• Published with full co-operation of Sir Winston's family, this is the only definitive book on his paintings
• With a touching foreword by Sir Winston's daughter, Mary Soames
In 1915, Churchill was forced to resign from the wartime British government. He was 40 years old and thought his political career was finished. He became deeply depressed, but was rescued during a family holiday by his discovery of the 'muse of painting'. Churchill's fascination with painting continued until his last years, and for the first time, this book tells the story of his life through his own pictures.
The book shows all his paintings, from the old Surrey farmhouse where he began to paint, his headquarters on the Western Front in 1916 and on throughout his long life. There are many paintings of his beloved country house at Chartwell in Kent as well as still life studies and portraiture.
