Lot 49 · 20th Century British Art & Dreaming Spires; Watercolours of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges
Beaton on Bacon: A Portrait of Francis Bacon
Sir Cecil Beaton · gouache
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,573–$2,360
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century British Art & Dreaming Spires; Watercolours of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges, London (South Kensington) · 7 December 2006
- Dimensions
- 9½ x 7½ in. (24.1 x 19 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5608966
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5608966 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5608966
Sir Cecil Beaton, Beaton on Bacon: A Portrait of Francis Bacon. Christie's, 7 Dec 2006, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5608966.
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Sir Cecil Beaton, Beaton on Bacon: A Portrait of Francis Bacon. Christie's, 7 Dec 2006, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5608966.
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