21st Nov, 2025 17:00

OstLicht Photo Auction Autumn 2025

 
  Lot 44
 

OTTO DYAR (1892–1988)
Cecil Beaton photographing Carol Lombard, Hollywood 1931

Estimate
€600 - €800
 

Buyer's premium: 20%

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Lot details

Start price: € 400

Estimate: € 600–800

English:

Vintage silver print on single-weight, glossy paper 20.4 x 15.3 cm, in very good condition. "International News" Agency stamp, publication date stamp "Mar 14 1931", agency's caption text label and annotated "Beaton, Cecil" in ink on the reverse.

Dyar began his career at Paramount Studios, where he worked as a still photographer and shot many unit, publicity and fashion layouts of numerous stars. Later he was one of the first photographers to do an outdoor setting, which was unusual at the time. Here he captured Cecil Beaton photographing Carole Lombard.

Deutsch:

Vintage-Silbergelatineabzug auf dünnem, glänzendem Papier 20,4 x 15,3 cm, in sehr gutem Zustand. Rückseitig "International News" Agenturstempel, Publikations-Datumstempel "Mar 14 1931", mit dem Vermerk "Beaton, Cecil" in Tinte und Etikett mit Bildtext der Agentur.

Dyar begann seine Laufbahn als Standfotograf bei den Paramount-Studios, wo er Aufnahmen am Set und zur Bewerbung von Filmen sowie Modeaufnahmen mit zahlreichen Stars schuf. Zu einer Zeit, in der dies noch unüblich war, fotografierte er dafür bereits im Außenraum. Hier zeigt er Cecil Beaton bei Modeaufnahmen mit der Schauspielerin Carole Lombard.

Image Size: 19 x 14.3 cm

 

Auction: OstLicht Photo Auction Autumn 2025, 21st Nov, 2025

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