Fred Astaire And His Sister Adele Sitting At a Piano 1929
Cecil Beaton
Photography : Framed And Matted Original Silver Gelatin Photographic Print
Size : 16x12 in | 41x30 cm
Framed : 17x21 in | 43x53 cm
Edition : Not Numbered
Reduced
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🔥Framed Silver Gelatin Photograph $$$$$$$
Year1929
Hand SignedLower Right Hand Side on Matt
Condition Excellent
Framed with GlassChrome Frame With 1/2 Inch Border
Purchased fromAuction House 1979
Provenance / HistorySotheby's, London in 1979.
Certificate of AuthenticityArt Brokerage
LID84509
Cecil Beaton - United Kingdom
Art Brokerage: Ceceil Beaton British Artist: B. 1904-1980- Photographer and designer. Born in Hampstead, England, Beaton's career as a portrait photographer took off after meeting the Sitwells in 1926. His photographs of them led to his employment with Vogue magazine in London and New York. During the war he worked for the Ministry of Information, recording the war in Britain, the Middle and Far East. After the war he developed as a designer for stage, film, ballet and opera, working with Noel Coward and others. His most famous production was My Fair Lady (1956), the musical based on Shaw's Pygmalion. He was awarded two Oscars for the film version in 1965. Listings wanted.