Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Churchill created this painting for US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, after they met in Casablanca in 1943 to discuss the Allies’ future strategy during the Second World War.
Our Director, Dr Xavier Bray, reveals why this extraordinary painting - created in the aftermath of that meeting and presented by one political giant to another - stands as a remarkable testament to friendship, diplomacy and the special relationship between two nations during one of the most pivotal points of the 20th century.
The painting remained in the US and was sold at auction in New Orleans in 2011 to actor Brad Pitt, as a gift for his then-wife Angelina Jolie. It was sold again by Christie’s in 2021, with the auction house remarking that it was ‘Churchill's most important work.’
Stand before the painting that symbolised one of history's greatest wartime alliances at ‘Winston Churchill: The Painter’. Until 29 November.
🎟️ Book your tickets now: wallacecollection.org/whats-on/exhibitions-displays/winston-churchill-the-painter
🎨 Sir Winston Churchill, The Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque C381, 1943. Private Collection. © Churchill Heritage Ltd. Image courtesy Churchill Heritage Ltd
Churchill created this painting for US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, after they met in Casablanca in 1943 to discuss the Allies’ future strategy during the Second World War.
Our Director, Dr Xavier Bray, reveals why this extraordinary painting - created in the aftermath of that meeting and presented by one political giant to another - stands as a remarkable testament to friendship, diplomacy and the special relationship between two nations during one of the most pivotal points of the 20th century.
The painting remained in the US and was sold at auction in New Orleans in 2011 to actor Brad Pitt, as a gift for his then-wife Angelina Jolie. It was sold again by Christie’s in 2021, with the auction house remarking that it was ‘Churchill's most important work.’
Stand before the painting that symbolised one of history's greatest wartime alliances at ‘Winston Churchill: The Painter’. Until 29 November.
🎟️ Book your tickets now: wallacecollection.org/whats-on/exhibitions-displays/winston-churchill-the-painter
🎨 Sir Winston Churchill, The Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque C381, 1943. Private Collection. © Churchill Heritage Ltd. Image courtesy Churchill Heritage Ltd
