$1,200
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Auction: February 18, 2021 10:00:00 AM EDT
No date (ca. 1920s). Bromide print. Signed by Beaton in red ink, bottom right; "From the Beaton Studio, Sotheby Parke Bernet" ink stamp on verso. Mounted to board; oxidation along bottom edge; scattered surface scratches. Image: 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (502 x 400 mm). In mat and frame; 29 1/4 x 23 1/8 in. (743 x 587 mm). Lot includes a ca. 1970s photographic reproduction of "Barbara Hutton in Tangier" (ca. 1961); 7 x 9 1/4 in. (178 x 235 mm). In frame; 12 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. (311 x 368 mm).
Barbara "Baba" Jessica Hardy Beaton (1912-73) was Cecil's youngest sister, and one of his first models.