Fred Astaire And His Sister Adele Sitting At a Piano 1929

Year1929

Hand SignedLower Right Hand Side on Matt 

Condition Excellent 

Framed with GlassChrome Frame With 1/2 Inch Border 

Purchased fromAuction House 1979 

Provenance / HistorySotheby's, London in 1979. 

Certificate of AuthenticityArt Brokerage 

LID84509

Cecil Beaton - United Kingdom

Art Brokerage: Ceceil Beaton British Artist: B. 1904-1980- Photographer and designer. Born in Hampstead, England, Beaton's career as a portrait photographer took off after meeting the Sitwells in 1926. His photographs of them led to his employment with Vogue magazine in London and New York. During the war he worked for the Ministry of Information, recording the war in Britain, the Middle and Far East. After the war he developed as a designer for stage, film, ballet and opera, working with Noel Coward and others. His most famous production was My Fair Lady (1956), the musical based on Shaw's Pygmalion. He was awarded two Oscars for the film version in 1965. Listings wanted.