Art Basel Paris: contemporary art on Winston Churchill Avenue
Contemporary art is in the spotlight in Paris this autumn: for the third year running, Art Basel Paris presents artists and ...
My grandfather met Winston Churchill in the WWI trenches – he said he liked his hat
After their initial wartime meeting, Paul Maze and Churchill forged a lifelong friendship. Maze, who was born in Le Havre but ...
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A Monet Masterpiece That Hung in Churchill’s Home Is Now Free of Grime From Cigar Smoke
The newly restored "Charing Cross Bridge," which once hung in the politician's drawing room, is now on display at London's Courtauld Gallery ...
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My grandfather taught Churchill to paint – his nickname was Companion of the Brush
The colours in artist Jeanne Maze’s house are vivid but restful ... his was the 9th Duke of Marlborough, first cousin to ...
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Churchill’s Monet—restored after many years of cigar smoke—goes on show in Courtauld blockbuster
Winston Churchill’s penchant for chain smoking cigars no doubt contributed to the build-up of grime on a Claude Monet riverscape in his sitting room. The painting, depicting London’s Charing ...
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The Must-Go Venues of Art Basel Paris's Public Program
Art Basel Paris, which runs from October 18 to 20 (with VIP days on 16 and 17), has left behind its inaugural name and old ...
The three hobbies Winston Churchill relied upon to relax and re-energise
While other PMs have fished, walked or bred horses, our greatest ever premier helped keep stress at bay with more domestic ...
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A Monet Masterpiece Yellowed By Winston Churchill’s Cigar Smoke Has Now Been Restored
In 1949, an American literary agent named Emery Reves gifted the painting to former prime minister Winston Churchill. Until his death in 1965, Churchill cherished the piece and kept it in the drawing ...
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Monet’s Obsessive Paintings of the Thames Reunited in London for the First Time in 120 Years
The artist’s intention to show the “Thames ... significant view of Charing Cross Bridge once owned by Winston Churchill, which has recently been restored to its former glory after decades ...
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Stolen Winston Churchill 'Roaring Lion' portrait returned after ceremony in Italy
ROME -- A special ceremony at the Canadian Embassy in Rome marked the successful recovery of an iconic portrait of Winston Churchill after ... the transfer of art into Canadian hands.
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Sir Winston Churchill
Christie’s will present its October Modern British and Irish Art sales in London, as part of Christie’s flagship 20th/21st Century Art auction series.