Winston Churchill 1941

Karsh photographed the great wartime leader on a visit to the Canadian House of Commons in Ottawa. In a moment of boldness, Karsh snatched a cigar from Churchill's mouth. 'By the time I got back to my camera,' he later recalled, 'he looked so belligerent he could have devoured me.' It became one of the best-known photographs of Churchill and Karsh acknowledged that its success 'changed my life.' Dubbed the 'Roaring lion', this became one of the most enduring of Churchill's portraits and is among the most widely reproduced photographs in the history of photography.

This is a genuine vintage photogravure, printed in Holland in 1959. Archivally mounted on 100% acid-free 11" x 14" board, matted to 16x20 in a black frame.

A 1968 print of this image sold for €330k in 2012.