Long thought to be a family heirloom, the artwork was actually gifted to the British prime minister in 1942 during the darkest days of World War II ...

Chartwell was also, at times, a burden—its repairs and staff devoured Churchill’s income as fast as his epic writing projects and fecund journalism could replenish it—but the estate grounded ...

Churchill despised the finished birthday ... and it was later burned by staff at his Chartwell estate in Kent, so hated was the work. The surviving preparatory study for the despised work bears ...

The painting is on display at Churchill's family home, Chartwell in Westerham, Kent, which is now owned by the National Trust. Churchill's four-volume history of the Duke of Marlborough ...

A similar work by Churchill, featuring a collection of bottles and called “Bottlescape”, still hangs at Chartwell.

When Gustavo began visiting Chartwell Churchill House Retirement Community as a musical performer, he never imagined it might one day become his home too. “I have had the opportunity to witness ...