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Winston Churchill
Riviera Coast Scene

c. 1935

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"Riviera Coast Scene" is an oil painting by Sir Winston Churchill, circa 1935. The art size is 25 1/8 x 30 1/8 inches. The framed size is 32 7/8 x 37 7/8 x 4 1/4 inches. Painted from an unusually high vantage, “Riviera Coast Scene” vividly conveys the formidable distance and breadth of the scene from the perch where he set his easel. Interestingly, Paul Rafferty did not include this painting in his book Winston Churchill: Painting on the French Riviera, believing it could likely be a scene from the Italian Lake District, where Churchill also painted in the same time period. Paintings by Churchill can function as a glimpse into his extensive travels and his colorful life. Churchill most likely painted “Riviera Coast Scene” during a holiday at Chateau de l’Horizon, home of Maxine Elliot, a friend of his mother. Elliot, originally from Rockland, Maine, was a successful actress and socialite. Within this painting, we see the influence of the Impressionists who utilized unusual viewpoints, modeled after Japanese woodblock prints, but also evidence of their attempts to push the boundaries of the landscape genre. Provenance: The Studio, Chartwell Lady Sarah Audley Benjamin and Mary Rummerfield Estate of Mary Rummerfield Private Collection, by descent Exhibition: London, Wylma Wayne Fine Art, Sir Winston Churchill, June - July 1982, no. 43 Literature: D. Coombs and M. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, p. 137, no. C 295, fig. 274
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