FROST, ROBERT (1874-1963, American poet)
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FROST, ROBERT (1874-1963, American poet)
PORTRAIT BY YOUSUF KARSH (1908-2002), vintage photograph, silver print, head and shoulders, profile facing left, framed and glazed, size of image 13 x 10 inches (32 x 25 cm), overall size 21 x 17 inches (54 x 44 cm), 1958
Sold for £5,400 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • A superb image of the 75 year-old Frost who once said to Karsh at a sitting: 'Don't make me a saint. I'm a rascal.'

    Of Karsh it has been said that he could transform 'the human face into legend'.

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