View At Chartwell by Winston Churchill Fridge Magnet

View At Chartwell by Winston Churchill Fridge Magnet.

5.5 x 8cm

"View At Chartwell”:
Painted around 1938, this work features Chartwell with its lake, and the Weald of Kent in the distance.

In the summer of 1922, while on the lookout for a suitable country house, Churchill caught sight of a property near Westerham in Kent, and fell instantly in love with it. Chartwell was to become a much-loved family home and with typical enthusiasm, Churchill personally undertook many major works of construction (largely with his own hands), such as a dam, a swimming pool, the building of a red brick wall to surround the vegetable garden, and the re-tiling of a cottage at the bottom of the garden.

Churchill: The Painter
Churchill's talent was multi-facetted, he was a soldier, politician, wartime leader, writer and historian. In 1915, at the age of 41 Churchill discovered a natural talent as an artist and for the rest of his life he painted enthusiastically. His art embraced many subjects and locations in Brit