Sir Winston Churchill, O.M., R.A.
Tower Of The Koutoubia Mosque
Estimate: 1.500.000 - 2.500.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.285.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.285.000 GBP
Description
Sir Winston Churchill, O.M., R.A. (1874-1965)
signed with initials ‘W.S.C.’ (lower right)
oil on canvas
18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.)
Painted in January 1943.
A gift from the artist to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1943, and by descent to his son Elliot Roosevelt. | Acquired from the above by George W. Woodward, Nebraska, in 1950. | Acquired from the above by Norman G. Hickman, New York, in 1964, and by descent. | with M.S. Rau Antiques, New Orleans, 2011. | Acquired by the present owner in 2011.
signed with initials ‘W.S.C.’ (lower right)
oil on canvas
18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.)
Painted in January 1943.
A gift from the artist to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1943, and by descent to his son Elliot Roosevelt. | Acquired from the above by George W. Woodward, Nebraska, in 1950. | Acquired from the above by Norman G. Hickman, New York, in 1964, and by descent. | with M.S. Rau Antiques, New Orleans, 2011. | Acquired by the present owner in 2011.
A top price for Winston Churchill
When the work Tower Of The Koutoubia Mosque by Winston Churchill was auctioned at Christies in London in March 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 2,500,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 8,285,000.00 (€ 9,732,740.78). This high result makes Tower Of The Koutoubia Mosque the most expensive artwork by Winston Churchill that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Winston Churchill
Als die Arbeit Tower Of The Koutoubia Mosque von Winston Churchill im März 2021 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 2.500.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 8.285.000,00 (€ 9.732.740,78) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Tower Of The Koutoubia Mosque zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Winston Churchill, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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