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Christian Bérard (French, 1902-1949) Cecil Beaton, circa 1937 image 1
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The Roy Astley Collection: Theatrical Designs by Cecil Beaton and Oliver Messel
Lot 56

Christian Bérard
(French, 1902-1949)
Cecil Beaton, circa 1937

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

£600 - £800

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Christian Bérard (French, 1902-1949)

Cecil Beaton, circa 1937
Full-length, with one leg crossed and smoking a cigarette
signed 'Bérard' (lower right)
gouache
46.5 x 27.25cm (18 5/16 x 10 3/4in).

Footnotes

Beaton met Bérard in Paris in the 1930s, and their friendship had a profound influence on his work. Of Bérard, Beaton said 'from the moment we met Bébé gave me his open hand.'

This image was reproduced as the frontispiece of Cecil Beaton's Scrapbook, Bratsford, London, 1937.

Provenance
The Collection of Alan Tagg

Literature
D. Mellor, Cecil Beaton, exhibition catalogue, Barbican Art Gallery, London, 1986, p.178, ill.p.179

Exhibited
The Barbican Art Gallery, London, Cecil Beaton, 16 May - 20 July 1986, no.F44

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