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For your consideration is a striking dual-signed photographic print of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska, reproducing Annie Leibovitzs celebrated July 2022 Vogue portrait photographed within the presidential office compound in Kyiv. Measuring approximately 4 by 6 inches (10 by 15 cm), the image derives from Vogues wartime feature Portrait of Bravery: Ukraines First Lady, Olena Zelenska, written by Rachel Donadio and photographed by Leibovitz, first published online on 26 July 2022 and subsequently included in the October 2022 issue of American Vogue. Vogue identifies the session as having been undertaken in Kyiv in July 2022 and places both Zelenskyy and Zelenska within the presidential compound during the making of the feature.
The composition is among the most intimate images produced of the Ukrainian presidential couple during the opening year of the full-scale Russian invasion. Zelenska sits closely against her husband while Zelenskyy embraces her from behind, creating a markedly personal image distinct from conventional state portraiture. The photograph belongs to a broader Leibovitz series conceived during a period in which the Ukrainian presidency had become a focal point of international attention, and Vogues accompanying feature explicitly framed Zelenskas public role against the realities of wartime life in Kyiv.
The present print is signed by both Zelenskyy and Zelenska in metallic silver marker directly across the photographic surface, with one autograph positioned prominently at lower right and the second across the central portion of the image. The signatures give the photograph a particularly strong visual presence and distinguish it from unsigned reproductions of the Leibovitz portrait. The underlying image itself dates securely to July 2022; absent documentary provenance from the Ukrainian Presidential Office, Vogue, or the original recipient, however, the exact date on which this particular 4-by-6-inch print was produced and signed cannot be established from the photograph alone. Accordingly, it is most accurately catalogued as a dual-signed photographic print after Annie Leibovitzs July 2022 Vogue portrait, rather than as an official presidential photograph.
The photograph remains in very good overall condition, with strong tonal definition and both metallic signatures showing excellent contrast against the dark composition. Combining the work of one of the most important portrait photographers of the modern era with the original signatures of Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Olena Zelenska, the piece is an unusually evocative artifact of Ukraines wartime leadership and of one of the most widely circulated presidential portrait sessions of 2022. Its significance lies in the convergence of Leibovitzs documented Kyiv portrait session, Vogues wartime feature, and the joint signatures of Ukraines President and First Lady on a single contemporary image.
