Published 14 days ago

A painting of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work he hated is up for auction

Churchill disliked a portrait by Graham Sutherland, calling it half-witted, leading his family to disclose its destruction.
The painting's fate was depicted in "The Crown," with Churchill's wife witnessing it burn.
A full-length portrait of Churchill that he mocked as modern art was unveiled in Parliament.

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BBC News

Sir Winston Churchill portrait could fetch £800,000 at auction

The oil on canvas painting is currently on show at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.

14 days ago·United Kingdom

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abc News

A painting of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work he hated is up for auction

A portrait of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work the British leader loathed is going up for auction

15 days ago·United States

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The Washington Post

A painting of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work he hated is up for auction

A portrait of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work the British leader loathed is going up for auction

15 days ago

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KVIA

A painting of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work he hated is up for auction

LONDON (AP) — A portrait of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work the British leader loathed is going up for auction. The painting by modernist artist Graham Sutherland was made in preparation for a large portrait that Churchill’s family later had destroyed. The episode was recounted in TV series “The Crown.” The surviving oil-on-canvas study shows Churchill’s head in profile against a dark background. It is expected to sell for between 500,…

15 days ago·Panama City, United States

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Shropshire Star

Sir Winston Churchill portrait could fetch up to £800,000 at auction

A portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, painted by Graham Sutherland in preparation for a work that was later destroyed, could fetch up to £800,000 at auction.

15 days ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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