Actress Angelina Jolie is reportedly auctioning off a painting given to Franklin D. Roosevelt by Winston Churchill.
Christie’s auction house announced Jolie would be auctioning off the painting, according to an article published Monday by Page Six. The painting was part of Jolie’s family’s collection, the outlet reported.
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The painting, believed to be the only work of art Churchill created during World War II, is expected to sell for anywhere between $2.1 million and $3.4 million, according to Page Six. “Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque” was created after the Casablanca Conference in January of 1943 when the two met in Marrakech, Christie’s said, the outlet reported. (RELATED: Dinosaur Skeleton Sells For $3.5 Million In Paris Auction)
Churchill painted the scene the two shared during their meetings, the outlet reported.
“‘Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque’ is therefore arguably the best painting by Winston Churchill due to the significance of the subject matter to him, and the fact that it highlights the importance of the friendship between the two leaders,” the head of Christie’s Modern British Art department Nick Orchard said in a statement, Page Six reported.
“The gifting of the work to Roosevelt underlines the fact that Churchill held the American President in such high regard and points to their joint efforts in guiding the Allied powers to the outcome of the Second World War,” he reportedly added.