p. 87, no. C 19, fig. 155.

Marrakech with a Camel

oil on canvas

22 x 27 in. 1954

C453

Provenance: The Studio, Chartwell. Lady Sarah Audley. Benjamin and Mary Rummerfield. Estate of Mary Rummerfield. Private Collection, by descent.

Exhibited: London, Wylma Wayne Fine Art, Sir Winston Churchill, June-July 1982, no. 55.

Literature:

D. Coombs and M. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, p. 205, no. C 453, fig. 425.

View Over Cassis Port

Signed lower left, “WSC” oil on canvas 25 x 30 in. c. 1930

C333

Provenance: The Studio, Chartwell. Celia Sandys. Benjamin and Mary Rummerfield. Estate of Mary Rummerfield. Private Collection, by descent.

Literature:

D. Coombs and M. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, p. 79, no. C 333, fig. 138. P. Rafferty, Winston Churchill: Painting on the French Riviera, London, 2020, p. 183, illustrated.

Painting on verso

Coastal Town on the Riviera

oil on canvas on paperboard

14 x 20 in. c. 1925

C111 & C535

Provenance: The Studio, Chartwell. Benjamin and Mary Rummerfield. Estate of Mary Rummerfield. Private Collection, by descent.

Literature:

D. Coombs and M. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, p. 28, no. C 111, fig. 32. P. Rafferty, Winston Churchill: Painting on the French Riviera, London, 2020, p. 200, illustrated.

Painting

on verso

View of Eze

oil on canvas

30 x 25 in. c. 1930

C204

Exhibition Only - Not for Sale

Provenance:

The Studio, Chartwell. Benjamin and Mary Rummerfield. Estate of Mary Rummerfield. Private Collection, by descent.

Literature:

D. Coombs and M. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, p. 63, no. C 204, fig. 91. P. Rafferty, Winston Churchill: Painting on the French Riviera, London, 2020, p. 84, illustrated.

Shadows on the Wall of a Village in the South of France

oil on canvas 24 x 20 in.

c. 1930

C228

Exhibition Only - Not for Sale

Provenance: The Studio, Chartwell. Lady Sarah Audley. Benjamin and Mary Rummerfield. Estate of Mary Rummerfield. Private Collection, by descent.

Exhibition: London, Wylma Wayne Fine Art, Sir Winston Churchill, June-July 1982, no. 35.

Literature:

D. Coombs and M. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, p. 75, no. C 228, fig. 127.

Pointe Bacon, Cap d’Antibes

Signed lower right, “WSC” oil on canvas 26 x 32 in.

c. 1933

C337

Exhibition Only - Not for Sale

Provenance: The Studio, Chartwell. Celia Sandys. Benjamin and Mary Rummerfield. Estate of Mary Rummerfield. Private Collection, by descent.

Literature:

D. Coombs and M. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, p. 159, no. C 337, fig. 312. P. Rafferty, Winston Churchill: Painting on the French Riviera, London, 2020, p. 68, illustrated.

Distant View of the Pyramids

oil on canvas

25 x 30 in. c. 1921

C85

Exhibition Only - Not for Sale

Provenance:

The Studio, Chartwell. Lady Sarah Audley. Benjamin and Mary Rummerfield. Estate of Mary Rummerfield. Private Collection, by descent.

Exhibited: London, Wylma Wayne Fine Art, Sir Winston Churchill, June-July 1982, no. 12.

Literature:

D. Coombs and M. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, p. 31, no. C 85, fig. 42.

View of Tinherir

Signed lower left, “WSC” oil on canvas 25 x 30 in. 1951

C538

Exhibition Only - Not for Sale

Provenance:

A gift from the artist to the Hon. General George C. Marshall, G.C.B., (1880-1959), June 1953.

By descent to Kitty Winn, granddaughter.

Sotheby’s London: 20th Century British Art, 11 December 2006, Lot 12. Private collection, acquired from the above sale.

Exhibition:

Leesburg, VA, George C. Marshall International Centre, With Respect and Admiration: The Letters of George C. Marshall and Winston S. Churchill, October-December 2010.

View of Blenheim Palace through the Branches of a Cedar

Signed lower right, “WSC” oil on canvas 24 x 20 in.

1920

C269

Exhibition Only - Not for Sale

Provenance:

The Studio, Chartwell, and by descent.

The Lady Mary Soames, DBE.

Sotheby’s London: Daughter of History: Mary Soames and the Legacy of Churchill, 17 December 2014, Lot 69. Private collection, acquired from the above sale.

Exhibition: London, Arthur Ackerman and Peter Johnson, Images of Sir Winston Churchill, May-June 2000,

Literature:

D. Coombs and M. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, p.

861 no. C 269, fig. 87.

detail of View of Eze, c. 1930 (C204)

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