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Geoffrey Sawyer (British, 1933-2022); Cecil Beaton; image 1
Geoffrey Sawyer (British, 1933-2022); Cecil Beaton; image 2
An Important Archive of Photographs by Cecil Beaton
Lot 153AR,Ω

Geoffrey Sawyer
(British, 1933-2022)
Cecil Beaton

28 November – 16 December 2024, 12:00 GMT
Online, London, Knightsbridge

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Geoffrey Sawyer (British, 1933-2022)

Cecil Beaton
In his studio, 1967, gelatin silver print, with photographer's ink-stamp credit to reverse and pencil annotation 'National Portrait Gallery'
23.5 x 24cm (9 1/4 x 9 7/16in)

Footnotes

Geoffrey Sawyer was a long-standing assistant and print 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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