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black and white photograph of a man and a woman looking at each othera white envelope with a picture of a camera on it
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Estimate €150 - €400
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Yousuf Karsh* (Mardin 1908–2002 Boston) President and Mrs John Kennedy, 1957 gelatin silver print 20.6 x 15.2 cm on the reverse: typographical photographer’s credit, as well as the Camera Press stamp ESTIMATE €150 – €400 STARTING PRICE €150 Yousuf Karsh was a Canadian photographer known for his portraits of notable individuals. He has been described as one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 20th century. A survivor of the Armenian Genocide, Karsh emigrated to Canada as a refugee. By the 1930s, he had established himself as a leading photographer in Ottawa, where he lived for most of his adult life. More than 20 of Karsh’s photographs appeared on the cover of *Life* magazine until his retirement in 1993. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price comprises the highest bid plus the buyer’s premium, sales tax and, where applicable, the artists’ resale rights fee and platform fee. In the case of standard taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13 per cent (20 per cent for photographs) is added to the sum of the highest bid, the buyer’s premium and the platform fee. The buyer’s premium amounts to 28 per cent in the case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
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About the sale Modern Art
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Auction time 09/30/2026 at 10:00 AM
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