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Audrey Hepburn, 1956 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography)
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in London, GB
composition. Karsh’s photographs of the best-known politicians and cultural figures of the day have become
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Audrey Hepburn, 1956 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography)

Yousuf Karsh
Audrey Hepburn, 1956 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography), 1956

H 16 in W 20 in
Georgia O'Keeffe, 1956 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography)
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in London, GB
Georgia O'Keeffe, 1956 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography) Signed on mount Silver gelatin print
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Georgia O'Keeffe, 1956 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography)

Yousuf Karsh
Georgia O'Keeffe, 1956 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography), 1956

H 20 in W 16 in
Martha Graham, 1948 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography)
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in London, GB
bold use of studio lighting and closely cropped composition. Karsh’s photographs of the best-known
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Martha Graham, 1948 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography)

Yousuf Karsh
Martha Graham, 1948 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography), 1948

H 19.75 in W 15.75 in
Pablo Picasso, 1954 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography)
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in London, GB
bold use of studio lighting and closely cropped composition. Karsh’s photographs of the best-known
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pablo Picasso, 1954 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography)

Yousuf Karsh
Pablo Picasso, 1954 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography), 1954

H 38 in W 29 in
John F. Kennedy, 1960 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography)
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in London, GB
bold use of studio lighting and closely cropped composition. Karsh’s photographs of the best-known
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

John F. Kennedy, 1960 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography)

Yousuf Karsh
John F. Kennedy, 1960 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography), 1960

H 13 in W 10.25 in
Martin Luther King, 1960 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography)
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in London, GB
bold use of studio lighting and closely cropped composition. Karsh’s photographs of the best-known
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Martin Luther King, 1960 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography)

Yousuf Karsh
Martin Luther King, 1960 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography), 1960

H 19.5 in W 15.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Yousuf Karsh Georgia O’keefe Silver Gelatin, 1956, Signed
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
artist Yousuf Karsh. Photographed in 1956. This is a regal portrait of Georgia O’Keefe, depicting her in
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Vintage 1950s Prints

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Paper

Mid-Century Modern Yousuf Karsh Georgia O’keefe Silver Gelatin, 1956, Signed
Mid-Century Modern Yousuf Karsh Georgia O’keefe Silver Gelatin, 1956, Signed

Mid-Century Modern Yousuf Karsh Georgia O’keefe Silver Gelatin, 1956, Signed

H 33.75 in W 28.75 in D 1.5 in
Black and White Silver Gelatin Photograph of Igor Stravinsky
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Houston, TX
lighting and closely cropped composition. Karsh’s photographs of the best-known politicians and cultural
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Black and White Silver Gelatin Photograph of Igor Stravinsky
Black and White Silver Gelatin Photograph of Igor Stravinsky

Yousuf Karsh
Black and White Silver Gelatin Photograph of Igor Stravinsky, 1956

H 28.25 in W 22.25 in D 0.75 in
Georgia OKeeffe
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
, Ernest Hemingway, Albert Einstein or Helen Keller. In other words, “to experience a Karsh photograph is
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20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Georgia OKeeffe

Yousuf Karsh
Georgia OKeeffe, 1956

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Elixir
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Keller. In other words, “to experience a Karsh photograph is to feel in the presence of history itself
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20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Elixir

Yousuf Karsh
Elixir, 1938

H 19 in W 14 in
Pablo Picasso 1954
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Karsh photograph is to feel in the presence of history itself.” His photographs are in major private and
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20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pablo Picasso 1954

Yousuf Karsh
Pablo Picasso 1954, 1954

H 20 in W 16 in
Isamu Noguchi, 1980
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Karsh photograph is to feel in the presence of history itself.” His photographs are in major private and
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20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Isamu Noguchi, 1980

Yousuf Karsh
Isamu Noguchi, 1980, 1980

H 20 in W 16 in
Andy Warhol, 1979
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Karsh photograph is to feel in the presence of history itself.” His photographs are in major private and
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20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol, 1979

Yousuf Karsh
Andy Warhol, 1979, 1979

H 24 in W 20 in
George Bernard Shaw
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Karsh photograph is to feel in the presence of history itself.” His photographs are in major private and
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20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Bernard Shaw

Yousuf Karsh
George Bernard Shaw, 1948

H 24 in W 20 in
Humphrey Bogart, 1946
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
, Albert Einstein, Georgia O’Keefe or Helen Keller. In other words, “to experience a Karsh photograph is to
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20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Humphrey Bogart, 1946

Yousuf Karsh
Humphrey Bogart, 1946, 1946

H 20 in W 16 in
Pablo Casals
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Karsh photograph is to feel in the presence of history itself.” His photographs are in major private and
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20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pablo Casals
Pablo Casals

Yousuf Karsh
Pablo Casals, 1956

H 24 in W 20 in
Yousuf Karsh Photographic Portrait Karl Pollak, circa 1960
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
American-Canadian portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002). The portrait mounted on card is signed to
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Vintage 1960s North American Photography

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Paper

Yousuf Karsh Photographic Portrait Karl Pollak, circa 1960
Yousuf Karsh Photographic Portrait Karl Pollak, circa 1960

Yousuf Karsh Photographic Portrait Karl Pollak, circa 1960

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H 13.19 in W 10.24 in D 0.12 in
Portrait of Nikita Khrushchev in Profile, Mid Century Black & White Photograph
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Soquel, CA
(1971) and Karsh Portraits (1976). Two other books, Photographs of Yousuf Karsh: Men Who Make Our World
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1960s Photorealist Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Nikita Khrushchev in Profile, Mid Century Black & White Photograph
Portrait of Nikita Khrushchev in Profile, Mid Century Black & White Photograph

Yousuf Karsh
Portrait of Nikita Khrushchev in Profile, Mid Century Black & White Photograph , c. 1963

H 9.25 in W 6.25 in D 0.03 in
Albert Einstein
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Karsh is a master 20th Century photographer. Karsh is known for his portraits of authors
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1940s Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein

Yousuf Karsh
Albert Einstein, 1948

H 16 in W 16 in
Henry Moore
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Karsh is a master 20th Century photographer. Karsh is known for his portraits of authors
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1940s Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Henry Moore
Henry Moore

Yousuf Karsh
Henry Moore, 1949

H 13 in W 10 in
Robert Oppenheimer
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Karsh is a master 20th Century photographer. Karsh is known for his portraits of authors
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1950s Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Robert Oppenheimer
Robert Oppenheimer

Yousuf Karsh
Robert Oppenheimer, 1956

H 13 in W 10 in
Marx Brothers
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Karsh is a master 20th Century photographer. Karsh is known for his portraits of authors
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1940s Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Marx Brothers
Marx Brothers

Yousuf Karsh
Marx Brothers, 1946

H 16 in W 20 in
Peter Lorre, Actor in The Maltese Falcon & Casablanca. Smoking Portrait
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel, CA
in great condition. From the Karsh Estate Hand Printed Silver Gelatin Photograph Vintage Print
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Peter Lorre, Actor in The Maltese Falcon & Casablanca. Smoking Portrait

Yousuf Karsh
Peter Lorre, Actor in The Maltese Falcon & Casablanca. Smoking Portrait, 1946

H 16 in W 15.5 in
Albert Einstein
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel, CA
Signed in ink with early markings Ottawa. Vintage Photograph. An amazing example of one of the
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein

Yousuf Karsh
Albert Einstein, 1948

H 9.5 in W 8 in
Vintage Magnum Silver gelatin photograph "George Balanchine" for LOOK Magazine
By Ernst Haas
Located in Surfside, FL
Eisenstadt, Philippe Halsman, Yousuf Karsh, Gjon Mili, Irving Penn, and W. Eugene Smith. He won the
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage Magnum Silver gelatin photograph "George Balanchine" for LOOK Magazine
Vintage Magnum Silver gelatin photograph "George Balanchine" for LOOK Magazine

Ernst Haas
Vintage Magnum Silver gelatin photograph "George Balanchine" for LOOK Magazine, 1962

H 14.5 in W 16.5 in
Self portrait
By Augustus John
Located in East Grinstead, GB
photographed by Yusef Karsh the black and white prints were gifted to John and all Karsh's sitters and this
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Self portrait
Self portrait

Augustus John
Self portrait, 1954

H 14.25 in W 11.25 in D 1 in
F.D. Bailey- Framed 20th Century Oil, Portrait of Augustus John O.M. (1878-1961)
Located in Corsham, GB
A 20th century portrait of Augustus John, O.M. (1878-1961), painted from a photograph taken by
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

F.D. Bailey- Framed 20th Century Oil, Portrait of Augustus John O.M. (1878-1961)
F.D. Bailey- Framed 20th Century Oil, Portrait of Augustus John O.M. (1878-1961)

F.D. Bailey- Framed 20th Century Oil, Portrait of Augustus John O.M. (1878-1961), Unknown

H 20.08 in W 16.15 in
Empire, New York City, Black-and-White Documentary Landscape Photography
By Hank Gans
Located in New york, NY
Empire, 2014 by Hank Gans, is a 24” x 18” black-and-white landscape photograph of New York City
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Pigment, Archiva...

Empire, New York City, Black-and-White Documentary Landscape Photography
Empire, New York City, Black-and-White Documentary Landscape Photography

Hank Gans
Empire, New York City, Black-and-White Documentary Landscape Photography, 2014

H 24 in W 18 in
Summer Cat, Upstate New York, Black-and-White Documentary Landscape Photography
By Hank Gans
Located in New york, NY
Summer Cat, 2007 by Hank Gans, is a 24” x 18” black-and-white documentary landscape photograph of a
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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

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Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black a...

Summer Cat, Upstate New York, Black-and-White Documentary Landscape Photography
Summer Cat, Upstate New York, Black-and-White Documentary Landscape Photography

Hank Gans
Summer Cat, Upstate New York, Black-and-White Documentary Landscape Photography, 2007

H 24 in W 18 in
Her Majesty. Vivienne Westwood Edition No. 1-500. 'Royal Greeting'
By Harry Benson
Located in Toronto, ON
stunning photographs, many published here for the first time. Brimming with history, politics, glamour
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Late 20th Century More Art

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Archival Pigment, Other Medium

Her Majesty. Vivienne Westwood Edition No. 1-500. 'Royal Greeting'
Her Majesty. Vivienne Westwood Edition No. 1-500. 'Royal Greeting'

Harry Benson
Her Majesty. Vivienne Westwood Edition No. 1-500. 'Royal Greeting'

H 15.6 in W 13 in
Sonny Stitt
By Herman Leonard
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Sonny Stitt performing in NYC. 1953 Photograph signed by photographer Limited Edition Herman
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20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt

Herman Leonard
Sonny Stitt, 1953

H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Storm, Volterra, Italy, Black-and-White Landscape Photography in Tuscany
By Hank Gans
Located in New york, NY
Storm, Volterra, Italy, 2015 by Hank Gans is a 24” x 18” black-and-white landscape photograph
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Pigment, Archiva...

Storm, Volterra, Italy, Black-and-White Landscape Photography in Tuscany

Hank Gans
Storm, Volterra, Italy, Black-and-White Landscape Photography in Tuscany, 2015

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Her Majesty. Vivienne Westwood Edition No. 501–1000. ‘Royal Depart
By Harry Benson
Located in Toronto, ON
photographs, many published here for the first time. Brimming with history, politics, glamour, culture, world
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Late 20th Century More Art

Materials

Other Medium, Silver Gelatin

Her Majesty. Vivienne Westwood Edition No. 501–1000. ‘Royal Depart
Her Majesty. Vivienne Westwood Edition No. 501–1000. ‘Royal Depart

Harry Benson
Her Majesty. Vivienne Westwood Edition No. 501–1000. ‘Royal Depart

H 15.6 in W 13 in
Dogwood, Black-and-White Photography, Limited Edition Pigment Print
By Hank Gans
Located in New york, NY
. The photograph captures the magnificence of a single flower, a dogwood, symbol of spring and rebirth
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digita...

Dogwood, Black-and-White Photography, Limited Edition Pigment Print
Dogwood, Black-and-White Photography, Limited Edition Pigment Print

Hank Gans
Dogwood, Black-and-White Photography, Limited Edition Pigment Print, 2017

H 24 in W 18 in
Dance of Nature, Contemporary Color Photography, Limited Edition
By Hank Gans
Located in New york, NY
5. The photograph focuses on design shapes created spontaneously in nature - fallen leaves from
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digita...

Dance of Nature, Contemporary Color Photography, Limited Edition
Dance of Nature, Contemporary Color Photography, Limited Edition

Hank Gans
Dance of Nature, Contemporary Color Photography, Limited Edition , 2020

H 24 in W 18 in
Vineyards, San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, Black-and-White Landscape Photography
By Hank Gans
Located in New york, NY
photograph capturing the skyline of the medieval "town of fine towers" on a hilltop in the distance and the
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Pigment, Archiva...

Vineyards, San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, Black-and-White Landscape Photography

Hank Gans
Vineyards, San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, Black-and-White Landscape Photography, 2015

H 24 in W 18 in
Cathedral, Volterra, Italy, Black-and-White Landscape Photography in Tuscany
By Hank Gans
Located in New york, NY
Cathedral, Volterra, Italy, 2015 by Hank Gans, is a 24” x 18” black-and-white landscape photograph
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Pigment, Archiva...

Cathedral, Volterra, Italy, Black-and-White Landscape Photography in Tuscany

Hank Gans
Cathedral, Volterra, Italy, Black-and-White Landscape Photography in Tuscany, 2015

H 24 in W 18 in
George Bernhard Shaw Writer Original Photograph
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel-by-the-sea, CA
Incredible portrait photograph of the legendary George Bernhard Shaw by Karsh. Photographer's
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1950s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Bernhard Shaw Writer Original Photograph

Yousuf Karsh
George Bernhard Shaw Writer Original Photograph , 1943

H 24 in W 20 in
Pablo Casals Famous Cellist from Spain Original Silver Gelatin Portrait Musician
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel-by-the-sea, CA
Signed by the artist from the studio of Karsh. “In the Abbey de Cuxa in Prades, I spent several
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1950s Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pablo Casals Famous Cellist from Spain Original Silver Gelatin Portrait Musician

Yousuf Karsh
Pablo Casals Famous Cellist from Spain Original Silver Gelatin Portrait Musician, 1954

H 16 in W 20 in
Marilyn Monroe, Ballerina Sitting, October 1954 (HOLLYWOOD, B&W PHOTOGRAPHY)
By Milton H. Greene
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
photographs of the 20th century, alongside Philippe Halsman’s photo of Albert Einstein and Yousuf Karsh
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1950s Post-War Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe, Ballerina Sitting, October 1954 (HOLLYWOOD, B&W PHOTOGRAPHY)

Milton H. Greene
Marilyn Monroe, Ballerina Sitting, October 1954 (HOLLYWOOD, B&W PHOTOGRAPHY), 2018

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Marilyn Monroe, Ballerina Sitting, October 1954 (VINTAGE HOLLYWOOD PHOTOGRAPHY)
By Milton H. Greene
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
photographs of the 20th century, alongside Philippe Halsman’s photo of Albert Einstein and Yousuf Karsh
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1950s Post-War Portrait Photography

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C Print

Marilyn Monroe, Ballerina Sitting, October 1954 (VINTAGE HOLLYWOOD PHOTOGRAPHY)

Milton H. Greene
Marilyn Monroe, Ballerina Sitting, October 1954 (VINTAGE HOLLYWOOD PHOTOGRAPHY), 2018

H 41 in W 41 in
Marilyn Monroe, Ballerina Sitting, October 1954 (HOLLYWOOD, B&W PHOTOGRAPHY)
By Milton H. Greene
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
photographs of the 20th century, alongside Philippe Halsman’s photo of Albert Einstein and Yousuf Karsh
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1950s Post-War Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe, Ballerina Sitting, October 1954 (HOLLYWOOD, B&W PHOTOGRAPHY)

Milton H. Greene
Marilyn Monroe, Ballerina Sitting, October 1954 (HOLLYWOOD, B&W PHOTOGRAPHY), 2018

H 41 in W 41 in
John F. Kennedy
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Keller. In other words, “to experience a Karsh photograph is to feel in the presence of history itself
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20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

John F. Kennedy

Yousuf Karsh
John F. Kennedy, 1960

H 24 in W 19.75 in
Ernest Hemingway, 1957
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
, Albert Einstein, Georgia O’Keefe or Helen Keller. In other words, “to experience a Karsh photograph is to
Category

20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ernest Hemingway, 1957
Ernest Hemingway, 1957

Yousuf Karsh
Ernest Hemingway, 1957, 1957

H 10.88 in W 8.5 in
Yousuf Karsh Autograph on a Copy of the Book 'Karsh a Fifty-Year Retrospective'
Located in Jersey, GB
the International Who's Who [2000], Karsh had photographed 51. Karsh has inscribed the book
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20th Century Historical Memorabilia

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Paper

Yousuf Karsh Autograph on a Copy of the Book 'Karsh a Fifty-Year Retrospective'
Yousuf Karsh Autograph on a Copy of the Book 'Karsh a Fifty-Year Retrospective'

Yousuf Karsh Autograph on a Copy of the Book 'Karsh a Fifty-Year Retrospective'

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H 11.42 in W 10.6 in D 0.91 in
Audrey Hepburn
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed on the front of the mount. Rare - no photographs left in the Yousuf Karsh Estate. Printed
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1950s Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Audrey Hepburn

Yousuf Karsh
Audrey Hepburn, 1956

H 20 in W 16 in
Vintage Magnum Silver gelatin photograph "George Balanchine" for LOOK Magazine
By Ernst Haas
Located in Surfside, FL
Eisenstadt, Philippe Halsman, Yousuf Karsh, Gjon Mili, Irving Penn, and W. Eugene Smith. He won the
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage Magnum Silver gelatin photograph "George Balanchine" for LOOK Magazine
Vintage Magnum Silver gelatin photograph "George Balanchine" for LOOK Magazine

Ernst Haas
Vintage Magnum Silver gelatin photograph "George Balanchine" for LOOK Magazine, 1962

H 14.5 in W 16.5 in
Bar Nunn
By Joanne Tod
Located in Toronto, Ontario
the mantle is an example of legendary Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh’s iconic portrait of Winston
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2010s Realist Paintings

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Watercolor

Bar Nunn
Bar Nunn

Joanne Tod
Bar Nunn, 2022

H 14.75 in W 18.5 in
Ernest Hemingway, 1957
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Karsh photograph is to feel in the presence of history itself.” His photographs are in major private and
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20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ernest Hemingway, 1957
Ernest Hemingway, 1957

Yousuf Karsh
Ernest Hemingway, 1957, 1957

H 23.75 in W 19.75 in
Winston Churchill
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Karsh photograph is to feel in the presence of history itself.” His photographs are in major private and
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20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill

Yousuf Karsh
Winston Churchill, 1941

H 9.5 in W 7.5 in
Ernest Hemingway
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Karsh photograph is to feel in the presence of history itself.” His photographs are in major private and
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20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ernest Hemingway

Yousuf Karsh
Ernest Hemingway, 1957

H 11 in W 8.5 in
Empire, New York City, Black-and-White Documentary Photography
By Hank Gans
Located in New york, NY
Empire, 2014 by Hank Gans, is a 24” x 18” black-and-white landscape photograph of New York City
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Pigment, Archiva...

Empire, New York City, Black-and-White Documentary Photography

Hank Gans
Empire, New York City, Black-and-White Documentary Photography, 2014

H 24 in W 18 in
Bansky Turf War 2003
By Banksy
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
monochromatic, like Karsh’s original photograph, apart from the green strip of hair. Churchill shows the same
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Paintings

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Paper

Bansky Turf War 2003
Bansky Turf War 2003

Bansky Turf War 2003

H 27.5 in W 21.5 in D 1.5 in
SARAH MOON. Untitled (Ballerina), Zurich, Switzerland, c. 1972
By Sarah Moon
Located in Santa Fe, NM
, David Bailey, Minor White, Lennart Nilsson, Sarah Moon, Ulrich Mack, Yousuf Karsh, Kisin Shinoyama
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1970s Romantic Black and White Photography

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Other Medium

SARAH MOON. Untitled (Ballerina), Zurich, Switzerland, c. 1972

Sarah Moon
SARAH MOON. Untitled (Ballerina), Zurich, Switzerland, c. 1972, 1972

H 7.75 in W 10.25 in D 0.1 in
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Karsh Photographs For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of karsh photographs for sale on 1stDibs. There are many contemporary, modern and Photorealist versions of these works for sale. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add karsh photographs that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of black, gray, silver and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Yousuf Karsh, Milton H. Greene, Harry Benson, Ernst Haas and Joanne Tod produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in silver gelatin print, archival pigment print and pigment print.

How Much are Karsh Photographs?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — karsh photographs in our inventory begin at $326 and can go as high as $61,934, while the average can fetch as much as $8,500.

Finding the Right photography for You

Find a broad range of photography on 1stDibs today.

The first permanent image created by a camera — which materialized during the 1820s — is attributed to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The French inventor was on to something for sure. Kodak introduced roll film in the 1880s, allowing photography to become more democratic, although cameras wouldn’t be universally accessible until several decades later. 

Digital photographic techniques, software, smartphone cameras and social-networking platforms such as Instagram have made it even easier in the modern era for budding photographers to capture the world around them as well as disseminate their images far and wide. 

What might leading figures of visual art such as Andy Warhol have done with these tools at their disposal?

Today, when we aren’t looking at the digital photos that inundate us on our phones, we look to the past to celebrate the photographers who have broken rules as well as records — provocative and prolific artists like Horst P. Horst, Lillian Bassman and Helmut Newton, who altered the face of fashion and portrait photography; visionary documentary photographers such as Gordon Parks, whose best-known work was guided by social justice; and pioneers of street photography such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who shot for revolutionary travel magazines like Holiday with the likes of globetrotting society lensman Slim Aarons.

Find photographers you may not know in Introspective and The Study — where you’ll read about Berenice Abbott, who positioned herself atop skyscrapers for the perfect shot, or “conceptual artist-adventurer” Charles Lindsay, whose work combines scientific rigor with artistic expression, or Massimo Listri, known for his epic interiors of opulent Old World libraries. Photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron was given a Kodak camera as a child. Later, she shot on Polaroid film before buying her first 35mm camera in her teens. Barron's stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.

Throughout the past two centuries, photographers have used their medium to create expressive work that has resonated for generations. Shop a voluminous collection of this powerful fine photography on 1stDibs. Search by photographer to find the perfect piece for your living room wall, or spend some time with the work organized under various categories, such as landscape photography, nude photography and more. 

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Her stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.

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This Photo of Big Sur Reveals the Awesomeness and Intimacy of Nature

When a beachcomber accidentally stepped in front of Jeffrey Conley’s camera, a perfect moment was captured.

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With elaborate staging and meticulous postproduction techniques, the subversive duo is reimagining art history.

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She was one of the most photographed women in history, but the world’s longest-reigning queen remained something of a mystery throughout her decades on the throne.

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