Lot 84
- 84
Yousuf Karsh
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Yousuf Karsh
- WINSTON CHURCHILL
- Gelatin silver print
mural-sized, mounted, signed in ink on the mount, 1941, printed later
Literature
Yousuf Karsh, Portraits of Greatness (New York, 1961), p. 45
Yousuf Karsh, In Search of Greatness (New York, 1962), opposite p. 19
Yousuf Karsh, Karsh: A Fifty-Year Retrospective (New York, 1983), p. 38
Dieter Vorsteher and Janet Yates, eds., Yousuf Karsh: Heroes of Light and Shadow (New York, 2001), fig. 28, p. 47
Yousuf Karsh: Regarding Heroes (Boston, 2009), pp. 21 and 53
Karsh: A Biography in Images (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2011), p. 71
Karsh: Beyond the Camera (Boston, 2012), p. 25
Condition
This mural-sized photograph is in generally excellent condition. Upon very close examination in high raking light, various tiny deposits of original retouching and a few tiny scratches are visible overall.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.