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Winston Churchill painting that he gave as a gift to Field Marshal Montgomery is set to fetch half a million at auction

An oil painting by Winston Churchill of the Moroccan landscape is to be sold at auction.

The image, believed to be from 1935, could fetch up to half a million pounds at Christie’s in March.

Titled ‘Scene at Marrakech’, the painting was a gift from the wartime prime minister to Field Marshal Montgomery, his celebrated general. 

The landscape painting of hills and a stream has remained with the Montgomery family since they received it, meaning March will be the first time it has been offered for auction

The landscape painting of hills and a stream has remained with the Montgomery family since they received it, meaning March will be the first time it has been offered for auction

Sir Winston visited Morocco for the first time in 1935 and, inspired by the warmth of its landscape, depicted its vivid colours.

The landscape painting of hills and a stream has remained with the Montgomery family since they received it, meaning March will be the first time it has been offered for auction. 

Nick Orchard, head of Modern British Art at Christie’s, said: ‘Sir Winston Churchill’s gift of his painting, Scene at Marrakech, to Field Marshal Montgomery symbolises the deep respect and friendship the prime minister held for his general.

‘An accomplished artist as well as a celebrated political figure, the work stands among the best paintings executed by Churchill in the 1930s.’

Winston Churchill is seen painting on his easel in 1946. The Moroccan landscape painting, believed to be from 1935, could fetch up to half a million pounds at Christie’s in March

Winston Churchill is seen painting on his easel in 1946. The Moroccan landscape painting, believed to be from 1935, could fetch up to half a million pounds at Christie’s in March

Titled ‘Scene at Marrakech’, the painting was a gift from the wartime prime minister to Field Marshal Montgomery, his celebrated general

Titled ‘Scene at Marrakech’, the painting was a gift from the wartime prime minister to Field Marshal Montgomery, his celebrated general

Sir Winston visited Morocco for the first time in 1935 and, inspired by the warmth of its landscape, depicted its vivid colours. The former PM is pictured in the harbor at Safi, Morocco

Sir Winston visited Morocco for the first time in 1935 and, inspired by the warmth of its landscape, depicted its vivid colours. The former PM is pictured in the harbor at Safi, Morocco

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