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Cecil Beaton (British, 1904-1980) Costume designs for 'Ascot Visitor' and 'Royal Visitor' for My...
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Cecil Beaton (British, 1904-1980) Costume designs for 'Ascot Visitor' and 'Royal Visitor' for My Fair Lady, circa 1955 signed, titled and inscribed 'BEATON/'My Fair Lady'/Ascot/Royal/Visitor' (lower edge) watercolour and pen and ink 34.5 x 23.75cm (13 9/16 x 9 3/8in). Together with: a My Fair Lady Theatre Royal, Drury Lane programme, and souvenir book, each with Tonia Lee as Eliza Doolittle, 1958; a copy of Cecil Beaton's Fair Lady, C. Tinling & Co., Ltd., London, 1964; and a Beaton designed Christmas card, circa 1983 (5) Footnotes: Beaton's involvement with My Fair Lady, his most famous project, began in 1955 while working on the American stage version of George Bernard Shaw's 1913 stage play Pygmalion. Julia Andrews and Rex Harrison starred in the leading roles. He continued his engagement with the play when it was brought to the West End in 1958, before spending ten months in Hollywood for the film production starring Audrey Hepburn in 1963. When the film was released in 1964, Beaton won two Academy Awards, for Best Art Direction-Colour and Best Costume Design-Colour, cementing his name in the world of theatrical design. The costume designs: Provenance With Michael Parkin Fine Art Ltd., London, where acquired by Roy Astley, probably 1983 Exhibited Michael Parkin Fine Art Ltd., Cecil Beaton Memorial Exhibition, 19 January - 18 February 1983, no. 173 The Barbican Art Gallery, London, Cecil Beaton, 16 May - 20 July 1986, section R (according to label verso) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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Cecil Beaton (British, 1904-1980) Costume designs for 'Ascot Visitor' and 'Royal Visitor' for My Fair Lady, circa 1955 signed, titled and inscribed 'BEATON/'My Fair Lady'/Ascot/Royal/Visitor' (lower edge) watercolour and pen and ink 34.5 x 23.75cm (13 9/16 x 9 3/8in). Together with: a My Fair Lady Theatre Royal, Drury Lane programme, and souvenir book, each with Tonia Lee as Eliza Doolittle, 1958; a copy of Cecil Beaton's Fair Lady, C. Tinling & Co., Ltd., London, 1964; and a Beaton designed Christmas card, circa 1983 (5) Footnotes: Beaton's involvement with My Fair Lady, his most famous project, began in 1955 while working on the American stage version of George Bernard Shaw's 1913 stage play Pygmalion. Julia Andrews and Rex Harrison starred in the leading roles. He continued his engagement with the play when it was brought to the West End in 1958, before spending ten months in Hollywood for the film production starring Audrey Hepburn in 1963. When the film was released in 1964, Beaton won two Academy Awards, for Best Art Direction-Colour and Best Costume Design-Colour, cementing his name in the world of theatrical design. The costume designs: Provenance With Michael Parkin Fine Art Ltd., London, where acquired by Roy Astley, probably 1983 Exhibited Michael Parkin Fine Art Ltd., Cecil Beaton Memorial Exhibition, 19 January - 18 February 1983, no. 173 The Barbican Art Gallery, London, Cecil Beaton, 16 May - 20 July 1986, section R (according to label verso) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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