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Apr 30, 2013 · From Martin Gilbert, Winston S. Churchill, vol. 8 “ Never Despair ” (London: Heinemann, 1988), 1059: On September 1 [1954] Clementine Churchill wrote to her daughter Mary: “Mr. Graham Sutherland is a ‘Wow.’. He really is a most attractive man and one can hardly believe that the savage cruel designs which he exhibits come from his brush.
Winston Churchill. by Graham Sutherland oil on canvas, 1954 13 5/8 in. x 12 1/4 in. (345 mm x 311 mm) Given by the artist's widow, Mrs Graham Sutherland, 1980 Primary Collection NPG 5332. On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
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Orpen's portrait of Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) was made in 1916, over eleven sittings. Aged forty-two, the statesman appears sunk in a slough of despond. He ws having to endure the ignominy of blame for the disastrous Battle of Gallipoli and the mental burden of so many lives lost. Demoted, Churchill had resigned and submitted to a ...
This drawing is one of a number of studies for Sutherland's lost presentation portrait of Churchill. The squared-up drawing for the final version is the nearest we can now get to the composition, other than through photographs. Sensitive pencil work around the head, and a rub and wash technique, are typical of the artist's working methods.
Jul 10, 2015 · The true fate of Sir Winston Churchill's Sutherland portrait has come to light, finally unravelling the mystery of its controversial disappearance. By Hannah Furness 10 July 2015 • 10:47am .
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill. 20th Century Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 228 portraits. Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace, his family's estate. After serving in the army, he entered parliament in 1900 and was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty in 1911. Held responsible for the failure of the Dardanelles expedition, he ...
