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February 19, 2021 Share 1943 wartime landscape painting of Winston Churchill, British prime minister, gifted it to U.S President Franklin D. Roosevelt, is likely to fetch up to $3.5 million at an auction next month. Churchill painted the “Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque” in Marrakech following the January 1943 Casablanca Conference, which both the leaders attended. Churchill then took Roosevelt to Marrakech to view the sunset over the Atlas Mountains. Winston Churchill painted the painting for Roosevelt. The painting not only implies their friendship but also reflects special affiliation between Britain and America. The other factor is that Churchill regarded his North African view better than all his other paintings. ....
Angelina Jolie To Sell Artwork Gifted By Winston Churchill To FDR February 01, 2021 12:59 Subject Line Please provide verification code Email is invalid Sir Winston Churchill, âTower of the Koutoubia Mosque,â 1943. Estimated to bring 1.5 million pounds to 2.5 million pounds ($2.1 million to $3.4 million) in Christie s March 1 sale. CHRISTIE S Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque â a gift from Sir Winston Churchill to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt â from the art collection amassed by actress Angelina Jolie and her ex-husband, Brad Pitt, next month. The work could secure a price record for Churchill s art and is estimated to fetch from 1.5 million pounds to 2.5 million pounds ($2.1 million to $3.4 million). ....