BRIGITTE BARDOT BY YOSUF KARSH

A beautiful 9” x 7” Yosuf Karsh photograph of the iconic beauty Brigitte Bardot taken in 1958.

An unsigned duotone engraved print from the master negative by Little Brown and Company produced in 1983 - over 40 years old!

Measures approx. 14 5/8" x 17 1/2" framed.

©Yosuf Karsh 

Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is a French actress, singer, dancer, and fashion model, who later became an animal rights activist. She was one of the best-known sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s and was widely referred to by her initials, B.B.

Bardot retired from the entertainment industry in 1973. During her career in show business, she starred in 47 films, performed in several musical shows and recorded over 60 songs.

Yousuf Karsh (December 23, 1908 – July 13, 2002) was an Armenian-Canadian photographer known for his portraits of notable individuals. He has been described as one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 20th century.

Karsh used carefully arranged lighting to meticulously model his subjects’ faces, thereby obtaining a monumental and idealized presentation that helped promote their public image. Most of his portraits were taken in black and white. More than 20 photos by Karsh appeared on the cover of Life magazine, until he retired in 1993.