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Photography For Sale
Artist: Terry O'Neill
Artist: Cecil Beaton
Chuck Berry, 1986 (Terry O'Neill - Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Chuck Berry, 1986 (Terry O'Neill - Black and White Photography) Silver Gelatin Print 16x20: £2,100 20x24: £2,700 30x40: £4,800 48x72: £12,000 Edition of 50 and 10 APs per size. Di...
Category

Late 20th Century Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dietrich Curtain Call, 1975 (Terry O'Neill - Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Dietrich Curtain Call, 1975 (Terry O'Neill - Black and White Photography)Silver Gelatin Print 16x20: £2,100 20x24: £2,700 30x40: £4,800 48x72: £12,000 Edition of 50 and 10 APs per...
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Late 20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Audrey Hepburn, 1967 (Terry O'Neill - Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Audrey Hepburn, 1967 (Terry O'Neill - Black and White Photography) Silver Gelatin Print 16x20: £2,100 20x24: £2,700 30x40: £4,800 48x72: £12,000 Edition of 50 and 10 APs per size....
Category

Late 20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

David Bailey, 1965 (Terry O'Neill - Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
David Bailey, 1965 (Terry O'Neill - Black and White Photography) Silver Gelatin Print 16x20: £2,100 20x24: £2,700 30x40: £4,800 48x72: £12,000 Edition of 50 and 10 APs per size. D...
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Late 20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Norma Shearer, 1930
Located in New York, NY
Photo by Cecil Beaton Featured in Vanity Fair, September 1, 1930 Outtake: Headshot of film actress Norma Shearer, sitting in profile against a clear cel...
Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Raquel Welch on the Cross - Terry O'Neill, lifetime signed, 48x48 in, colour
Located in London, GB
Terry O'Neill (1938-2019) Raquel Welch on the Cross, Los Angeles 1970 lifetime edition Lambda C-Type print 48 x 48 in. (paper size) edition of 50 signed and numbered printed later Price: £25,200 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT) Notes: A publicity shot for One Million Years B.C. From the start of the 1960s and continuing until the present day the name of Terry O'Neill has become inextricably connected with some of the most interesting takes on photographic portraits of celebrities. From the Beatles and Rolling Stones in the 1960s to the Royal Family and the Prime Minister's family in more recent times Terry O'Neill has proved adept at recording the significant subjects of the day in a visually stimulating and sometimes unexpected way and thus illuminated history of our age. Terry O'Neill was born on 30 July 1938 in the East End of London. His career as a photographer evolved by chance out of his first ambition to become a jazz drummer. Leaving school at fourteen and then doing his National Service his ambition was to go to America to study with the great drummers there. He thought that the best way to travel frequently and inexpensively to the USA would be to get a job as an air steward for BOAC. The airline at that time had no vacancies for stewards but suggested he took a vacancy in their technical photographic unit, which he combined with time at an art school and he then became interested in photojournalism. At first, O'Neill worked as freelance at London Airport, later was offered a stunt as a reportage photographer at Heathrow. This was followed by three years in Fleet Street, with O'Neill at 21, the youngest photographer in Fleet Street taking pop pictures for the up-tempo Daily Sketch. One thing lead to another and O'Neill quickly became a significant image-maker and one of the group of talented young photographers who helped create the photographic icons of the 1960s and create part of the buzz that became Swinging London. The peer group that emerged in this decade included David Bailey, Terence Donovan and Brian Duffy from the East End and Patrick Lichfield and Lewis Morley...
Category

1970s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Lambda

Bardot Co-signed
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Co-Signed by Brigitte Bardot and Terry O’Neill Edition number 9/50 French actress Brigitte Bardot in Deauville, 1968. It is the first time she meets British actor Sean Connery before...
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20th Century Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

David Bowie, Diamond Dogs - Terry O'Neill, music, lifetime signed, 24x20 in.
Located in London, GB
Terry O'Neill (1938-2019) David Bowie, Diamond Dogs (v2) 1974 lifetime edition silver gelatin fine art archival print 24 x 20 in. (paper size) edition of 50 signed and numbered printed later Price: £9,360 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT) Notes: David Bowie poses with a large barking dog for the artwork of his 1974 album Diamond Dogs in London. From the start of the 1960s and continuing until the present day the name of Terry O'Neill has become inextricably connected with some of the most interesting takes on photographic portraits of celebrities. From the Beatles and Rolling Stones in the 1960s to the Royal Family and the Prime Minister's family in more recent times Terry O'Neill has proved adept at recording the significant subjects of the day in a visually stimulating and sometimes unexpected way and thus illuminated history of our age. Terry O'Neill was born on 30 July 1938 in the East End of London. His career as a photographer evolved by chance out of his first ambition to become a jazz drummer. Leaving school at fourteen and then doing his National Service his ambition was to go to America to study with the great drummers there. He thought that the best way to travel frequently and inexpensively to the USA would be to get a job as an air steward for BOAC. The airline at that time had no vacancies for stewards but suggested he took a vacancy in their technical photographic unit, which he combined with time at an art school and he then became interested in photojournalism. At first, O'Neill worked as freelance at London Airport, later was offered a stunt as a reportage photographer at Heathrow. This was followed by three years in Fleet Street, with O'Neill at 21, the youngest photographer in Fleet Street taking pop pictures for the up-tempo Daily Sketch. One thing lead to another and O'Neill quickly became a significant image-maker and one of the group of talented young photographers who helped create the photographic icons of the 1960s and create part of the buzz that became Swinging London. The peer group that emerged in this decade included David Bailey, Terence Donovan and Brian Duffy from the East End and Patrick Lichfield and Lewis Morley...
Category

1970s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

Schiaparelli Model, Paris, c.1936 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Schiaparelli Model, Paris, c.1936 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography) Inscribed 'Paris model' and 'Schiaparelli' in unknown hand and stamped with photographer's and Sotheby...
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20th Century Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Muhammad Ali, Speedbag - Terry O'Neill, lifetime signed, 40x30 in, ali
Located in London, GB
Terry O'Neill (1938-2019) Muhammad Ali, Speedbag 1972 lifetime edition silver gelatin fine art archival print 40 x 30 in. (paper size) edition of 50 signed and numbered printed later...
Category

1970s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

Johnny Weissmuller, 1932 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Johnny Weissmuller, 1932 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography) Signed on front of mount Stamped with photographer's studio ink stamp on rev...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Merle Oberon, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Merle Oberon, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Inscribed 'Merle Oberon' and stamped with Sotheby's Cecil Beaton studio ink stamp on reverse Sil...
Category

1930s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Anna May Wong, 1930 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Anna May Wong, 1930 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Signed on mount Stamped with photographer's studio ink stamp on reverse of mount Silver gelatin...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Baba Beaton and Prince Galitzine, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Baba Beaton and Prince Galitzine, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Signed in pencil on mount Inscribed with 'Baba Prince Galitzine' in unknown hand, stamped with photograph...
Category

20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mrs Beaton, c.1925 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Mrs Beaton, c.1925 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Signed in pencil on mount Inscribed 'Mrs Beaton' in unknown hand and stamped with photographer's st...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Sean Connery playing Golf - Bond on the Moon - London - Terry O'Neill
Located in Chicago, IL
Scottish actor Sean Connery as James Bond plays golf on a deserted film set in Pinewood Studios in London during the filming of ‘Diamonds Are Forever’, 1971. Paper size: 16 H x 20 W inches Edition size: 50 *Please inquire for additional sizes* O’Neill began his career at the birth of the 1960s. While other photographers concentrated on earthquakes, wars and politics, O’Neill realised that youth culture was a breaking news...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dame Edith Sitwell at Tea, 1930 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Dame Edith Sitwell at Tea, 1930 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Inscribed 'Edith Sitwell' in unknown hand and stamped with photographer's studio in...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Anne Armstrong-Jones, 1928 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
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...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Nancy James Modelling One of her Husband's Creations, 1955 - Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Nancy James Modelling One of her Husband's Creations, 1955 - Cecil Beaton Stamped with Sotheby's Cecil Beaton studio ink stamp on reverse Silver gelatin print, printed c.1955 9 1/4...
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20th Century Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vicomtesse de Noailles, 1938 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Vicomtesse de Noailles, 1938 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography) Inscribed 'Vicontesse de Noailles' in unknown hand and stamped with photographer...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mary Taylor, c.1934 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography/Fashion Photography)
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...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mrs Mona Williams, 1936 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Mrs Mona Williams, 1936 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography) Inscribed with 'Mrs Harrison Williams' in unknown hand and stamped with photographer's and Sotheby's Cecil Beato...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Karen Morely, 1932 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Karen Morely, 1932 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Inscribed with 'Karen Morely' in unknown hand and stamped with photographer's and Sotheby's Cecil Beaton studio ink stamps on...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Meraud Guinness, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
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 Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Merle Oberon, 1934 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Merle Oberon, 1934 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography) Inscribed 'Merle Oberon' in unknown hand and stamped with photographer's and Sotheby's Ce...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lady Edwina Mountbatten, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Lady Edwina Mountbatten, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Inkwash signature on mount Inscribed 'Lady Louis Mountbatten' in unknown hand an...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Tallulah Bankhead, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Tallulah Bankhead, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Inscribed 'Bankhead' in unknown hand and stamped with photographer's and Sotheby's Cec...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Carmen Dell'Orefice with Cutout Backdrop for 'Vogue', 1949 - Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Carmen Dell'Orefice with Cutout Backdrop for 'Vogue', 1949 - Cecil Beaton Inscribed with 'CB' Stamped with Conde Nast dated ink stamp and photograher's ink...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jean Patchett, for 'Vogue' , 1949 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Jean Patchett, for 'Vogue' , 1949 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography) Stamped with photographer's and Sotheby's Cecil Beaton studio ink stamps and Conde Nast date ink stamp...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lady Jersey, 1935 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Lady Jersey, 1935 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography) Inscribed 'Idyll: Lady Jersey' and stamped with photographer's and Sotheby's Cecil Beaton studio ink stamps on reverse...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Christian Bérard, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Christian Bérard, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Signed Silver gelatin print, printed c. 1970s 9 x 6 1/2 inches Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) had a brilliant aes...
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1930s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gary Cooper, 1931 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Gary Cooper, 1931 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Signed in pencil on mount Stamped with photographer's studio ink stamp on reverse of mount Silver g...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Countess of Pembroke, c.1935 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
The Countess of Pembroke, c.1935 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography) Silver gelatin print, printed c. 1935 11 x 9 inches Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) had a brilliant aesthetic...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Margot Asquith, Lady Oxford, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Margot Asquith, Lady Oxford, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Top half of red inkwash signature on tape and unknown studio label fixed to mount Inscribed 'Lady Oxford' on ...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Constance Bennett, c.1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Constance Bennett, c.1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Inscribed 'Constance Bennett' and 'Please deliver to C. Beaton, if this photographs of this series not being used' in...
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1930s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Zita and Teresa Jungman, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Zita and Teresa Jungman, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Red inkwash signature Inscribed 'the Jungman sisters' in unknown hand and stamped with Sotheby's Cecil Beaton stud...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Corinne Griffith, 1930 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
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...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mariannna Van Rensselar In Charles James Hat, 1930 - Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Mariannna Van Rensselar In Charles James Hat, 1930 - Cecil Beaton Stamped with photographer's and Sotheby's Cecil Beaton studio ink stamps on reverse Silver gelatin print 9 1/2 x 7 ...
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1930s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jean Patchett Against Cutout Backdrop for 'Vogue' , 1949 - Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Jean Patchett Against Cutout Backdrop for 'Vogue' , 1949 - Cecil Beaton Inscribed with 'CB' Stamped with Conde Nast dated ink stamp, Sotheby's Cecil Beaton studio and photographer's...
Category

20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Merle Oberon as Antonita, 1934 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Merle Oberon as Antonita, 1934 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography) Signed in pencil on mount Inscribed with 'Merle Oberon' in unknown hand and s...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mrs Daisy Fellows, c.1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
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...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mary Oakes and Mary Gosgrave for 'Vogue', 1936 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait)
Located in London, GB
Mary Oakes and Mary Gosgrave for 'Vogue', 1936 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait) Stamped with date stamp and M.F Ahga estate ink stamps on reverse Silver gelatin print, printed c. 19...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lady Eleanor Smith with Lillies, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Lady Eleanor Smith with Lillies, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Inkswash signature on mount Inscribed 'Lady Eleanor Smith' and stamped with Sotheby's Cecil Beaton studio ...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lady Pamela Smith, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Lady Pamela Smith, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Purple inkwash signature on mount Inscribed 'Lady Pamela Smith' and stamped with Sotheby's ...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Bruce Springsteen Sunset Strip, Los Angeles
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Talullah Bankhead, 1930 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Talullah Bankhead, 1930 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Inscribed with the dedication 'to Edwina from Tallulah, London 1930' Signed on front of mount Silver gelatin print moun...
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1930s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Audrey Hepburn Swims - signed limited edition C print 22 of 50
Located in London, GB
Artist: Terry O'Neill (1938-) Title of artwork: Audrey Hepburn, 'Audrey Swims', 1966 Technique: C-Print Edition size 22/ 50 only Signature: Certificate O...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print, Color

Drape Dress By Mme. Gress, c.1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Drape Dress By Mme. Gress, c.1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Inscribed with various printer's marks and "Cecil Beaton" on mount Inscribed "Cecil Beaton" and stamped with ...
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1930s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Carole Lombard, 1931 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Carole Lombard, 1931 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Signed on front of mount Stamped with photographer's ink stamp on reverse Silver gelatin prin...
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1930s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Terry O'Neill - Backyard Beatles - hand signed limited edition Oversize
Located in London, GB
The Beatles 1963 Abbey Road Studios London England. The first major group portrait of the Beatles was taken by Terry O’Neill during the recording of their first hit single and album...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Elton John at Dodger Stadium
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
In 1975, and Elton John performed at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. He played 2 sold out shows. Edition of 50. 1975 Limited Edition photograph. Estate Stamped photograph.
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20th Century Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Cecil Beaton: 1904-1980 by Electa Editrice Publishers
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 Photography

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Photographic Film

Elton John at Dodger Stadium (EJ012)
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Elton John performing at Dodger Stadium. 1975 This is one of the last available signed Elton John photographs. Limited of 50 Signed by photographer
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20th Century Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

Frank Sinatra on the Boardwalk, Miami, 1968 - Lifetime Platinum Print
Located in Chicago, IL
Frank Sinatra arrives at Miami beach with his entourage (including his stand-in, dressed in an identical suit and less well-dressed beefy minders) while filming 'The Lady In Cement' ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Platinum

Brigitte Bardot & Sean Connery
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

John Lennon, London
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Judy Garland and Liza Minelli, London
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Brigitte Bardot with Cigar in Spain, 1971 - Platinum Lifetime Print
Located in Chicago, IL
French actress Brigitte Bardot on the set of "The Ballad of Frenchie King" in Almeria, Spain, 1971 Platinum lifetime print. (lifetime signed) 20 x 24 inches Edition Size: 50 + 10 ...
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1970s Contemporary Photography

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Platinum

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