Exhibition of paintings by Winston Churchill and Moroccan artist Ahmed El Glaoui held in London . It was in 1915 , during World War I , according to Robbins , and Churchill had just resigned as First Lord of the Admiralty following the disastrous campaign in the Dardanelles . Churchill credited with allowing El Glaoui , son of the Pasha of Marrakech , to pursue dream of painting . Casablanca was important to Churchill ; his only painting from H ##e II is of the city . Though he was an amateur artist , paintings by Churchill can now command up to $ 1 million at auction .
Exhibition of paintings by Winston Churchill and Moroccan artist Ahmed El Glaoui held in London . Churchill credited with allowing El Glaoui , son of the Pasha of Marrakech , to pursue dream of painting . Casablanca was important to Churchill ; his only painting from H ##e II is of the city . Though he was an amateur artist , paintings by Churchill can now command up to $ 1 million at auction .