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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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Portfolio of 12 celebrity portraits, 1982
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Middletown, NY
Milan / New York: Electa Editrice / Rizzoli International Publications, 1982.
A portfolio of twelve heliogravure plates with tissue guard-leaves, housed in portfolio and slipcover....
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ruth Ford - American actress and model - Original Photography by Cecil Beaton
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Cologne, DE
Ruth Ford - American actress and model - Original Photography by Cecil Beaton
Photo taken in 1940s
Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) is considered one of the mo...
Category
1940s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cecil Beaton: 1904-1980 by Electa Editrice Publishers
By Cecil Beaton
Located in New York, NY
"Cecil Beaton (1904-1980)", Published by Electa Editrice Portfolios, 16.25 x 12.50, 1982
A portfolio of twelve heliogravure plates with tissue guard-leaves and limitation leaflet wi...
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
'Design For A Fan' 1923 Pastel of Stage Set by Cecil Beaton
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Bristol, CT
'Design for Fan', Signed Cecil Beaton at age 19, (1904-1980) & dated 1923, Pastel Gouache on parchment paper
Art Sz: 8 7/8"H x 11 7/8"W
Frame Sz: 15 1/4"H x 18 1/4"W
Category
1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"My Fair Lady" 1958 West End Theatre Costume Drawing Mid 20th Century Modern
By Cecil Beaton
Located in New York, NY
"My Fair Lady" 1958 West End Theatre Costume Drawing Mid 20th Century Modern
Cecil Beaton (1904 – 1980)
"My Fair Lady,"
Pen and ink on paper...
Category
1950s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
$12,000 Sale Price
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Anne Armstrong-Jones, 1928 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Anne Armstrong-Jones, 1928 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Inscribed with 'Lady Rosse' in unknown hand and stamped with Sotheby's Cecil Beaton studio ink stamp on reverse
Silve...
Category
20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
