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Painting by Winston Churchill sells for more than $1 million
Christie's held an auction for "The Bay of Eze," a painting by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. With fees and ...
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Restoration Reveals the Secrets of One of Winston Churchill’s Most Beloved Paintings
The restoration work and accompanying research also revealed new information about the painting’s origins, as well as how it entered Churchill’s possession during the darkest days of World War II.
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Turns Out, Churchill’s Prized Painting of the Duke of Marlborough Was Misdated by 100 Years
The painting was gifted to Churchill by Alexander Arthur Fraser, the 20th Lord Saltoun, during World War II. At the time, Churchill was distraught over the Fall of Singapore, in 1942, which he ...
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Painting by Winston Churchill sells for more than $1 million
This week, the auction house Christie's held an art sale in London. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: The Winston Churchill, "The Bay Of Eze," is painted circa 1950 ...
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Painting by Winston Churchill sells for more than $1 million
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Bidding, starting there at 450,000 pounds, just over $1/2 million for a painting by the late British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING ...