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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