A painting of Morocco by the British wartime prime minister Sir Winston Churchill, which was owned by Angelina Jolie, has sold at auction for 8.1 million euros ($9,7 million). Christie's auction house said in a Tweet it was the only painting by Churchill during the Second World War. The auction house also said it was a world auction record as the sale price was almost four times the top pre-sale estimate. The sale also beat the previous record for a Churchill painting, which was just over 2 million euros. After the US delegation had left Morocco, Churchill stayed an extra day and painted the view of the Koutoubia Mosque framed by the mountains.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 02, 2021 16:41 UTC