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An Important Archive of Photographs by Cecil Beaton
Lot 177AR,Ω

Cecil Beaton
(British, 1904-1980)
American socialites and cultural figures 11

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

Sold for £537.60 inc. premium

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Cecil Beaton (British, 1904-1980)

American socialites and cultural figures
To include: a studio portrait of Texas Guinan (1884-1933), the 'Queen of the Night Clubs';
Joe Namath (b. 1943), AFL and NFL quarterback;
Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962), poet;
Elinor Wylie (1885-1928), poet and novelist;
a studio portrait of Lucie Bigelow Rosen (1890-1968), musician;
a portrait of Mrs Walter (Leonore) Annenberg (1918-2009), businesswoman and diplomat;
a portrait of Mrs Charles (Jayne) Wrightsman (1919-2019), and a further two, later portraits, circa 1960;
a portrait of gossip columnist Elsa Maxwell (1883-1963);
and a portrait of Mrs Albert Lasker (1900-1994), health activist and philanthropist, circa 1960,
the majority gelatin silver prints, some possibly later, all with photographer's ink-stamp credit to reverse
(11)
the largest: 24 x 24cm (9 7/16 x 9 7/16in)

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