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Geoffrey Sawyer (British, 1933-2022); Cecil Beaton; (4) image 1
Geoffrey Sawyer (British, 1933-2022); Cecil Beaton; (4) image 2
Geoffrey Sawyer (British, 1933-2022); Cecil Beaton; (4) image 3
Geoffrey Sawyer (British, 1933-2022); Cecil Beaton; (4) image 4
Cecil Beaton Photographs from the Estate of Geoffrey Sawyer, Part II
Lot 114AR,Ω

Geoffrey Sawyer
(British, 1933-2022)
Cecil Beaton 4

20 May – 3 June 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £768 inc. premium

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Geoffrey Sawyer (British, 1933-2022)

Cecil Beaton, 1967
In his studio, three silver gelatin prints, all with photographer's ink-stamp credit to reverse, probably printed later, and one other (4)
the largest with ink-stamp: 24 x 24cm (9 1/2 x 9 1/2in)

Footnotes

Geoffrey Sawyer was a long-standing assistant and printer of Cecil Beaton, as well as a photographer in his own right. His own work is part of prestigious collections, with a similar example to the present lot found at the National Portrait Gallery. NPG x184227. Sawyer worked with Beaton on many of his projects and with various sitters, including the portraits taken of Queen Elizabeth II for her Coronation in 1953.

With thanks to Hugo Vickers in the preparation of this footnote.

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