Mar 20, 2018
By Michael Kramer
A painting of Emerald Lake in the Rocky Mountains by Winston Churchill – has sold at auction for much more than expected.
The heavily damaged painting was initially listed by Sotheby’s of London at an estimated $15,000 Canadian – but it went for just over $87,000.
Churchill painted the work during a visit to the area in 1929.
Owner Bill Murray of Devon, England says the painting was a gift from Churchill to Murray’s father, Sergeant Edmund Murray – who was his bodyguard from 1950 to 1965.
There’s no official word on who bought the painting or where it will ultimately end up – but Murray suggests the buyer is from Canada.
The painting was originally mislabeled as Lake Louise – but Calgary historian David Finch saw a photo of it – and put the word out that it was Emerald Lake.
Churchill painted for years – to cope with depression.
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