Drawing
Drawing
1940-50 (made)
1940-50 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Pen and ink studies of a series of flowers and leaves, created by Cecil Beaton, ca. 1940-1950.
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.
Object details
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| Title | Drawing (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink on cream paper. |
| Brief description | Pen and ink studies of a series of flowers and leaves, created by Cecil Beaton, ca. 1940-1950 |
| Physical description | Thin line drawn studies of different types of flowers and foliage on a sheet of cream watercolour paper. The studies explore small sections of the plants, including the stems, leaves and petals, and range from pansies, trumpet vines to dried seed heads. |
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| Credit line | Given by the executors of Eileen Hose |
| Summary | Pen and ink studies of a series of flowers and leaves, created by Cecil Beaton, ca. 1940-1950. 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.2142-2014 |
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| Record created | October 23, 2014 |
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