article_snippet: Winston Churchill's family, have donated 37 of his paintings to the state following the death of his one remaining child .
article_snippet: A collection of Winston Churchill’s paintings has been given to the public by the late Prime Minister’s family to settle a multi-million pound tax bill.
article_snippet: But rather than selling off the prized collection of 37 paintings, The politician’s has given his paintings to the nation under a specialist tax scheme for important pieces of art.
article_snippet: As part of the deal the vast majority of his paintings will be permanently displayed to the public at Chartwell, Winston Churchill's’s former home that is now run by the National Trust.
article_snippet: Although the late Prime Minister’s amateur offerings never received mass critical acclaim, his amateur offerings have attracted huge prices on the private market from avid fans of ‘Churchilliana’ buyers.
article_snippet: The value of the late Prime Minister’s paintings was highlighted last year when The Goldfish Pool at Chartwell – depicting the garden feature which the late Prime Minister’s dug and visited daily - was sold for a record £1.8m.
article_snippet: Despite selling many of the late Prime Minister’s prized possessions at auction last year, Lady Soames’s will included a request that his paintings remain on display at Chartwell.
article_snippet: Churchill's painting 'The Goldfish Pool at Chartwell', pictured, sold recently for a record £1.8 million .
article_snippet: Some of the collection will remain on permanent display at Churchill's home, Chartwell, pictured .
article_snippet: The Churchill family has previously courted controversy after benefitting from the sale of prized possession to the state.
article_snippet: The war leader’s collection of pre-1945 speeches and letter was sold to the nation in 1995 for £12.5million using money from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
article_snippet: As well as 37 of Churchill’s paintings, The war leader’s collection of pre-1945 speeches and letter also included a painting by Sir John Lavery and the Aly Khan Gold Cup, which was won by Churchill’s horse High Hat in 1961.
article_snippet: Culture Minister Ed Vaizey said: ‘It is fitting that in the 50th year since Culture Minister Ed Vaizey death these paintings by the great war-time leader Sir Winston Churchill will be displayed in three very significant locations that helped shape Culture Minister Ed Vaizey life and gives us an opportunity to appreciate the artistic talent of a man who was a colossal figure in world politics.
highlights_snippet: Winston Churchill's family donated the artwork to settle a large tax bill .
  
highlights_snippet: The 37 artworks were handed over to the state as part of the deal .
  