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Sir Winston Churchill, K.G., O.M., F.R.S., HON. R.A. 1874-1965
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description
- Sir Winston Churchill, K.G., O.M., F.R.S., HON. R.A.
- Distant View of the Pyramids at Sunrise
- oil on canvas
- 63 by 76cm.; 24¾ by 30in.
Provenance
Miss Arabella Churchill
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, 25th May 1982, lot 32, whence acquired by the present owner
Exhibited
Chartwell, The Studio, loan exhibit
Literature
David Coombs with Minnie Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill's Life Through his Paintings, no.C82, fig. 49, illustrated in colour, p.33.
Catalogue Note
Though previously dated to 1926, this work is more likely to have been painted in 1921 during Churchill's visit to the pyramids.