Winston Churchill, 1941 by Yousuf Karsh. This photograph of the British Prime Minister came to define the resilience of the British people during the Second Word-War. Following the publication of the image Karsh was increasingly in demand to photograph other world leaders and famous people of the 20th Century.
New details are emerging about both the man accused and the unwitting buyer in the high-profile heist of a 1941 portrait of Britain's wartime prime minister Sir Winston Churchill by famed Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh.The scowling 1941 portrait of Britain's wartime prime minister Winston Churchill by famed photographer Yousuf Karsh is one its way back to Ottawa after it was stolen and replaced by a forgery, likely in early 2022.
Wood was ordered to live with two of the sureties — both retired Ontario Provincial Police officers, according to court records — at their home in the outskirts of the small municipality of Powassan, Ont., just south of North Bay.Among other conditions of Wood's release are that he must remain in Ontario and cannot apply for a passport or any other travel documents or permits.
Cassinelli, 34, a lawyer who describes himself as a passionate but small-scale art collector, was browsing an online Sotheby's catalogue in May 2022 when he stumbled upon what was described as a signed copy of Karsh's Roaring Lion. Five months later, Cassinelli received a phone call from the auction house asking if they could put him in touch with Canadian authorities. Confused, Cassinelli went online and soon learned of the theft in Ottawa.
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