SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL (1874-1965)
Provenance
The Studio, ChartwellLady 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. 43Literature
D. Coombs and M. Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Lyme Regis, 2011, p. 137, no. C 295, fig. 274Paintings 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