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8vo. 2 pages. Shepheard s Hotel letterhead. Pencil. Letter to model Alice. In part: "You won t realize it was a thrill for me to take these little snapshots of you. I have taken so many thousands! But you don t know what a favorite you have always been of mine when I knew every detail of your face & drew it in every disguise you ever wore. It made me suddenly remember a photograph of you in a field of corn I have sent the two marked V to Vogue. " Under his signature, Beaton has added two sketches of a female face. In fine condition, with central horizontal and vertical folds, both passing through small portions of signature, and some light creasing. The first original art we have seen from the award-winning photographer.
Published by N. p., [c. 1977]., 1977
Seller: Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, Austria
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4to. 1 p. Water mark "Croxley Script". Possibly to Francis Bacon, who travelled to Rome in 1977 to meet Balthus and to visit the gardens of the Villa Medici: "I trust you got my Post Card eventually. Your trip sounds absolutely marvellous! How wacky to get completely away, to devour new settings. It must have given you a complete kick. Need to get back where you belong, though. I have been hard at work with people helping me with their pieces. It is still hard work. Have you been seeing any films! I am induced [?] to watch boring hours [.]". - After a stroke in 1974, Beaton was paralyzed on the right side and wrote his letters with the left hand. - From the Estate of Charles Williamson and Tucker Fleming.