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What was Cecil Beaton inspired by?
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When he was young, Cecil Beaton became enamored by the portraits of high-society women and actresses in the newspapers. At age 11, his nurse taught him how to use a camera and develop film. You can shop a selection of Cecil Beaton’s pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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Mary Taylor, c.1934 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography/Fashion Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Mary Taylor, c.1934 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography/Fashion Photography)
Inscribed 'Mary Taylor' in unknown hand and stamped with photographers copyri...
Category
20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mrs Daisy Fellows, c.1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Mrs Daisy Fellows, c.1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Inscribed 'Mrs Reginald Fellowes' in unknown hand and stamped with Sotheby's Cecil Beat...
Category
20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Corinne Griffith, 1930 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Corinne Griffith, 1930 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
Red inkwash signature on mount
Inscribed 'Corinne Griffith' in unknown hand and stamped with Sotheby's Cecil Bea...
Category
20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Meraud Guinness, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Meraud Guinness, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
Inkwash signature on mount
Stamped with Sotheby's Cecil Beaton studio ink stamp on reverse
Silver gelatin print m...
Category
20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cecil Beaton - Watercolour Ballet Costume Design for Le Pavillon - 1936
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
SIR CECIL BEATON, CBE
(1904-1980)
Ballet Costume Design for Le Pavillon - 1936
Signed and bears wardrobe mark l.r.: Beaton
Watercolour and ink
49 by 39 cm., 19 ¼ by 15 ½ in.
(fram...
Category
1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Cecil Beaton - Ballet Costume Design for Le Pavillon, 1936
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
SIR CECIL BEATON, CBE
(1904-1980)
Ballet Costume Design for Le Pavillon - 1936
Signed l.r.: Beaton
Watercolour, bodycolour and ink
49 by 39 cm., 19 ¼ by 15 ½ in.
(frame size 70.5 ...
Category
1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
