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MY FAIR LADY, 1964/CECIL BEATON

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Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 161

MY FAIR LADY, 1964/CECIL BEATON

Schätzpreis
800 £ - 1.200 £
ca. 1.071 $ - 1.607 $
Zuschlagspreis:
3.500 £
ca. 4.689 $
Beschreibung:

MY FAIR LADY, 1964/CECIL BEATON
MY FAIR LADY, 1964/CECIL BEATON An autograph letter, signed, from Cecil Beaton to Audrey Hepburn on Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles headed stationery [n.d. but circa May, 1963], the letter in blue ink on four pages of a sheet of folded notepaper, written during pre-production on My Fair Lady , opening Darling Audrey, Your enthusiasm & gratitude are rare! How wonderful to work for someone as understanding, appreciative & imaginative as you. I am pleased you are so happy about the whole project. It's a crowning point of your already brilliant career but to know how lovely the opportunity is & to savour it - takes a person like you to understand , Beaton thanks her for her kind words As for all the nice things you say about me I am really proud - but it is going to be very difficult to live up to such praise - & you must help me , Beaton goes on to express how glad he is that she liked Lily Elsie's necklace and invites Audrey and Mel to the first Los Angeles performance of the Royal Ballet's Marguerite and Armand [designed by Beaton], the letter finishing ... Am so looking forward to your arrival but at the same time getting rather alarmed about it - as from that moment on I know the rush will be on for sure! , signed With blessing & love from Cecil 6 ¾ x 5 ¼ in. (17.1 x 13.3 cm.)

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 161
Auktion:
Datum:
27.09.2017
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
London
Beschreibung:

MY FAIR LADY, 1964/CECIL BEATON
MY FAIR LADY, 1964/CECIL BEATON An autograph letter, signed, from Cecil Beaton to Audrey Hepburn on Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles headed stationery [n.d. but circa May, 1963], the letter in blue ink on four pages of a sheet of folded notepaper, written during pre-production on My Fair Lady , opening Darling Audrey, Your enthusiasm & gratitude are rare! How wonderful to work for someone as understanding, appreciative & imaginative as you. I am pleased you are so happy about the whole project. It's a crowning point of your already brilliant career but to know how lovely the opportunity is & to savour it - takes a person like you to understand , Beaton thanks her for her kind words As for all the nice things you say about me I am really proud - but it is going to be very difficult to live up to such praise - & you must help me , Beaton goes on to express how glad he is that she liked Lily Elsie's necklace and invites Audrey and Mel to the first Los Angeles performance of the Royal Ballet's Marguerite and Armand [designed by Beaton], the letter finishing ... Am so looking forward to your arrival but at the same time getting rather alarmed about it - as from that moment on I know the rush will be on for sure! , signed With blessing & love from Cecil 6 ¾ x 5 ¼ in. (17.1 x 13.3 cm.)

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 161
Auktion:
Datum:
27.09.2017
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
London
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