Vente aux enchères en direct 672520th Century British and Irish Art and the Collection of the
David Hockney, R.A. (b. 1937)
Lot 191

David Hockney, R.A. (b. 1937)

Cecil Beaton

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GBP 20,315

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David Hockney, R.A. (b. 1937)
Cecil Beaton
signed, inscribed and dated 'Cecil Beaton Broadchalke/May 69/DH' (lower right)
pencil
16½ x 13½ in. (41.9 x 34.3 cm.)

Reddish House Sale; Christie's, London, 10 June 1980, lot 404, where purchased by the present owner.

Note du spécialiste

In 1969, David Hockney was commissioned by Vogue to draw Cecil Beaton who relates that after about eight pen and ink drawings had been executed, Hockney changed to pencil and drew him with infinite care and precision and that results were different and better.