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When he was young, Cecil Beaton became enamored by the portraits of high-society women and actresses in the newspapers. At age 11, his nurse taught him how to use a camera and develop film. You can shop a selection of Cecil Beaton’s pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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"Fashion Eye: Venice Cecil Beaton" 2021 BEATON, Cecil
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Bristol, CT
BEATON, Cecil
Edited by Pierre Bessard
[124] pp.
Louis Vuitton Malletier
2021
12 1/2" x 9 1/2"
Photographs by Cecil Beaton. Edited by Patrick Remy. Essay by Philippe Garner. Fo...
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21st Century and Contemporary More Art
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"Cecil Beaton's Scrapbook" 1937 BEATON, Cecil
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Bristol, CT
BEATON, Cecil
[135] pp.
B.T. Batsford Ltd
1937
11 1/2" x 9 3/8"
w/ floral rose bud Sanderson wallpaper boards & endpapers
On the shelves at Ashcombe, I have now over fifty diar...
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1930s More Art
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"Cecil Beaton's Scrapbook" 1937 BEATON, Cecil
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Bristol, CT
BEATON, Cecil
[136] pp.
Charles Scribner's Sons
1937
11 1/2" x 9 1/4"
w/ floral rose bud Sanderson wallpaper boards & endpapers
On the shelves at Ashcombe, I have now over fift...
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1930s More Art
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"Cecil Beaton's Scrapbook" 1937 BEATON, Cecil
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Bristol, CT
BEATON, Cecil
[136] pp.
Charles Scribner's Sons
1937
11 1/2" x 9 1/2"
On the shelves at Ashcombe, I have now over fifty diaries & scrapbooks, memorials of many violated magazine...
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1930s More Art
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"Cecil Beaton's Scrapbook" 1937 BEATON, Cecil
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Bristol, CT
BEATON, Cecil
[135] pp.
Charles Scribner's Sons
1937
11 1/2" x 9 1/4"
w/ floral rose bud Sanderson wallpaper boards & endpapers
On the shelves at Ashcombe, I have now over fift...
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1930s More Art
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"The Book Of Beauty" 1930 BEATON, Cecil
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Bristol, CT
BEATON, Cecil
[67] pp.
Duckworth
1930
11 1/8" x 9"
Exceedingly rare with the jacket
Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece from the author's drawing of Queen Alexandra, 27 co...
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