Attributes: Initialed "W.S.C." on lower right, with gallery stamp on verso. Attributed to Winston Churchill - Media: Watercolor on paper - Condition: Fair condition, slight staining, rough edge on right side, crease on left edge - Provenance: Private collection, South America - Dimensions (cm): 42 by 32.5 - Dimensions (inches): 16 1/4 by 12 4/4 - Biography: Winston Churchill was British statesman that served as the British Prime Minister during World War II. As an amateur painter, Churchill produced many light-filled depictions of landscapes all over the world. His painting technique can be attributed to his admiration of edouard Manet, Claude Monet, and Paul Cezanne. “Painting a picture is like fighting a battle; and trying to paint a picture is, I suppose, like trying to fight a battle,†he once said. “It is, if anything, more exciting than fighting it successfully. But the principle is the same.†Born on November 30, 1874 in Woodstock, United Kingdom, he joined the British Army as a young man and saw action while acting as war correspondent in British India, the Anglo-Sudan War, and the Second Boer War. After returning to England, he spent the years leading to World War I in the British government before once again joining the military. Though he spent much of the 1930s out of political office, alarmed by threat of Nazi Germany Churchill was avid to replace the sitting Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. He went on to oversee the Allied victory over Adolf Hitler's regime, and continued as the acting Prime Minister after the end of the conflict. He notably had his portrait painted by the British artist Graham Sutherland in 1954 to commemorate his 80th birthday. Churchill famously hated Sutherland's portrait and his wife destroyed it after his death on January 24, 1965 in London, United Kingdom.

Good Condition