Yousuf Karsh Black and White 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.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of original Yousef Karsh photography.
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Artist: Yousuf Karsh
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 greatest portrait photographers of our generation.
Great condition.
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1940s Yousuf Karsh Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Peter Lorre, Actor in The Maltese Falcon & Casablanca. Smoking Portrait
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel, CA
After a successful acting career in Europe, Peter Lorre came to the United States and starred in such classic films as “The Maltese Falcon”, “Arsenic and Old Lace”, and “Casablanca”....
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1940s Yousuf Karsh Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Alberto Giacometti
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Yousuf Karsh, Alberto Giacometti, 1965, (Printed 1970s). 19.5 x 15.75", (framed 30.5 x 24"). signed on mount recto.
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Mid-20th Century Yousuf Karsh Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Nikita Khrushchev in Profile, Mid Century Black & White Photograph
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Soquel, CA
Exquisite black and white photograph of Nikita Khrushchev, a portrait in profile of the former Premier of the Soviet Union, by Yousuf Karsh from his ...
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1960s Photorealist Yousuf Karsh Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
Black and White Silver Gelatin Photograph of Igor Stravinsky
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white silver gelatin portrait photograph of Igor Stravinsky by well-renowned 20th Century photographer Yousuf Karsh. Matted and framed in sil...
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1950s Modern Yousuf Karsh Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Cellist, Pablo Casals, 1954
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Yousuf Karsh, Cellist Pablo Casals, 1954, mounted 28 x 22". Framed 33.5 x 27". Signed by artist on mount recto. (Cello).
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20th Century Yousuf Karsh Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Georgia O'Keeffe
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed by the artist on the front of the mount. Printed later circa 1980-90s. Excellent condition. The piece does NOT include the frame. Frame shown just for reference. From the esta...
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20th Century Yousuf Karsh Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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 Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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 Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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 Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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 Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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, scientists, artists, statesmen, musicians, and other dis...
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1940s Yousuf Karsh Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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 Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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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20th Century Yousuf Karsh Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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 Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Audrey Hepburn, 1956 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography)
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in London, GB
Audrey Hepburn, 1956 - Yousuf Karsh (Portrait Photography)
Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity
Silver gelatin print
16 x 20 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Yousuf Karsh Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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 Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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 Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Isamu Noguchi, 1980
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 Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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 Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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 Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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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20th Century Yousuf Karsh Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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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20th Century Yousuf Karsh Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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