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LOT 80

Lot 80

Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002)

Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002)
Lot 80 Details
Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002), Canadian

VINCENT MASSEY (1908-2002)

Silver gelatin print with impressed plate mark; signed in black ink lower left margin, with a note of presentation inscribed in black ink:
“To Frank and Norah with affectionate good wishes/ Vincent” dated 1959 lower right margin, stamped in black ink: Karsh, Ottawa, No. 26 in pencil verso, also inscribed: “The Ahearn” in pencil upper left corner verso. Contained in a blue leather frame with gilt stamped Massey coat of arms of a bull’s head and Lozenge Argent.
Plate 9.9" x 7.5" — 25.2 x 19 cm.; 13.9" x 10.6" — 35.3 x 26.8 cm.

Estimate $500-$700

Realised: $240
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Provenance:

Presented to Frank and Norah possible relatives of the Estate Collection of Lucien St. Amand, Ottawa

CONDITION DETAILS

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