Lot Essay
Camille Clifford, the Gibson Girl, epitomised aloof eroticism and (as the song said) walked with a bend in her back, not to mention other places.
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Camille Clifford, the Gibson Girl, from a photograph
Details
SIR CECIL BEATON, C.B.E. (1904-1980)
Camille Clifford, the Gibson Girl, from a photograph
inscribed and dated 'The Gibson Girl/Bassano./Aug 29 1906' (upper right) and further inscribed 'Camille Clifford/"The Gibson Girl"/from photograph by Bassano' (lower right)
black ink and wash
11¼ x 8 in. (28.5 x 20.3 cm.)
Camille Clifford, the Gibson Girl, from a photograph
inscribed and dated 'The Gibson Girl/Bassano./Aug 29 1906' (upper right) and further inscribed 'Camille Clifford/"The Gibson Girl"/from photograph by Bassano' (lower right)
black ink and wash
11¼ x 8 in. (28.5 x 20.3 cm.)
Provenance
Michael Parkin Gallery, London, where purchased by the present owners.
Literature
C. Beaton, The Book of Beauty, London, 1930, p. 8.
Exhibited
London, Barbican Art Gallery, Cecil Beaton, May - July 1986, no. A50.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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