Cecil Beaton (British, 1904-1980) Soapsuds Group at the Living Poster Ball, 1930 Gelatin silver print 16-1/2 x 12-3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm) (image/sheet) Signed in pencil, mount recto. Photographer's stamp, mount verso. PROVENANCE: Lempertz, Cologne, Germany, Photography, May 29, 2015, lot 55; Private collection. LITERATURE: Exhibition Catalogue, Cecil Beaton's Bright Young Things, National Portrait Gallery Publications, London, 2020, cover. The debutantes in costume in a fantasy setting of balloon bubbles and cellophane; They are (left to right) Baba Beaton (aka Barbara and Mrs. Alex Hambro), Wanda Holden (aka Mrs. Charles Baille Hamilton) and Lady Bridget Poullett. Published in British Vogue, May 1, 1941. HID12401132022 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Lempertz, Cologne, Germany, Photography, May 29, 2015, lot 55; Private collection.

Overall excellent condition. Edge chipping and bumps to the corners throughout sheet. Dry mounted to a mat board of 20 x 15 inches that bears some slightly frayed edges and edge chipping. cornered to a window mat of 24 x 20 inches. Not framed.