A portrait depicting John Churchill ... gifted to Sir Winston Churchill in 1942, was recently found to have been misdated, thanks to conservation work carried out by paintings conservator Melanie ...

The restoration work and accompanying research also revealed new information about the painting’s origins, as well as how it entered Churchill’s possession during the darkest days of World War II.

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Bidding, starting there at 450,000 pounds, just over $1/2 million for a painting by the late British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING ...

This week, the auction house Christie's held an art sale in London. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: The Winston Churchill, "The Bay Of Eze," is painted circa 1950 ...

Paintings by the late John Byrne including a rare picture of The Beatles bought by the artist’s local priest are to go under the hammer at auction. In the painting, created in 1969, Byrne ...

Paintings by the late John Byrne including a rare picture of The Beatles bought by the artist’s local priest are to go under the hammer at auction. In the painting, created in 1969, Byrne represents ...