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Yousuf Karsh Photography

Canadian, 1908-2002

Yousuf Karsh’s portrait of Winston Churchill used on the British £5 note is the most famous of his many definitive photographs of the men and women who shaped the 20th century.

Born in 1908 in the Ottoman Empire, Karsh escaped the  Armenian genocide in 1922 by fleeing on foot to Syria. His father then sent him to Canada, where Karsh’s uncle worked as a photographer in Sherbrooke, Quebec. There Karsh learned photography and later took an apprenticeship with Boston painter and portrait photographer John H. Garo. Karsh opened his photography studio in 1931 and began working for the Ottawa Little Theatre. He had his journalism breakthrough in 1936 when he documented a meeting between U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.

In 1941, his portrait of Winston Churchill with an expression of serious, steady resolve was used as the cover of LIFE magazine. The issue was credited with increasing American public support for WWII. His prolific portraiture would go on to include Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Fidel Castro, Albert Einstein, Frank Lloyd Wright, Alfred Hitchcock and more.

He was an honorary fellow of the Royal Photographic Society of London, a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and an officer of the Order of Canada. In 2002, he passed away at the age of 93.

His work is in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, the National Portrait Gallery in London and many others. His honors included the Canada Council Medal, the United States Presidential Citation, a Gold Medal from the Canadian Association of Photographic Art and the Achievement and Life Award from Encyclopedia Britannica.

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Artist: Yousuf Karsh
Robert Oppenheimer
Robert Oppenheimer

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, scientists, artists, statesmen, musicians, and other dis...

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1950s Yousuf Karsh Photography

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Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein

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, scientists, artists, statesmen, musicians, and other dis...

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1940s Yousuf Karsh Photography

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Pablo Casals
Pablo Casals

Pablo Casals

By Yousuf Karsh

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Original gelatin silver print made later in the artist's career from the original negative and signed by the artist on the front of the mount. Yousuf Karsh was a Canadian photographe...

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20th Century Yousuf Karsh Photography

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Jacques Cousteau
Jacques Cousteau

Jacques Cousteau

By Yousuf Karsh

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Signed on mount recto. Stamped, signed and dated on mount verso. Edition 31/100 - from the Karsh Portfolio (no longer available from the Estate as a single original print). Please co...

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Late 20th Century Yousuf Karsh Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Sculptor Jacques Lipchitz Photograph Portrait Yousuf Karsh Photo Vintage Print
Sculptor Jacques Lipchitz Photograph Portrait Yousuf Karsh Photo Vintage Print

Sculptor Jacques Lipchitz Photograph Portrait Yousuf Karsh Photo Vintage Print

By Yousuf Karsh

Located in Surfside, FL

YOUSUF KARSH Vintage Photograph of Sculptor Jacques Lipchitz, Dimensions: sight 13 x 10-1/2 overall size is 16.5 X 14 inches mat This bears a studio stamp verso inscribed Copyright...

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Marx Brothers
Marx Brothers

Marx Brothers

By Yousuf Karsh

Located in Santa Monica, CA

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1940s Yousuf Karsh Photography

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Henry Moore
Henry Moore

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, scientists, artists, statesmen, musicians, and other dis...

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1940s Yousuf Karsh Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Winston Churchill, 1941
Winston Churchill, 1941

Winston Churchill, 1941

By Yousuf Karsh

Located in London, GB

11 x 14 inches (paper size) 16 x 20 inches (paper size) Signed on mount Silver gelatin print, mounted on card, printed by the artist or under his direct supervision circa 1980s Prove...

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Pablo Picasso, 1954 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography)

Pablo Picasso, 1954 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography)

By Yousuf Karsh

Located in London, GB

Pablo Picasso, 1954 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography) Signed on mount Silver gelatin print, mounted on card, printed by the artist or under his direct supervision 38 3/4 x 29 1/2 inches Provenance: Estate of Yousuf Karsh, Museum of Fine Arts Boston Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002) was one of the most significant portrait photographers of the twentieth century. His portraits are easily recognisable for their bold use of studio lighting and closely cropped composition. Karsh’s photographs...

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Mid-20th Century Yousuf Karsh Photography

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

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 20 x 16 inches Provenance: Estate of Yousuf Karsh, ...

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

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

By Yousuf Karsh

Located in London, GB

Martin Luther King, 1960 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography) Signed on mount Silver gelatin print mounted on card, printed by the artist of under his direct supervision 19 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches Provenance: Estate of Yousuf Karsh, Museum of Fine Arts Boston Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002) was one of the most significant portrait photographers of the twentieth century. His portraits are easily recognisable for their bold use of studio lighting and closely cropped composition. Karsh’s photographs...

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Martha Graham, 1948 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography)

Martha Graham, 1948 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography)

By Yousuf Karsh

Located in London, GB

John F. Kennedy, 1960 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography) Signed on mount Silver gelatin print mounted on card, printed by the artist of under his direct supervision 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches Provenance: Estate of Yousuf Karsh, Museum of Fine Arts Boston Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002) was one of the most significant portrait photographers of the twentieth century. His portraits are easily recognisable for their bold use of studio lighting and closely cropped composition. Karsh’s photographs...

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Mid-20th Century Yousuf Karsh Photography

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

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

By Yousuf Karsh

Located in London, GB

John F. Kennedy, 1960 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography) Signed on mount Silver gelatin print mounted on card, printed by the artist of under his direct supervision 13 x 101/4 inches Provenance: Estate of Yousuf Karsh, Museum of Fine Arts Boston Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002) was one of the most significant portrait photographers of the twentieth century. His portraits are easily recognisable for their bold use of studio lighting and closely cropped composition. Karsh’s photographs...

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Mid-20th Century Yousuf Karsh Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway

By Yousuf Karsh

Located in New York, NY

16 x 20

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Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

By Yousuf Karsh

Located in New York, NY

16 x 20

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Yousuf Karsh Photography

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

By Yousuf Karsh

Located in New York, NY

Signed by the photographer in ink on the mount

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Yousuf Karsh Photography

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Pablo Picasso 1954

Pablo Picasso 1954

By Yousuf Karsh

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Original gelatin silver print made later in the artist's career from the original negative and signed by the artist on the front of the mount. Yousuf Karsh was a Canadian photograph...

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20th Century Yousuf Karsh Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Elixir

Yousuf KarshElixir, 1938

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Elixir

By Yousuf Karsh

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Original gelatin silver print made later in the artist's career from the original negative and signed by the artist on the front of the mount. Includes overmat - 28 x 22 inches. Yous...

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20th Century Yousuf Karsh Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol, 1979

Andy Warhol, 1979

By Yousuf Karsh

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Original gelatin silver print made later in the artist's career from the original negative and signed by the artist on the front of the mount. Yousuf Karsh was a Canadian photographe...

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20th Century Yousuf Karsh Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Humphrey Bogart, 1946

Humphrey Bogart, 1946

By Yousuf Karsh

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Original gelatin silver print made later in the artist's career from the original negative. We have a few different sizes available, unsigned and authenticated by the estate so conta...

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20th Century Yousuf Karsh Photography

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George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

By Yousuf Karsh

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Original gelatin silver print made later in the artist's career from the original negative and signed by the artist on the front of the mount. Yousuf Karsh was a Canadian photographe...

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Georgia OKeeffe

Georgia OKeeffe

By Yousuf Karsh

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Original gelatin silver print made later in the artist's career from the original negative and signed by the artist on the front of the mount. Yousuf Karsh was a Canadian photographer (1908 - 2002) and is considered one of the most renowned portrait photographer of our time. He has perceptively photographed the statesmen, artists, and literary and scientific figures that have shaped our lives in the 20th century. Known for his ability to transform “the human face into legend,” many of the portraits that he created have become virtually the image of the great man or woman they portray, whether Winston Churchill, Ernest Hemingway, Albert Einstein or Helen Keller...

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