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Yousuf Karsh
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Yousuf Karsh
- 'FIFTEEN PORTRAITS'
the complete set of 15 oversized photographs from the portfolio Fifteen Portraits (Carmel: Weston Gallery, 1983), each mounted, signed, framed, 1948-72, printed in 1983, each no. 9 from the edition of 100
Literature
Karsh: A Fifty-Year Retrospective, pp. 38, 61, 70, 81, 111, 121, 144, 146, and 163
Condition
The plates are as follows. Most of the prints are in generally excellent condition, except where noted:
Winston Churchill
Georgia O'Keeffe
Ernest Hemingway - There is some small chipping at the lower right edge and at the upper edge near the right corner.
Pablo Picasso - There is tiny chipping at the lower left edge, and extremely small emulsion loss at the lower right corner tip.
Albert Einstein
Muhammad Ali
Helen Keller and Polly Thompson
George Bernard Shaw
Robert Frost
Albert Schweitzer
Marc Chagall
Joan Miro - There is chipping and tiny emulsion loss for six inches along the lower left edge.
Jacques Cousteau
Pablo Casals
Jean Sibelius
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.
Catalogue Note
The full catalogue information for this lot is as follows:
the complete set of 15 oversized photographs from the portfolio Fifteen Portraits (Carmel: Weston Gallery, 1983), each mounted, signed by the photographer in ink and numbered '9/100' in an unidentified hand in pencil on the mount, matted, framed,1948-72, printed in 1983, each no. 9 from the edition of 100
The plates are as follows:
Winston Churchill
Georgia O'Keeffe
Ernest Hemingway
Pablo Picasso
Albert Einstein
Muhammad Ali
Helen Keller and Polly Thompson
George Bernard Shaw
Robert Frost
Albert Schweitzer
Marc Chagall
Joan Miro
Jacques Cousteau
Pablo Casals
Jean Sibelius