Beaton, Cecil (1904-1980). Day Suit

Portrait of Model for Condé Nast, bromide print, approx. 25.4 x 20.6 cm. Marked '17358 V-II' in technique, w. 'Beaton' credit stamp, 'From the Beaton Studio Sotheby Parke Bernet' stamp w. edition notation '1/3', Condé Nast stamp w. date of sitting, and call number in an unknown hand in pencil verso. Under passepartout. Incl. original auction catalogue Photographic Images and Other Material from the Beaton Studio and receipt.

Min. dam. around edges and some light scratch marks on surface. Provenance: Sold as lot 418 in the famous Cecil Beaton Estate Sale by Sotheby Parke Bernet, 9 November 1978. There are even sheets of paper with the buyer's notes between the pages of the auction catalogue. (total 2)