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Learn MoreBust of Sir Winston Churchill by Oscar Nemon
- Oscar Nemon was a Croatian sculptor celebrated for his portraits of Winston Churchill
- This work, conceived circa 1952, was modeled after sittings for Windsor Castle
- Nemon’s legacy includes Married Love, a tribute to Churchill’s marriage, in Blenheim Palace
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Oscar Nemon
1906-1985 | Croatian
Sir Winston Churchill
Signed “Nemon” (on reverse)
Bronze
This impactful portrait bust of Sir Winston Churchill, created by revered Croatian sculptor Oscar Nemon, stands as a testament to the lasting legacy of the steadfast British leader. A remarkable likeness, Churchill’s furrowed brow and direct gaze are exemplary of the statesman’s enduring determination, fortitude and wisdom.
Nemon first met the great Sir Winston Churchill in 1951 in. . .
1906-1985 | Croatian
Sir Winston Churchill
Signed “Nemon” (on reverse)
Bronze
This impactful portrait bust of Sir Winston Churchill, created by revered Croatian sculptor Oscar Nemon, stands as a testament to the lasting legacy of the steadfast British leader. A remarkable likeness, Churchill’s furrowed brow and direct gaze are exemplary of the statesman’s enduring determination, fortitude and wisdom.
Nemon first met the great Sir Winston Churchill in 1951 in. . .
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Oscar Nemon
1906-1985 | Croatian
Sir Winston Churchill
Signed “Nemon” (on reverse)
Bronze
This impactful portrait bust of Sir Winston Churchill, created by revered Croatian sculptor Oscar Nemon, stands as a testament to the lasting legacy of the steadfast British leader. A remarkable likeness, Churchill’s furrowed brow and direct gaze are exemplary of the statesman’s enduring determination, fortitude and wisdom.
Nemon first met the great Sir Winston Churchill in 1951 in Marrakech, Morocco, where the pair formed a friendship. The artist was already a great admirer of the statesman. As a Croatian before emigrating to Britain in 1938, Nemon lost the great majority of his family in the Holocaust, and Churchill's efforts to defeat the Nazis deeply resonated with Nemon. When he and the Prime Minister finally met, the artist sculpted Churchill in his hotel room at La Mamounia, aided by preliminary sketches that survive today. Perhaps moved by the occasion of sculpting one of his heroes, Nemon’s rendition exudes an intensity and lifelike dynamism that greatly impressed the Churchills. As a result of the artist's success in rendering the leader, he was selected by Queen Elizabeth II the following year to create another bust of Churchill for Windsor Castle. The present bust was modeled after those very sittings.
Oscar Nemon was born to a close Jewish family in Osijek, a bustling city in eastern Croatia. Already a burgeoning artist by the time he arrived in Vienna in the mid-1920s, he met Sigmund Freud and made several sculptures of the psychologist and his dog, Topsy. Nemon enrolled at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels in 1925, where he won a gold medal for his sculpture. He remained in Brussels, sharing a home with René Magritte, until the outset of World War II in 1939 when he fled to England. His achievements in his first Churchill sculpture launched the artist to greater acclaim, and he would go on to make a number of busts of high-profile figures, including Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Phillip, Harry S. Truman, Margaret Thatcher and more. Following Sir Winston Churchill's death, his widow, Lady Clementine Spencer Churchill, would also entrust Nemon with a commissioned sculpture entitled Married Love as a lasting tribute to their long and loving marriage. Married Love now resides in Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill and the only non-royal house in the United Kingdom to hold the title of "Palace."
Conceived circa 1952
On base: 9 1/2“ high x 4" diameter
1906-1985 | Croatian
Sir Winston Churchill
Signed “Nemon” (on reverse)
Bronze
This impactful portrait bust of Sir Winston Churchill, created by revered Croatian sculptor Oscar Nemon, stands as a testament to the lasting legacy of the steadfast British leader. A remarkable likeness, Churchill’s furrowed brow and direct gaze are exemplary of the statesman’s enduring determination, fortitude and wisdom.
Nemon first met the great Sir Winston Churchill in 1951 in Marrakech, Morocco, where the pair formed a friendship. The artist was already a great admirer of the statesman. As a Croatian before emigrating to Britain in 1938, Nemon lost the great majority of his family in the Holocaust, and Churchill's efforts to defeat the Nazis deeply resonated with Nemon. When he and the Prime Minister finally met, the artist sculpted Churchill in his hotel room at La Mamounia, aided by preliminary sketches that survive today. Perhaps moved by the occasion of sculpting one of his heroes, Nemon’s rendition exudes an intensity and lifelike dynamism that greatly impressed the Churchills. As a result of the artist's success in rendering the leader, he was selected by Queen Elizabeth II the following year to create another bust of Churchill for Windsor Castle. The present bust was modeled after those very sittings.
Oscar Nemon was born to a close Jewish family in Osijek, a bustling city in eastern Croatia. Already a burgeoning artist by the time he arrived in Vienna in the mid-1920s, he met Sigmund Freud and made several sculptures of the psychologist and his dog, Topsy. Nemon enrolled at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels in 1925, where he won a gold medal for his sculpture. He remained in Brussels, sharing a home with René Magritte, until the outset of World War II in 1939 when he fled to England. His achievements in his first Churchill sculpture launched the artist to greater acclaim, and he would go on to make a number of busts of high-profile figures, including Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Phillip, Harry S. Truman, Margaret Thatcher and more. Following Sir Winston Churchill's death, his widow, Lady Clementine Spencer Churchill, would also entrust Nemon with a commissioned sculpture entitled Married Love as a lasting tribute to their long and loving marriage. Married Love now resides in Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill and the only non-royal house in the United Kingdom to hold the title of "Palace."
Conceived circa 1952
On base: 9 1/2“ high x 4" diameter
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Specifications
| Period: | 1919-Present |
| Origin: | Other Europe |
| Type: | Sculpture |
| Depth: | 4.25 in. (10.8 cm) |
| Width: | 4.0 in. (10.16 cm) |
| Height: | 9.5 in. (24.13 cm) |
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