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Winston ChurchillOn the Rance, Near St. Malo1921
1921
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"On the Rance, Near St. Malo" is an oil on canvas painting by Winston Churchill made in 1921. The artwork size is 20 x 24 inches. The framed size is 25 5/8 x 29 5/8 x 1 3/4 inches. The artwork is signed lower right, "W.S.C.".
In 1955, Sir John Rothenstein, representing the Trustees of the Tate Museum, approached Winston Churchill about donating one of his paintings "as a gift to the nation." Churchill was flattered, but felt he did not deserve such an honor as an artist. Eventually, Churchill agreed and sent two candidate paintings to the Tate – On the Rance and Loup River. No record exists regarding his own thoughts on the works he submitted, but one can safely say that Churchill thought highly of On the Rance, especially since it was not one of the paintings Rothenstein identified as a strong option. Loup River, which clearly matched Rothenstein's taste, was selected. Not only was On the Rance not returned, but somehow it ended up, without any inventory record, in a basement storeroom at the Tate. In the storeroom it sat for almost a half century, when it was discovered by an intern. The Churchill family was notified and eventually the painting was auctioned in June 2005, where it set a new auction record for Churchill's work, despite the lot notes hardly touching on the Tate’s possible acquisition. In a letter to the buyers, Churchill’s daughter, Lady Soames, summarized what had occurred in somewhat more detail.
St. Malo is a walled city in Brittany, France on the coast of the English Channel. The city was nearly destroyed by bombings during WWII.
Provenance:
Private Collection, by descent from the Artist
Sale: Christie’s London: 20th Century British Art, June 10, 2005, lot 95
Private Collection, acquired from the above
Literature:
W. Churchill, Painting as a Pastime, Strand Magazine, January 1922, Part 2, illustrated
D. Coombs and M. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, p. 245, no. C 520, fig 525
- Creator:Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965, British)
- Creation Year:1921
- Dimensions:Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Palm Desert, CA
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