Canadian Arts, Culture & History

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LOT 544

Lot 544

Yousuf Karsh (Armenian/Canadian, 1908-2002)

Yousuf Karsh (Armenian/Canadian, 1908-2002)
Lot 544 Details
Yousuf Karsh (Armenian/Canadian, 1908-2002)

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, 1943

gold toned gelatin silver print, signed, with studio stamp verso, framed
sheet 10.25 x 13.2 in — 26 x 33.5 cm; sight 9.5 x 7.25 in — 24.1 x 18.4 cm; frame 14.4 x 11.4 in — 36.5 x 29 cm

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

Realised: $1,375
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Yousuf Karsh (Armenian/Canadian, 1908-2002)
  • Yousuf Karsh (Armenian/Canadian, 1908-2002)
  • Yousuf Karsh (Armenian/Canadian, 1908-2002)
  • Yousuf Karsh (Armenian/Canadian, 1908-2002)
Provenance:

Presented by Karsh to portrait photographer John, S. Steele, Toronto, thence presented in turn to editorial photographer Peter Croyden, Toronto.

CONDITION DETAILS

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