Cecil Beaton

[Cecil Beaton]

A scarce portfolio of fine heliogravure prints reproducing twelve of Cecil Beaton's most iconic photographic portraits. The sitters featured are Gary Cooper, Buster Keaton, Marlene Dietrich, John Weissmuller, Greta Garbo, Marlon Brando, Audrey Hepburn, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin in High Society, Marilyn Monroe, Rudolf Nureyev, Edith Sitwell and Pablo Picasso. From the Electa Portfolios series which produced finely printed portfolios focussing on a single photographer and reproducing prints of their greatest works.



Edited by Daniela Palazzoli. Introduction by Giuseppe Turroni. Photographs by Cecil Beaton. Electa Editrice Portfolios. Milan. 1982. First edition. No. 786 of a limited edition of 1,000 copies. Folio; black card portfolio with title label pasted to front cover, with white card slip cover. 4 text pages, 12 loose heliogravure prints by Beaton, with tissue guard-leaves. Italian. 410 x 310mm. 1.5kg. . Very good; light shelf wear to white slipcover with some surface marks, small 1cm ink spot to top edge of front panel; slight surface wear to black card portfolio; 1 tissue guard detached and creased, 4 tissue guards browned, very slight toning to edges of plates; light creasing to top left forecorner causing a small tear to portfolio and slightly affecting top forecorner of plates.