Yousuf Karsh, Pair of Christmas Cards made from his Photographs Signed, 1953 and 1958

Karsh created his own Christmas Cards with his gelatin silver prints mounted onto an interior page of a holiday card. He signed in his tight hand on the card onto which the image is affixed, "Yousuf Karsh." Descriptions of the images are printed on the facing page. The holiday greeting is penned by Karsh's wife, Solange (1902 1961) who signed for both.

The Christmas card for 1953 includes a gelatin silver print, matte finish, titled, "The Veiled Virgin by Giovanni Strazzo, Presentation Convent, St. John's Newfoundland." The photograph measures 3 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches and is affixed to the interior page. On that page to the left of the photograph Karsh signed in pencil, "Yousuf Karsh." Solange send "Warmest Good Wishes for Christmas and The New Year...Christmas 1953." Slight crease through Karsh's first name in his signature.

The Christmas card for 1958 includes a gelatin silver print, matte finish, of a "statue of Saint Barbara, patroness of miners...carved from a piece of coal...." The image measures 3 x 5 1/2 inches. On the card onto which the photograph is affixed Karsh signed in pen, "Yousuf Karsh." The description of the photograph is printed below the holiday greeting. Solange signed for the couple. Docketed in pencil, "1958" on the outside front cover in another hand. Autograph