Tag: Cecil Beaton

• AuctionDaily

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  Sotheby’s to Offer Figure Crouching Painting and Rare Ephemera by British Painter Francis Bacon

  As a renowned British artist of the 20th century, Francis Bacon needs no introduction. His portfolio of raw and dramatic artworks, rendered in dark palettes, are iconic and continue to both fascinate and baffle the art community today. Contorted figures in isolated settings reflect feelings of pain, despair, pleasure, and…

  Oct 6, 22

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  Elizabeth II and the Opening of the Royal Collections

  During her 70-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II happily opened the Royal Collection to researchers and the public, doing more in this regard than any of her predecessors. Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in 1969. In the background, King George III Reviewing the Fleet in Portsmouth.© Heritage Images/Bridgeman Images When a…

  Sep 27, 22

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  Cecil Beaton's Bright Young Things come to Bonhams

  Cecil Beaton (British, 1904-1980), The French Sisters. Estimate: £1,000-1,500. Photo: Bonhams. LONDON.- A selection of 22 illustrations by Cecil Beaton for The Book of Beauty are amongst the highlights of Bonhams Modern British and Irish Art ‘behind-closed-doors’ sale at 1pm on 12 May in Knightsbridge. Sold as individual lots, the works range in…

  Apr 28, 20

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