Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 6

Cecile Beaton
The Duchess of Windsor - Wallis Simpson

1937 / 1979

About the Item

Photograph of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Spencer and then Simpson; June 19, 1896 – April 24, 1986), was an American socialite and wife of former king Edward VIII. Their intention to marry and her status as a divorcée caused a constitutional crisis that led to Edward's abdication. Cecil Beaton is known for his fashion photographs and society portraits. He worked as a staff photographer for Vanity Fair and Vogue in addition to photographing celebrities in Hollywood. In 1938, he inserted some tiny-but-still-legible anti-Semitic phrases (including the word 'kike') into American Vogue at the side of an illustration about New York society. Beaton returned to England, where the Queen recommended him to the Ministry of Information (MoI). He became a leading war photographer, best known for his images of the damage done by the German Blitz. His style sharpened and his range broadened, Beaton's career was restored by the war. Beaton often photographed the Royal Family for official publication.[17] Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was his favourite royal sitter, and he once pocketed her scented hankie as a keepsake from a highly successful shoot. Beaton took the famous wedding pictures of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (wearing an haute couture ensemble by the noted American fashion designer Mainbocher). He photographed Princess Margaret in a cream Dior dress for her 21st birthday in 1951, which became one of the most iconic royal portraits of the 20th century.
  • Creator:
    Cecile Beaton (English)
  • Creation Year:
    1937 / 1979
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
  • Condition:
    The photograph has various cracks and shows normal signs of aging, but is overall in good shape.
  • Gallery Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2499214211472
More From This SellerView All
  • Watching the horse races with binoculars, Deauville, France
    By Robert Capa
    Located in Los Angeles, CA
    Robert Capa (born Endre Ernő Friedmann October 22, 1913 – May 25, 1954) was a Hungarian–American war photographer and photojournalist. He is considered by some to be the greatest com...
    Category

    1950s Post-War Black and White Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

  • Nude on the Rocks
    Located in Los Angeles, CA
    The history of photography has always included the genre of the nude. In the last decade, there is a new perspective in considering the female form. Women photographers are able to c...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

  • Two Swimmers, 1977
    Located in Los Angeles, CA
    The history of photography has always included the genre of the nude. In the last decade, there is a new perspective in considering the female form. Women photographers are able to c...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

  • Lovers in a Doorway
    By Larry Fink
    Located in Los Angeles, CA
    Larry Fink (American, born 1941). "Lovers in Doorway" - late 20th century, silver gelatin photograph print, signed "Larry Fink" to lower right and numbered ...
    Category

    1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

  • Longing
    Located in Los Angeles, CA
    Hand printed Archival Pigment Print Available in larger sizes, please inquire Ships from Switzerland or Italy (EU) Born in Switzerland, Shari Yantra Marcacci is a visual artist. Her work explores themes of loss, trauma, intimacy and self-discovery with a focus on personal storytelling centered around self and family. Her background in dance and filmmaking informs her directorial and documentary skills giving her a sensitivity and insight into universal human traits, their characters and psychology. Shari has worked, wearing different hats in the realm of film and theater. Her work as been shown in the official selection of various film festivals, has received several awards and has been released theatrically. Some of these festivals include the Sundance Film Festival 2011 and a nomination for the Independent Spirit Awards 2012. Her work has been exhibited in several group and juried exhibitions at institutions such as The Center of Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado, the Los Angeles Center of Photography, the Dark Room Gallery and PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, the Houston Center for Photography, Think Tank Gallery, Los Angeles, the Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon, Netanya Artists Association, Israel, Alta Vista Arts...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

    Materials

    Archival Pigment

  • Retreat
    Located in Los Angeles, CA
    Hand printed Archival Pigment Print Available in larger sizes, please inquire Ships from Switzerland or Italy (EU) Born in Switzerland, Shari Yantra Marcacci is a visual artist. Her work explores themes of loss, trauma, intimacy and self-discovery with a focus on personal storytelling centered around self and family. Her background in dance and filmmaking informs her directorial and documentary skills giving her a sensitivity and insight into universal human traits, their characters and psychology. Shari has worked, wearing different hats in the realm of film and theater. Her work as been shown in the official selection of various film festivals, has received several awards and has been released theatrically. Some of these festivals include the Sundance Film Festival 2011 and a nomination for the Independent Spirit Awards 2012. Her work has been exhibited in several group and juried exhibitions at institutions such as The Center of Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado, the Los Angeles Center of Photography, the Dark Room Gallery and PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, the Houston Center for Photography, Think Tank Gallery, Los Angeles, the Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon, Netanya Artists Association, Israel, Alta Vista Arts...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

    Materials

    Archival Pigment

You May Also Like
  • Nip Up
    By Fernand Fonssagrives
    Located in New York, NY
    Gelatin silver print (Edition of 50) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
    Category

    1930s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

  • Monkey with Gun, New York City – Albert Watson, Contemporary, Gun, Vintage
    By Albert Watson
    Located in Zurich, CH
    ALBERT WATSON (*1942, Scotland) Monkey with Gun, New York City 1992 Vintage Silver Gelatin Print, Unique Image 36 x 28 cm (14 1/8 x 11 in.) Sheet 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.) Frame 62 ...
    Category

    1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

  • Hands
    By Robert Stivers
    Located in Santa Fe, NM
    Robert Stivers. Hands, 2001. Unique gelatin silver print.
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

  • Dancer, 2006
    By Robert Stivers
    Located in Santa Fe, NM
    Robert Stivers. Dancer, 2006. unique one-of-a-kind gelatin silver print.
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

  • #19, 1970s Nightclubs of Chicago South Side - Rare Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
    Located in London, GB
    A camera is a window through which a photographer interacts with the world, and it's up to the operator to decide whether his camera will be a barrier or a mirror between he and his subjects. In the 1970s, Michael Abramson chose the latter path when he brought his camera to Pepper's Hideout on Chicago's South Side. Following in the footsteps of his acknowledged influence Gyula Halász, a Hungarian photographer better known as Brassaï who became the pre-eminent chronicler of the Paris nightlife he loved so much, Abramson initiated himself into the nightlife of Chicago's predominantly black neighbourhoods. He was very much a part of the scene he documented on film, drinking, laughing, and dancing with his subjects into small hours and becoming as much a part of the atmosphere as the locals who frequented the same nightspots he did. - Joe Tangari (Numero Group, 2009) This series won Abramson a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1978 and launched his career as a photojournalist. Eventually the project resulted in a hardbound book, Light: On the South Side, including the Grammy and Mojo nominated album, featuring Chicago blues...
    Category

    1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

    Materials

    Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

  • Untitled (braid)
    Located in Helsinki, FI
    Mikael Siirilä Helsinki, Finland, 2023 Handmade silver gelatin print. The fibre-based photograph is tea-toned, stamped, signed and numbered in pencil o...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

    Materials

    Silver Gelatin

Recently Viewed

View All