An employee at the Château Laurier in Ottawa spotted something amiss with ‘Roaring Lion’ portrait by photographer Yousuf Karsh
Police in Canada are investigating the “brazen” heist of a famed SirLast week, an employee at the Château Laurier hotel in Ottawa, noticed something amiss with a portrait known as the “Roaring Lion” which was taken after the wartime leader addressed the Canadian parliament in 1941.
“I’ve seen that signature for 43 years. So it took me just one second to know that someone had tried to copy it,” Fielder told the Guardian. “It was a fake.”“We are deeply saddened by this brazen act,” the Fairmont hotel said in a statement, adding that it was proud of its “stunning” collection of Karsh prints.
Fielder, who worked closely with Karsh, says the photographer had a long relationship with the hotel. It hosted his first-ever exhibition in 1936 and he and his wife lived on the third floor for nearly two decades. He also had a studio on the sixth floor until 1992., was renowned for his mastery of image-making, both in the studio and when working with his subjects.
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