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Winston Churchill. Flowers in a Green Vase, ca. 1930s
During the summer of 1915, following his fall from power, Churchill, discovered the world of painting. He wrote later that having been forced "cruelly" into inactivity, "the Muse of Painting came to my rescue." About 500 Winston Churchill paintings exist. Although confident and self-assured in fields of politics, oratory, and writing, he was modest about his achievements as a painter. He sought and accepted constructive criticism and enjoyed experimenting with new media and techniques. Churchill once vowed, "When I get to heaven I mean to spend a considerable portion of my first million years in painting, and so to get to the bottom of the subject."
Object Details:
Oil on canvas. On loan from Senator John Warner (99)
Related Theme:
The Communicator
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