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Drawing

Drawing
ca.1940-1960 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pen and ink line drawn sketch showing a series of sketches of male figures, possibly a costume design, created by Cecil Beaton, ca. 1940-1960.

Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton, CBE (14 January 1904 – 18 January 1980) was an English fashion, portrait and war photographer, diarist, painter, interior designer and an Academy Award-winning stage and costume designer for films and the theatre.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDrawing (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink on thin cream paper
Brief description
Pen and ink line drawn sketch showing a series of sketches of male figures, possibly a costume design, created by Cecil Beaton, ca. 1940-1960
Physical description
Pen and ink line drawn sketch showing a series of sketches of male figures. The figures are dressed in doublet and hose, and the sketches also show designs for cloaks. The top edge of the paper is perforated as if torn from a sketchbook.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.4cm
  • Width: 28.3cm
Credit line
Given by the executors of Eileen Hose
Summary
Pen and ink line drawn sketch showing a series of sketches of male figures, possibly a costume design, created by Cecil Beaton, ca. 1940-1960.

Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton, CBE (14 January 1904 – 18 January 1980) was an English fashion, portrait and war photographer, diarist, painter, interior designer and an Academy Award-winning stage and costume designer for films and the theatre.
Collection
Accession number
S.2278-2014

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Record createdOctober 31, 2014
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