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Winston Churchill
The Bay of Eze

1958

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"The Bay of Eze" is an oil on canvas work painted by Winston Churchill in 1958. The artwork size is 24 x 18 inches. The framed size is 29 5/8 x 23 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches. The painting is signed lower right, "WSC". Located on the French Riviera between Nice and Monte Carlo, the Bay of Eze is renowned for its stunning location and spectacular views. As you can see on pages 80-81 of Rafferty's book, this painting skillfully captures the dizzying heights, set just west of Lou Sueil, the home of Jacques and Consuelo Balsan, close friends of Winston and Clementine. The painting manipulates perspective and depth, a nod to the dramatic shifts of artists including Monet and Cézanne, who challenged traditional vantage points of landscapes. The portrait (i.e. vertical) orientation of the canvas combined with the trees, and the rhyming coastline channels the viewer’s gaze. The perceived tilting of the water's plane imbues the painting with dynamic tension. Provenance: The Studio, Chartwell Celia Sandys Private Collection, December 2007 Exhibition: London, M. Knoedler & Co. Ltd., Painting as a Pastime, May - June 1977, no. 46 London, Sotheby’s, Painting as a Pastime, Winston Churchill – His Life as a Painter, January 1988, no. 99 Literature: D. Coombs and M. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, p. 217, no. C 490, fig. 455 P. Rafferty, Winston Churchill: Painting on the French Riviera, London, 2020, p. 80 (illustrated)
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