Cecil Beaton
British · 1904–1980
Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton was a British photographer, designer, and diarist. Renowned for his elegant and often theatrical style, Beaton's work appeared in leading… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Francis Bacon in his studioPhillips · £31,250≈ $45,688≈ €40,803Sign up to see
Katharine Hepburn as Coco ChanelBonhams · $20,480≈ £15,778≈ €18,961Sign up to see
A portrait of the Duchess of WindsorBonhams · £13,440≈ $16,773≈ €15,613Sign up to see
Cecil Beaton’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
2 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
2 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Oil | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 76 | 75 | 99% | $3kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $20.5kSign up |
| Watercolor | 41 | 41 | 100% | $3.7kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $20.5kSign up |
| Gouache | 14 | 13 | 93% | $2.6kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $7kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $862Sign up | $862Sign up | $862Sign up |
| Drawing | 18 | 18 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $6.4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 5 | 5 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $449Sign up | $6.7kSign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 2 | 100% | $266Sign up | $266Sign up | $315Sign up |
| Print (other) | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2.6kSign up | $656Sign up | $6.7kSign up |
| Photography | 58 | 55 | 95% | $2.7kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $45.7kSign up |
| Photograph | 58 | 55 | 95% | $2.7kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $45.7kSign up |
| Other | 6 | 6 | 100% | $795Sign up | $798Sign up | $1.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.