The same client bought all three Churchill paintings in tonight's sale, all for well above their estimates. This evening, Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque sold to a bidder on the phone with Christie's Surrealism specialist Olivier Camu, who was spending big on Churchill-auctioneer Jussi Pylkkänen referred to the bidder as being from Belgium (Camu is also Belgian-born). The previous record for a work by Churchill stood at £1.7m (including fees), set by The goldfish pool at Chartwell at Sotheby's sale of the collection of Churchill's daughter, Mary Soames, in London in 2014-a record that was broken twice tonight. The work has stayed in the US ever since and was given to Jolie by her ex-partner, Brad Pitt. Churchill then painted this view the day after and gave it to Roosevelt as a memento-a gesture as political as it was personal. Roosevelt in 1943 -sold for a record £7m (£8.2m with fees) at Christie's Modern British art evening sale.Īdding further American gloss to the provenance, it was being sold by what Christie's coyly referred to as "The Jolie Family Collection", aka the actress Angelina Jolie.Ĭhurchill painted the oil on canvas in Marrakech following the Casablanca Conference in January 1943-he had invited Roosevelt to go with him to Marrakech the day after the conference ended, insisting he must see the sun set over Marrakech and the Atlas Mountains before returning to the US. No tonight, Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque (1943)-the only painting done by Churchill during the Second World War and which he gave to US President Franklin D. But his works do not sell for the sort of sums that might have persuaded him to give up the day job. The artwork is scheduled to go on sale on March 1st, 2021.The former British prime minister Winston Churchill was a keen amateur painter and his landscapes frequently come up at auction. “To know Churchill gifted the painting to FDR after their time together excited me even more,” Rau told CNN.Ĭhurchill painted several scenes in Morocco before the war began however, this is the only known work he made between 19. Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque depicts the very moment the two world leaders shared as they viewed the majestic landscape of Marrakech as the sun set over the Atlas Mountains.
According to Rau, the painting ended up in New Orleans, where it was kept in a local family’s closet for over 50 years before the step-daughter of the family inherited the work and contacted his gallery, M.S. “The gifting of the work to Roosevelt underlines the fact that Churchill held the American President in such high regard and points to their joint efforts in guiding the Allied powers to the outcome of the Second World War.”Īntique dealer Bill Rau, who owned the painting previously, told CNN the painting was gifted to President Roosevelt’s son, who then sold the piece to a filmmaker in the 1960. Orchard added that the painting is “arguably the best painting by Winston Churchill,” and highlights the friendship between Churchill and Roosevelt. Nick Orchard, head of modern British art at auction house Christie’s claimed, “It is the only work that Churchill painted during the war, perhaps encouraged by the recent progress made by the Allies in what he considered to be one of the most beautiful countries he had encountered.” Churchill then gifted the painting to Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt discussed strategies on how to defeat Nazi Germany. During this summit, he and then the US President Franklin D. Rau.Ĭhurchill painted “Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque” in Marrakech, Morocco, after attending the Casablanca Conference in January 1943. The news organization CNN reported that the painting was gifted to Joie by her then-husband Brad Pitt in 2011 after he purchased it from antique dealer M.S. Today there still remains a historic Churchill Suite available for guest stays. Churchill stayed at La Mamounia, one of the most sought-after properties in the city.
He had a penchant for the light in Marrakech which is where he spent the majority of his time. Winston Churchill visited Morocco in 1935.
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