They include landscapes, seascapes, a still life and an interior portrait—all bursting with vibrant color. Churchill took up painting in 1915, when he was 40, according to the gallery’s website .

The statesman turned to artmaking 110 years ago to treat his deep depression. That hobby both restored his spirits and turned ...

Winston Churchill, then a member of the British Parliament, ... After he took up painting, his speeches were peppered with visual references to light and color, his imagery more vivid.

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill by Yousuf Karsh, 1941 NPG, ©Estate of ... to a color photograph of César Chávez, taken 11 years before Karsh’s death in 2002.

Christie's held an auction for "The Bay of Eze," a painting by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. With fees and all, the painting ended up selling for 945,000 pounds.