Sir Cecil Beaton
Lily Elsie in 'The Merry Widow', a fantasy circa 1937
Lot Closed
September 14, 02:41 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Sir Cecil Beaton
1904 - 1980
Lily Elsie in 'The Merry Widow', a fantasy circa 1937
signed Beaton (lower right); inscribed (under the mount)
watercolour, pen and ink, gouache and ink wash on paper
sheet: 42.5 by 37.5cm.; 16¾ by 14¾in.
framed: 58.5 by 53cm.; 23 by 20¾in.
Miss Letitia Fearnley-Whittingstall, first cousin to Cecil Beaton, a bequest in the Artist's will
Sale, Cecil Beaton Studio Sale, Christie's London, 7 June 1984, lot 50 (part lot)
Michael Parkin Gallery, London, where acquired by the previous owner
Their sale, Christie’s London, 10 November 2005, lot 568, where acquired by the present owner
Sale, Cecil Beaton Studio Sale, Christie's London, 7 June 1984, lot 50 (part lot)
Michael Parkin Gallery, London, where acquired by the previous owner
Their sale, Christie’s London, 10 November 2005, lot 568, where acquired by the present owner
Cecil Beaton, Scrapbook, London, 1937, illustrated p. 50
