KARSH YOUSUF (1908 2002) Winston Churchill

Sale 2304 - Lot 87

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KARSH, YOUSUF (1908-2002)
Winston Churchill. Silver print, 19 3/4x15 3/4 inches (50.2x40 cm.), with Karsh's signature, in ink, on mount recto, and his Photograph by Yousuf Karsh hand stamp with the subject's name and date, in pencil, in an unknown hand, on mount verso. 1941; printed 1980s

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This image brought Karsh international prominence and, based on his writings about the sitting, changed Karsh's life. After being given reluctant permission by Churchill to shoot only one frame, Karsh is said to have timidly plucked the ever-present cigar from Churchill's mouth and quickly snapped the ensuing photograph of the Prime Minister ready to devour the cheeky photographer. It is reputed to be the most reproduced portrait of Churchill.

Yousuf Karsh: Portraits of Greatness, 45.