Derek Hill

Acquired by Christopher Soames, September 1982

Arts Council of Northern Ireland (details untraced).

Original canvas. There are light horizontal pushes from the stretcher bars along the upper edge and right and left hand sides of the composition and some surface dirt and matter in areas across the paint surface. Excepting the above the work appears to be in good condition. Ultraviolet light reveals no obvious signs of florescence or retouching. The painting is presented in a gilt frame with a small grey slip. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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Derek Hill wrote the introduction to Mary Soames's book on Churchill's paintings - Winston Churchill His Life as a Painter, also helping her to select the paintings to be illustrated in the book. He wrote that Churchill's paintings 'have a painterly quality that transcends mere amateurish charm' (quoted in Mary Soames, A Daughter's Tale, Black Swan, London, 2011, p.15).