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Winston Churchill died #OnThisDay in 1965. Churchill was an accomplished amateur artist and took great pleasure in painting. He found a haven in art to overcome the spells of depression which some say he suffered throughout his life. 
Churchill's best-known paintings are impressionist landscapes, many of which were painted while on holiday in the South of France, Egypt or Morocco.
Using the pseudonym "Charles Morin", he continued his hobby throughout his life and painted hundreds of paintings, many of which are on show in the studio at Chartwell as well as private collections.
Due to obvious time constraints, Churchill attempted only one painting during the Second World War. He completed the painting from the tower of the Villa Taylor in Marrakesh.
There was speculation that Churchill may have had Alzheimer's disease in his last years, although others maintain that his reduced mental capacity was simply the cumulative result of the ten strokes and the increasing deafness he suffered from during the period 1949–1963.
On 15 January 1965, Churchill suffered a severe stroke and died at his London home nine days later, aged 90, on the morning of Sunday, 24 January 1965, 70 years to the day after his own father's death.
His final words were "I'm bored with it all".
His final words were "I'm bored with it all".
