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FAMOUS ARMENIAN PHOTOGRAPHER'S WORKS AUCTIONED AT CHRISTIE'S
PanARMENIAN.Net
December 20, 2011 - 17:37 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Two photographs by a world-known Armenian
photographer Yousuf Karsh were auctioned at Christie's.
According to Christie's website, Pablo Picasso's picture was sold at
USD 6875 (starting price USD 5000); Jean Cocteau's photo was sold at
USD 2500.
Yousuf Karsh (December 23, 1908 - July 13, 2002) was a Canadian
photographer of Armenian heritage.
A great many personalities from the cultural, scientific and political
milieus that shaped the twentieth century have been immortalized
on film by internationally renowned photographer. These portraits
where shadows play with dramatic light bear witness to a century,
but above all to the photographer's humanistic vision. The human
aspect, exchanges between the photographer and his subject, and the
revelation of his or her personality via photography were at the core
of his practice.
PanARMENIAN.Net
December 20, 2011 - 17:37 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Two photographs by a world-known Armenian
photographer Yousuf Karsh were auctioned at Christie's.
According to Christie's website, Pablo Picasso's picture was sold at
USD 6875 (starting price USD 5000); Jean Cocteau's photo was sold at
USD 2500.
Yousuf Karsh (December 23, 1908 - July 13, 2002) was a Canadian
photographer of Armenian heritage.
A great many personalities from the cultural, scientific and political
milieus that shaped the twentieth century have been immortalized
on film by internationally renowned photographer. These portraits
where shadows play with dramatic light bear witness to a century,
but above all to the photographer's humanistic vision. The human
aspect, exchanges between the photographer and his subject, and the
revelation of his or her personality via photography were at the core
of his practice.