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Yousuf Karsh Photographs: Auction Prices

Canadian · 1908–2002

ArtSell has recorded 65 auction results for Yousuf Karsh photographs between 2002 and 2026, of which 52 sold (80% sell-through). Prices realised range from $63 to $27,500, with a median of $2,943 across 52 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 2 lots offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $27,500 for “Audrey Hepburn” at Phillips in 2016.

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  1. Yousuf Karsh, Winston Churchill, 1941, Gelatin silver print
    Winston Churchill, 1941
    Photograph
    19 3/4 x 16 in. (50.x 40.6 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 216
    $10,240≈ £7,651≈ €8,979Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
  2. Yousuf Karsh, Nikita Khrushchev, 1963, Gelatin silver print
    Nikita Khrushchev, 1963
    Photograph
    19 3/8 x 15 3/4 in. (49.2 x 40 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 215
    $538≈ £402≈ €471Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Yousuf Karsh, George Bernard Shaw, 1943, Gelatin silver print
    George Bernard Shaw, 1943
    Photograph
    19 3/4 x 15 7/8 in. (50.2 x 40.3 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 214
    $538≈ £402≈ €471Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
  4. Yousuf Karsh, Ernest Hemingway, 1957, Gelatin silver print
    Ernest Hemingway, 1957
    Photograph
    19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (50.5 x 40.3 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 213
    $8,320≈ £6,216≈ €7,295Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
  5. Yousuf Karsh, Albert Einstein, 1948, Gelatin silver print
    Albert Einstein, 1948
    Photograph
    16 5/8 x 15 5/8 in. (42.2 x 39.7 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 240
    $1,920≈ £1,430≈ €1,643Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
  6. Yousuf Karsh, Tennessee Williams, 1956, Gelatin silver print
    Tennessee Williams, 1956
    Photograph
    19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (50.2 x 40 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 152
    $1,664≈ £1,235≈ €1,410Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
  7. Yousuf Karsh, George Bernard Shaw, 1943, Gelatin silver print
    George Bernard Shaw, 1943
    Photograph
    19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (50.5 x 40.3 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 151
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
  8. Yousuf Karsh, Norman Rockwell, 1956, Gelatin silver print
    Norman Rockwell, 1956
    Photograph
    19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (50.2 x 40 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 150
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
  9. Yousuf Karsh, John F. Kennedy, 1960, Gelatin silver print
    John F. Kennedy, 1960
    Photograph
    19 3/4 x 16 in. (50.2 x 40.6 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 148
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
  10. Yousuf Karsh, The Roaring Lion (Portrait of Winston Churchill), 1941, vintage gelatin silver print
    The Roaring Lion (Portrait of Winston Churchill), 1941
    Photograph
    8½ h x 6⅝ w in (22 x 17 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 252
    $4,826≈ £3,605≈ €4,120Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  11. Yousuf Karsh, Estrelita Karsh, 1963, gelatin silver print
    Estrelita Karsh, 1963
    Photograph
    13⅜ h x 10½ w in (34 x 27 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 166
    $264≈ £192≈ €226Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  12. Yousuf Karsh, Untitled (Ansel Adams), unique Polaroid print
    Untitled (Ansel Adams)
    Photograph
    9¼ h x 9¾ w in (23 x 25 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 224
    $1,397≈ £1,035≈ €1,222Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  13. Yousuf Karsh, Untitled (Dr. Edwin Land), unique Polaroid print
    Untitled (Dr. Edwin Land)
    Photograph
    9 h x 9¾ w in (23 x 25 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 226
    $1,080≈ £800≈ €945Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  14. Yousuf Karsh, Harwell Hamilton Harris, 1944, vintage gelatin silver print
    Harwell Hamilton Harris, 1944
    Photograph
    12¾ h x 9¾ w in (32 x 25 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 221
    $572≈ £424≈ €504Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  15. Yousuf Karsh, Georgia O'Keeffe, 1956, Gelatin silver print
    Georgia O'Keeffe, 1956
    Photograph
    19 3/4 x 15 7/8 in. (50.2 x 40.3 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 24
    $3,840≈ £2,912≈ €3,460Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
  16. Yousuf Karsh, The Roaring Lion (Portrait of Winston Churchill), gelatin silver print
    The Roaring Lion (Portrait of Winston Churchill)
    Photograph
    19⅝ h x 15¾ w in (50 x 40 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 105
    $7,260≈ £5,693≈ €6,877Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  17. Winston Churchill, 1941
    Photograph
    19 3/4 x 16 in. (50.x 40.6 cm.)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 10
    $16,000≈ £12,652≈ €15,221HammerSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  18. Ernest Hemingway, 1957
    Photograph
    19-3/4 x 16 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 9
    $5,500≈ £4,349≈ €5,232HammerSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  19. Yousuf Karsh, General Dwight Eisenhower, gelatin silver print
    General Dwight Eisenhower
    Photograph
    19½ h x 15½ w in (50 x 39 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 376
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  20. Yousuf Karsh, Peter Lorre, gelatin silver print
    Peter Lorre
    Photograph
    17¼ h x 15¾ w in (44 x 40 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 375
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  21. Yousuf Karsh, Portrait of Herman Wouk, 1983, gelatin silver print
    Portrait of Herman Wouk, 1983
    Photograph
    13¾ h x 10¾ w in (35 x 27 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 374
    $63≈ £49≈ €58Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  22. Yousuf Karsh, Pablo Casals, gelatin silver print
    Pablo Casals
    Photograph
    19¾ h x 15¾ w in (50 x 40 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 373
    $983≈ £767≈ €908Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  23. Yousuf Karsh, President and Mrs. John Kennedy, 1961, Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
    President and Mrs. John Kennedy, 1961
    Photograph
    16.5 x 15.1 cm (20.7 x 15.1 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 555
    €1,386≈ $1,506≈ £1,180Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,400–1,600View at Lempertz ↗
  24. Yousuf Karsh, The Roaring Lion, Silver gelatin on paper
    The Roaring Lion
    Photograph · Paper
    Image: 9.50" h x 7.50" w
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 55
    $2,800≈ £2,200≈ €2,580HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  25. Yousuf Karsh, Color, Photograph Print
    Color
    Photograph
    H 13" W 10"
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1109
    Result not publishedEst. $250–500View at DuMouchelles ↗
  26. Yousuf Karsh, Georgia O'Keeffe, gelatin silver print
    Georgia O'Keeffe
    Photograph
    19¾ h x 15¾ w in (50 x 40 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 277
    $8,515≈ £6,634≈ €7,789Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  27. Winston Churchill, 1941
    Photograph
    19-3/4 x 15-3/4 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 58
    $7,500≈ £6,176≈ €7,081HammerSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  28. Yousuf Karsh, Steinbeck, gelatin silver print
    Steinbeck
    Photograph
    19⅞ h x 15¾ w in (50 x 40 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 269
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  29. Yousuf Karsh, Joan Miró, Paris, 1965, Vintage or early gelatin silver print
    Joan Miró, Paris, 1965
    Photograph
    32.1 x 25.7 cm (35.5 x 28.3 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 640
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–1,500View at Lempertz ↗
  30. Clark Gable
    Photograph · Paper
    20 x 16 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 123
    $400≈ £357≈ €412HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  31. Pablo Casals, 1954
    Photograph
    19-3/4 x 15-3/4 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 53
    $3,000≈ £2,680≈ €3,087HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  32. Muhammad Ali, 1970
    Photograph
    19-1/2 x 15-3/4 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 52
    $3,500≈ £3,127≈ €3,602HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  33. Winston Churchill, 1941
    Photograph
    19-3/4 x 15-3/4 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 50
    $8,000≈ £7,148≈ €8,233HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  34. Ernest Hemingway
    Photograph
    image 12-1/2 x 9-3/4 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 143
    $250≈ £222≈ €257HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  35. Yousuf Karsh, The Roaring Lion, 1941, gelatin silver print
    The Roaring Lion, 1941
    Photograph
    19½ h x 15¾ w in (50 x 40 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 270
    $2,600≈ £2,397≈ €2,679Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  36. Yousuf Karsh, Winston Churchill, 1941, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Winston Churchill, 1941
    Photograph
    24.1 x 18.9 cm (33.7 x 26.1 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 555
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,800–2,000View at Lempertz ↗
  37. Yousuf Karsh, John Walker, Photograph
    John Walker
    Photograph
    24.75" high x 39.5" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 118
    $350≈ £258≈ €304HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  38. Yousuf Karsh, Georgia O'Keeffe, 1956, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Georgia O'Keeffe, 1956
    Photograph
    19 1/8 x 15 1/4 in. (48.6 x 38.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 238
    $8,820≈ £6,735≈ €7,461Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  39. Yousuf Karsh, Douglas Leechman, First Director of the Glenbow Museum, black and white photograph on paper
    Douglas Leechman, First Director of the Glenbow Museum
    Photograph · Paper
    26.7 x 29.2 cm
    Levis Fine Art Auctions · · Lot 1106
    CA$234≈ $176≈ £136≈ €160Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$300–400View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗
  40. Yousuf Karsh, Audrey Hepburn, 1956, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Audrey Hepburn, 1956
    Photograph
    9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (23.5 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 97
    $15,000≈ £11,799≈ €13,306Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  41. Yousuf Karsh, Georgia O'Keeffe, 1956, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Georgia O'Keeffe, 1956
    Photograph
    19 1/8 x 15 1/4 in. (48.6 x 38.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 52
    $9,375≈ £7,374≈ €8,316Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  42. Yousuf Karsh, Lincoln's Death Mask, Gelatin silver print
    Lincoln's Death Mask
    Photograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 78
    $1,188≈ £926≈ €1,047Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  43. Yousuf Karsh, Georgia O'Keeffe, 1956, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Georgia O'Keeffe, 1956
    Photograph
    12 3/8 x 10 in. (31.4 x 25.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 183
    $4,375≈ £3,369≈ €3,804Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  44. Yousuf Karsh, - ''Albert Einstein''- black and white, photograph, 1948
    - ''Albert Einstein''- black and white
    Photograph
    Rachel Davis Fine Arts · · Lot 67
    Result not publishedEst. $300–500View at Rachel Davis Fine Arts ↗
  45. Yousuf Karsh, Muhammad Ali, 1970, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Muhammad Ali, 1970
    Photograph · ed. 24/100
    23 3/4 x 19 7/8 in. (60.3 x 50.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 257
    $10,000≈ £7,555≈ €8,508Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  46. Yousuf Karsh, Marc Chagall, 1965, Gelatin silver print, printed on barytpaper with embossed margin, printed later
    Marc Chagall, 1965
    Photograph · Paper
    26 x 33 cm (34 x 40.3 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 87
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,800–View at Lempertz ↗
  47. Yousuf Karsh, Portrait of Edward Steichen, c.1966, silver gelatin print
    Portrait of Edward Steichen, c.1966
    Photograph
    35.0 x 28.5cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 44
    A$800≈ $608≈ £490≈ €558Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$900–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
  48. Yousuf Karsh, Audrey Hepburn, 1956, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Audrey Hepburn, 1956
    Photograph
    19 3/8 x 15 1/2 in. (49.2 x 39.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 233
    $27,500≈ £19,268≈ €24,165Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  49. Yousuf Karsh, Georgia O’Keeffe, 1956, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Georgia O’Keeffe, 1956
    Photograph
    19 3/4 x 15 7/8 in. (50.2 x 40.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 233
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  50. Yousuf Karsh, Sir Winston Churchill, 1941, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s
    Sir Winston Churchill, 1941
    Photograph
    9 3/8 x 7 5/8in
    Bonhams · · Lot 2138
    $1,250≈ £732≈ €925Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗

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