Painting of B.C. lake by Winston Churchill sells at auction for over $87,000
CALGARY — A painting of Emerald Lake in the Rocky Mountains by Winston Churchill has sold at auction for much more than expected.
Churchill painted the work during a visit to the area near Field, British Columbia, in 1929 in the years before he became prime minister.
The heavily damaged painting was initially listed on the Sotheby’s of London auction site and was estimated to sell between C$11,000 and C$15,000.
The painting sold for C$87,257.