A damaged, mislabelled painting of Emerald Lake done by former British prime minister Winston Churchill has sold at auction for more than six times its estimated value. Churchill painted the majestic lake near Field, B.C., when he visited the Canadian Rockies in 1929. However, the words "Lake Louise Canada" incorrectly appear on the bottom left of the artwork. The painting hit Sotheby's auction block Tuesday in London, and sold for £47,500, or $87,267 Cdn (based on Sotheby's exchange rate of 1.8372). Calgary historian David Finch was not surprised the painting sold for a lot more than its estimated value.

Source: CBC News March 20, 2018 23:29 UTC