Cecil Beaton Art
British, 1904-1980
Cecil Beaton developed a distinctive style of photography where the subject was immersed in backgrounds made of unusual materials such as paper-mâché or aluminum foil. A socialite who rubbed elbows with royalty, celebrities and the wealthy aristocracy, the British photographer captured some of the most famous names of his time.
Beaton was born in London in 1904 to a successful lumber merchant and amateur actor. He received his first camera as a gift at age 11. Beaton later attended St. John’s College in Cambridge and studied art, history and architecture. He dropped out in 1925 and went to work in the family lumber business, but his free time was spent absorbed in photography.
Beaton befriended Sir Osbert Sitwell, who was captivated by his photographs and funded his first exhibition. It was an immediate sensation, leading to work with major magazines.
With a photography contract from Condé Nast, Beaton left for New York. By the end of the 1920s, he had worked as a staff photographer for Vanity Fair and Vogue. He continued to cultivate his unique portraiture style and published his work in several books. One of his greatest achievements was a commission from the British Royal Family in 1939, a relationship which endured for decades. During World War II, he served as a wartime photographer in Africa and East Asia.
After the war, Beaton returned to private portrait commissions. He also began designing costumes and sets for theater and the silver screen, winning an Academy Award for Best Costume Design for Gigi and awards for costume design and art direction for My Fair Lady. He also won costume design Tony awards for the Broadway shows Quadrille, My Fair Lady, Saratoga and Coco.
Beaton designed the sets and costumes for a production of the opera Turandot at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and then at Covent Garden, London. His diaries, which were scrapbooks of his life and interests, have garnered wide interest, and several volumes of them have been published.
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Artist: Cecil Beaton
Portfolio of 12 celebrity portraits, 1981 LIMITED EDITION, numbered.
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Middletown, NY
Beaton, Cecil & Daniela Palazzoli (Editor)
Cecil Beaton – Portfolio, 1981; Electa Editrice Portfolios - LIMITED EDITION
Milano, Italy: Electa Editrice Publishers, 1981.
Limited Edition Portfolio. This is no. 785 out of an edtion of 1000.
A portfolio of twelve heliogravure plates with tissue guard-leaves and limitation leaflet with preface. Housed in portfolio and slipcover, portfolio: 16 1/4 x 12 1/2 in (415 x 317 mm); each print approximately 8 5/8 x 6 5/8 in (220 x 170 mm).
Subjects include Gary Cooper, 1930s; Buster Keaton, 1931; Marlene Dietrich, 1935; John Wiessmuller, 1933; Greta Garbo, 1946; Marlon Brando, 1947; Audrey Hepburn, 1954; Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin in "High Society", 1956; Marilyn Monroe, 1952; Rudolf Nureyev, November, 1962; Edith Sitwell, 1962; and Pablo Picasso...
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20th Century Modern Cecil Beaton Art
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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...
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1980s Cecil Beaton Art
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Photographic Film
Carole Lombard, 1931 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Cecil Beaton 1965 For David Bailey's Box of Pin-Ups
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Bristol, CT
B&W framed photo of Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) shot by David Bailey c1965 for his now iconic folio Box of Pin-Ups
Photo Sz: 14"H x 12"W
Frame Sz: 19 1/2"H x ...
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1960s Cecil Beaton Art
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Paper
The Countess of Pembroke, c.1935 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Mrs Beaton, c.1925 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Drape Dress By Mme. Gress, c.1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
"Fashion Eye: Venice Cecil Beaton" 2021 BEATON, Cecil
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Bristol, CT
BEATON, Cecil
Edited by Pierre Bessard
[124] pp.
Louis Vuitton Malletier
2021
12 1/2" x 9 1/2"
Photographs by Cecil Beaton. Edited by Patrick Remy. Essay by Philippe Garner. Foreword by Countess Cristiana Brandolini d'Adda.
Louis Vuitton Malletier. Paris. 2021. First edition. Hardback; pink cloth-bound boards, with title debossed in blue and images pasted to front and rear boards. [c.120 pages + 28 page facsimile booklet bound in centre.] Illustrated throughout in b&w and colour. French & English. 315 x 245mm. 0.85kg. 9782369832263. Fine; as new.
A scrapbook-style album of Cecil Beaton's photographs of Venice...
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21st Century and Contemporary Cecil Beaton Art
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Paper
Nancy Cunard, 1924 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Nancy Cunard, 1924 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Inscribed with title and stamped with photographer's copyright ink stamp on reverse
Silver gelatin print, printed later
9 3/8...
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20th Century Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
"The Book Of Beauty" 1930 BEATON, Cecil
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Bristol, CT
BEATON, Cecil
[67] pp.
Duckworth
1930
11 1/8" x 9"
Exceedingly rare with the jacket
Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece from the author's drawing of Queen Alexandra, 27 collotype reproductions of his photographs, and 100 line drawings in the text.
I have tried to make my book an analysis of modern beauty, a collection of the loveliest ladies I have ever seen, and, in time, it may become a sentimental document for our granchildren, to marvel at all the types of beauty to-day; the latest varieties of Venus as well as the counterparts of former belles.
The Book of Beauty is Cecil Beaton's first book. It is an unashamed paean to the beauty of the women who inhabit his world. The book is inspired by books of beauty published in the Victorian period and by his childhood fascination with the theatricality and glamour of the opposite sex. Photographs of women are accompanied by flowery descriptions. Sitters include Baba and Nancy Beaton, Edith Sitwell, Tallulah Bankhead, Tilly Losch...
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1930s Cecil Beaton Art
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Paper
"Cecil Beaton's Scrapbook" 1937 BEATON, Cecil
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Bristol, CT
BEATON, Cecil
[135] pp.
Charles Scribner's Sons
1937
11 1/2" x 9 1/4"
w/ floral rose bud Sanderson wallpaper boards & endpapers
On the shelves at Ashcombe, I have now over fift...
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1930s Cecil Beaton Art
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Paper
"Cecil Beaton's Scrapbook" 1937 BEATON, Cecil
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Bristol, CT
BEATON, Cecil
[136] pp.
Charles Scribner's Sons
1937
11 1/2" x 9 1/2"
On the shelves at Ashcombe, I have now over fifty diaries & scrapbooks, memorials of many violated magazine...
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1930s Cecil Beaton Art
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Paper
"Cecil Beaton's Scrapbook" 1937 BEATON, Cecil
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Bristol, CT
BEATON, Cecil
[136] pp.
Charles Scribner's Sons
1937
11 1/2" x 9 1/4"
w/ floral rose bud Sanderson wallpaper boards & endpapers
On the shelves at Ashcombe, I have now over fift...
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1930s Cecil Beaton Art
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Paper
'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
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1920s Cecil Beaton Art
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Watercolor
Design for a Gown by Sir Cecil Beaton
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
SIR CECIL BEATON, CBE
(1904-1980)
Design for Gown
Watercolour and pencil
Framed
39 by 25.5 cm., 15 ¼ by 10 in.
(mount size 61 by 46 cm., 24 by 18 in.)
Provenance:
The artist’s studio sale;
Private collection.
Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton was a fashion and portrait photographer, diarist, interior designer and stage and costume designer for the stage and screen. He was born in Hampstead and educated at Harrow and St John’s College, Cambridge although he left without a degree in 1925. He worked as a photographer for fashion magazines and became an extremely popular and well-connected society portraitist who also recorded the gathering of his friends among the Bright Young Things...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Cecil Beaton Art
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Watercolor
"Miss Parlow [as] The Blue Boy Act II Of Landscape w/ Figures" by Cecil Beaton
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Bristol, CT
Original Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) c1950 watercolour 'The Blue Boy' Miss Paulow (UL) signed 'Beaton' (LR)
Art Sz: 14 1/2"H x 11"W
Frame Sz: 27"H x 22"W
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1950s Cecil Beaton Art
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Watercolor
!["Miss Parlow [as] The Blue Boy Act II Of Landscape w/ Figures" by Cecil Beaton](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/a_12601/1698158546008/Untitled_master.jpg?width=240 "Cecil Beaton - \"Miss Parlow [as] The Blue Boy Act II Of Landscape w/ Figures\" by Cecil Beaton")
The Book Of Beauty
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Bristol, CT
BEATON, Cecil
[67] pp.
Duckworth Press
1930
11 1/4 x 9"
Amazing/ unique copy hand-painted by Cecil Beaton himself w/ his signature 'rose buds' over the polka dot boards
'I have...
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20th Century Cecil Beaton Art
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Paper
Cecil Beaton - 20th Century British Costume or Fashion Design
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
SIR CECIL BEATON, CBE
(1904-1980)
Design for an Evening Gown II
Pencil
Unframed, in mount only
28 by 19 cm., 11 by 7 ½ in.
(mount size 40.5 by 30.5 cm., 16 by 12 in.)
Provenance:...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Cecil Beaton Art
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Pencil
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...
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1930s Realist Cecil Beaton Art
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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 ...
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1930s Realist Cecil Beaton Art
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Watercolor
Audrey Hepburn, in costume, My Fair Lady, 1963
By Cecil Beaton
Located in New York, NY
Photo by Cecil Beaton
Featured in Vogue, December 1, 1963
Actress Audrey Hepburn wearing lace costume and hat with taffeta roses, both designed by Cecil Beaton for the Broadway musi...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Cecil Beaton Art
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Archival Pigment
Margot Asquith, Lady Oxford, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Cecil Beaton - Ruth Ford
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Cologne, DE
Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) is considered one of the most important society photographers of the 20th century. His brilliant portraits of world-famous personalities from the worlds ...
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1940s Modern Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Talullah Bankhead, 1930 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Mariannna Van Rensselar In Charles James Hat, 1930 - Cecil Beaton
By 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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Lady Jersey, 1935 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Karen Morely, 1932 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Lady Eleanor Smith with Lillies, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Merle Oberon as Antonita, 1934 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Mrs Mona Williams, 1936 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Schiaparelli Model, Paris, c.1936 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Lady Edwina Mountbatten, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Jean Patchett, for 'Vogue' , 1949 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Baba Beaton and Prince Galitzine, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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...
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20th Century Cecil Beaton Art
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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...
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20th Century Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Merle Oberon, 1934 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Lady Pamela Smith, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Carmen Dell'Orefice with Cutout Backdrop for 'Vogue', 1949 - Cecil Beaton
By 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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
"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. ...
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1950s Performance Cecil Beaton Art
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Paper, Ink, Pen
Vicomtesse de Noailles, 1938 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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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...
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20th Century Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
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...
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20th Century Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Jean Patchett Against Cutout Backdrop for 'Vogue' , 1949 - Cecil Beaton
By 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...
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20th Century Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Mary Oakes and Mary Gosgrave for 'Vogue', 1936 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Norma Shearer, 1930
By Cecil Beaton
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...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Cecil Beaton Art
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Archival Pigment
Johnny Weissmuller, 1932 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Dame Edith Sitwell at Tea, 1930 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Merle Oberon, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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...
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1930s Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Christian Bérard, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Constance Bennett, c.1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Tallulah Bankhead, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Gary Cooper, 1931 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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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...
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20th Century Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
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...
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20th Century Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Nancy James Modelling One of her Husband's Creations, 1955 - Cecil Beaton
By 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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
Anna May Wong, 1930 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
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 Cecil Beaton Art
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Silver Gelatin
"Cecil Beaton Watercolour Theatrical Set Design for Landscape with Figures" 1951
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Bristol, CT
Original Cecil Beaton (signed LR) watercolour set design for the 2nd version of Beaton's play "The Gainsborough Girls" circa 1951 theatrical production entitled "Landscape with Figur...
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1950s Other Art Style Cecil Beaton Art
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Paper, Watercolor
The Second Mrs Tanqueray Act III 1950 Haymarket Theatre Costume Watercolour by C
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Bristol, CT
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's "The Second Mrs Tanqueray" Act III, signed Beaton (MR) from the Haymarket Theatre, London 1950 stage production.
Provenance: Palm Beach Galleries...
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20th Century Other Art Style Cecil Beaton Art
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Paper, Watercolor
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