David Coombs is the world-renowned art critic and writer who catalogued all of Churchill's paintings shortly after the statesman's death in 1965. He is a columnist for the UK's authorative weekly trade paper, Antiques Gazette. He lives in Surrey, United Kingdom. Minnie Churchill is Winston Churchill's granddaughter-in-law and is the current chairman of the Churchill Heritage.
In addition to his brilliant career as a politician and a historian, Sir Winston Churchill was an avid and talented painter. He began painting during World War I at a low point in his career to help lift him out of a severe depression. This collection of all of his known paintings is a joint effort by Coombs, former editor of the Antique Collector magazine; Churchill's granddaughter-in-law; and Churchill's youngest daughter, Mary Soames, who contributed the introduction. As revealed, Churchill's paintings are largely landscapes, with occasional forays into still life and portraiture, exhibiting lively brushwork and a fine color sense quite exceptional for an amateur. Accompanying the artwork are Churchill's enthusiastic essays about his hobby and a chronology of his life and paintings. Overall, this book offers a fuller account of Churchill's oeuvre than Coombs's previous Churchill: His Paintings (1967). It also includes many more color plates (482 vs. 73). Recommended for large public and academic libraries.-Amy K. Weiss, Appalachian State Univ. Lib., Boone, NC Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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