Brunk Auctions
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Modern + Contemporary + Design | October 13, 2022

Thu, Oct 13, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 143

Yousuf Karsh

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

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$3,000 $250
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(Turkish/America, 1908-2002)

Ernest Hemingway, unsigned, artist stamp verso, gelatin silver print, image 12-1/2 x 9-3/4 in.; carved wood frame, 20-3/4 x 17-1/2 in.; together with the book of the artist's work Karsh Portraits, Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1976, signed and dated 1979 by the artist on the inside flyleaf

Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina

Condition

mounted with archival corners, small area of retouch at right side, top margin unevenly trimmed, not visible under mat, assorted surface scratches, all in upper and side background; book with wear to the dust jacket, slight stain on outside edges, overall handling wear

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