KARSH YOUSUF (1908 2002) Portrait of Prime Minister Winston

Sale 2146 - Lot 410

Price Realized: $ 4,320

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Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000

KARSH, YOUSUF (1908-2002)
Portrait of Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Sepia-toned silver print, 9 1/4x7 inches (23.5x17.7 cm.), with Karsh's signature on recto, his Ottawa credit in the negative, and his hand stamp on verso. 1941

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This image brought Karsh international prominence and is claimed to be the one of the most reproduced portraits of Churchill. According to handwritten notations on the back of the frame, the original owner of the photograph was a close friend of Churchill's mother.