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Cecil Beaton sketch

Sketch
1922-1980 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painted sketch by Cecil Beaton of three women in dresses, twentieth century.

Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) was best known as a photographer. Beaton also worked as an illustrator, a diarist, and designer for stage and film. He won three Oscars for costume and art direction for the film version of My Fair Lady (1965) and for Gigi (1958).



Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCecil Beaton sketch (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Paint on paper
Brief description
Painted sketch by Cecil Beaton of three women in dresses, twentieth century
Physical description
Painted sketch on paper by Cecil Beaton. The sketch shows three women wearing elaborate full-skirted dresses with red and blue embellishments.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.1cm
  • Width: 44.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lady M. Beason Beaton signature (On front side in pencil and black ink)
  • Lady [Mowyth?] Beason Shawford Park Shawford near Winchester 4.45 train Waterloo [guard] for Winchester (On reverse side in pencil)
Credit line
Given by the executors of Eileen Hose
Summary
Painted sketch by Cecil Beaton of three women in dresses, twentieth century.

Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) was best known as a photographer. Beaton also worked as an illustrator, a diarist, and designer for stage and film. He won three Oscars for costume and art direction for the film version of My Fair Lady (1965) and for Gigi (1958).

Collection
Accession number
S.2166-2014

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Record createdOctober 21, 2014
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