The painting is listed as C247 in David Coombs' book, Sir Winston Churchill's Life Through his Paintings, circa 1930, Pont du Gard. Owned by Arabella Churchill and sold at Sotheby's, New York in 1981 for $10,000. Jonathan Hayes
--- On Wed, 3/16/11, Antoine Capet <[email protected]> wrote: From: Antoine Capet <[email protected]> Subject: [ChurchillChat] Re: "Churchill Painting for Sale" To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 2:52 PM Dear Mr Olsen, Many thanks for this. I was particularly intrigued by the section on "Churchill Painting for Sale": "The Churchill Centre has recently become aware of a large painting by Sir Winston Churchill, offered for sale for the first time in a number of years . . . The seller has generously agreed to make a donation to The Churchill Centre if a member or friend purchases the painting". https://www.winstonchurchill.org/support/the-churchill-centre/publications/chartwell-bulletin/2011/33-mar/1101-churchill-painting-for-sale No title is given - but the picture looks very much like the Roman Aqueduct over the Gard River, South of France (the "Pont du Gard", as it known in French). The intriguing bit is that the Aqueduct and the Gard area are somewhat removed from the luxury villas owned by Churchill's wealthy friends on the French Riviera (See the excellent book by F. Kersaudy, _Churchill and Monaco_, reviewed in a recent copy of _Finest Hour_). Also, the article does not give any date. Wikipedia mentions two prominent English-speaking visitors, Henry James and Hilaire Belloc - but not Winston Churchill: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_du_Gard Any clue on what occasion this was painted ? Best wishes, A.C. ======== From: John David Olsen Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 5:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ChurchillChat] Chartwell Bulletin - March 2011 The latest edition of Chartwell Bulletin is now available! http://tinyurl.com/4uf8hnb -- ------------------------------- JOHN DAVID OLSEN Dir of Communications +1-323-855-7595 ------------------------------- Please join us as a member of The Churchill Centre and Museum and help us to impress Churchill's wisdom and relevance firmly on future generations. You will enjoy our award winning quarterly, Finest Hour; our monthly e-newsletter, Chartwell Bulletin; illuminating material on our website, events in five countries, and discounts on books and memorabilia. Basic membership is $50 per year ($60 outside USA); students, teachers and active duty enlisted military, $25. Ring us on 1-888-WSC-1874 or use the secure membership form on our website. ------------------------------- The Churchill Centre and Museum at the Churchill War Rooms, London www.winstonchurchill.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.
