Drawing
Drawing
ca.1940-1960 (drawn)
ca.1940-1960 (drawn)
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Watercolour and pencil crayon sketch showing a musical stave and notation in the treble clef. 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.
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.
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Title | Drawing (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour and pencil crayon on cream watercolour paper |
Brief description | Watercolour and pencil crayon sketch showing a musical stave and notation in the treble clef. Created by Cecil Beaton, ca. 1940-1960 |
Physical description | Watercolour and pencil crayon sketch showing a musical stave and notation in the treble clef on cream paper. Pale black pencil crayon has been used to add shading to the background. |
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Credit line | Given by the executors of Eileen Hose |
Summary | Watercolour and pencil crayon sketch showing a musical stave and notation in the treble clef. 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. |
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Accession number | S.2279-2014 |
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Record created | November 5, 2014 |
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