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The composition captures the juxtaposition of the studio interior and the window view
to the grounds beyond, which rises to the upper terraces and house. This “Sir Winston
Churchill’s Studio” painting can be realised as an allegorical portrayal of Churchill’s
life, through the collective curated aspects of his studio. The layout and studio furniture
inclusive of hung paintings are as in Churchill’s own time. Each element of the compo-
sition is a significant representation of Churchill’s pathway; his influences, passions and
achievements.
What is most powerful are the paintings hung around the studio that Churchill painted
through his life at times of differing circumstances and historical importance. As with
all paintings or art forms, in this case the physicality of his paintings present the mani-
festation of his thoughts and actions within, and immersed by moments, in Churchill’s
life, and thereby bridge time for us to relate to.
The outer view to the gardens and house beyond reminds us of his passion for gardening
and his love of Chartwell as a home and its location in the Kentish countryside. The
sketching box of oil paints and brushes symbolically alludes to painting travels and en-
gagement in the ‘en plein air’ mode of painting; which was a great passion and a subject
he wrote about as in his book ‘Painting as a Pastime’. The collection of books and ac-
companying writing paper with pens placed forming a ‘V’ in a victory sign, signify his
passion for history and his power of usage with the English language and symbolism
which led him to victory. In fact, Churchill lived through his pen. The pedestal bust of
Lady Randolph Churchill – Jennie Jerome, {daughter of the New York Stockbroker,
Leonard Jerome}, and Churchill’s mother, is attributed to the American sculptor, Thom-
as Waldo Story, who also created the Naiad Fountain at Blenheim Palace. Churchill’s
mother being a powerful woman, was a great influence in his early life and the begin-
nings of his military career. His relationship went beyond mother and son as Churchill
treated his mother more as a sister. The paintings hung on the wall are, from the top;
“Lake Carezza with the Dolomites in the Distance” - painted in the 1949 – oil on can-
vas, “Red Rocks in the South of France “– painted in 1950 – oil on canvas. “The Grotto
of Ropemakers”, Syracuse in Sicily– painted in 1955 – oil on canvas, “Scene on the
River Loup”, Alps Maritimes – painted in 1936 - oil on canvas.

139376 Sir Winston Churchill’s Studio
601/8 x 401/8 inches -o/c

Chartwell, Kent.