ARCA
1908 - 2002
Canadian
Marian Anderson
gelatin silver print, 1945
signed in the mount and on verso titled and stamped with the Karsh studio stamp
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm
Estimate: $600 - $800 CAD
Sold for: $750
Preview at: Heffel Toronto – 13 Hazelton Ave
PROVENANCE
The Weston Gallery Inc., California
Private Collection, Winnipeg
LITERATURE
Yousuf Karsh, Portraits of Greatness, 1959, page 16, reproduced page 17
Yousuf Karsh commented, “What struck me most…when I photographed her at her home in Connecticut in 1945, was her simplicity and peacefulness…None of my early shots satisfied me in the least. All of them, I felt, has missed the intangible target. I began to despair. Then, towards the conclusion of the sitting, Miss Anderson’s accompanist came in for a rehearsal. This seemed to be my chance. I asked him, in a whisper, to play very softly the accompaniment to ‘The Crucifixion’, one of the singer’s favourite compositions. Unaware of my innocent little plot, she began to hum to herself. Hurriedly, I snapped the camera. When I developed and printed the film I felt like it contained what I had seen with my own eyes. This is the portrait of a harmonious soul revealing itself unconsciously in song.”
Included with this lot is a copy of a letter from Karsh to the consignor.
Please note: this work is unframed.
All prices are in Canadian Dollars
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