Yousuf Karsh
Armenian, 1908–2002
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Bio
In his compassionate, elegant portraits of the leading figures of the 20th century—among them Pablo Picasso, Georgia O’Keeffe, Winston Churchill, Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Kennedy, Muhammad Ali, and Albert Einstein—photographer Yousuf Karsh captured …
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Ansel Adams, 1977
Sold on May 25, 2022
US$6,000
Realized price
14% est
Ansel Adams, 1977
gelatin silver print, mounted on board
May 25, 2022
Christie's
US$6,000
Realized price
14% est
Winston Churchill, 1941
Sold on Mar 15, 2022
£16,380
US$21,404
Realized price
6% est
Winston Churchill, 1941
Early silver print, signed in white ink on recto (mounted, unframed)
Mar 15, 2022
Sotheby's
£16,380
US$21,404
Realized price
6% est
Winston Churchill, 1941
Sold on Mar 9, 2022
£16,380
US$21,456
Realized price
6% est
Winston Churchill, 1941
Early silver print
Mar 9, 2022
Sotheby's
£16,380
US$21,456
Realized price
6% est
Queen Elizabeth II, 1952
Sold on Nov 3, 2021
€2,048
US$2,371
Realized price
156% est
Queen Elizabeth II, 1952
vintage gelatin silver print
Nov 3, 2021
Dorotheum
€2,048
US$2,371
Realized price
156% est
Winston Churchill, 1941
Sold on Sep 14, 2021
£17,640
US$23,037
Realized price
41% est
Winston Churchill, 1941
Photography
Sep 14, 2021
Sotheby's
£17,640
US$23,037
Realized price
41% est
Winston Churchill, 1941
Sold on Sep 7, 2021
£17,640
US$24,412
Realized price
41% est
Winston Churchill, 1941
Silver print, matted, unframed
Sep 7, 2021
Sotheby's
£17,640
US$24,412
Realized price
41% est
George Bernard Shaw, 1945
Sold on Aug 31, 2021
US$1,275
Realized price
15% est
George Bernard Shaw, 1945
Gelatin silver print
Aug 31, 2021
Bonhams
US$1,275
Realized price
15% est
"Fifteen Portraits", 1983
Sold on Apr 9, 2021
US$37,812
Realized price
5% est
"Fifteen Portraits", 1983
15 gelatin silver prints
Apr 9, 2021
Bonhams
US$37,812
Realized price
5% est
Winston Churchill, 1941, 1990
Sold on Mar 9, 2021
£35,280
US$48,764
Realized price
488% est
Winston Churchill, 1941, 1990
silver print
Mar 9, 2021
Sotheby's
£35,280
US$48,764
Realized price
488% est
Georgia O'Keeffe, 1908
Sold on Nov 27, 2020
US$6,930
Realized price
8% est
Georgia O'Keeffe, 1908
large-format gelatin silver print
Nov 27, 2020
Sotheby's
US$6,930
Realized price
8% est
