λ CECIL BEATON (BRITISH 1904-1980)FIRST IMPRESSION OF ELISA Pencil Signed (lower right)32.5 x 23cm (12¾ x 9 in.)Provenance:The Redfern Gallery, London Private Collection, Mrs Cazalet Keir, purchased from the above on 8 December 1964 A study of Audrey Hepburn for the musical My Fair Lady, for which Beaton won Best Costume Design Academy Award in 1964.λ Indicates that this lot may be subject to Droit de Suite royalty charges. From 1st January 2012 all UK art market professionals are required to collect a royalty payment for all works of art that have been produced by qualifying artists each time a work is re-sold during the artist’s lifetime and for a period up to 70 years following the artists death. This payment is only calculated on qualifying works of art which are sold for a hammer price more than the UK sterling equivalent of EURO 1,000. Please see our Terms and Conditions for a full definition of these charges. For a complete list of the royalty charges and threshold levels, please see www.dacs.org.uk.