GV. Cecil Beaton, writer, photographer and designer, selects painting from rack and walks down studio - he also paints. CU. He puts painting on easel. CU. The portrait of Picasso. SV. Cecil Beaton steps forward mixing paint on the palette. CU. As he puts paint on the brush. LV. & CU....
GV. Cecil Beaton, writer, photographer and designer, selects painting from rack and walks down studio - he also paints. CU. He puts painting on easel. CU. The portrait of Picasso. SV. Cecil Beaton steps forward mixing paint on the palette. CU. As he puts paint on the brush. LV. & CU. He starts to touch up the painting. CU. Cecil Beaton. SV. He continues work on the painting.
LV. Exterior of the Lefevre Gallery, Bruton Street, London. SV. Interior, Cecil Beaton shows art critic two of his paintings on show. CU. Pan, the two paintings. Painting No 3, portrait of an actor Alec Guinness and painting No 17, portrait of rock star Mick Jagger. LV. Cecil Beaton shows the critic another painting, No 26 called 'Hand'. CU. Pan, the painting. CU. Pan, two more of his paintings No 2 and No 23. CU. Pan, painting No 5. SV. & CU. Cecil Beaton's painting of Queen Victoria. SV. Cecil Beaton and the art critic looking at painting.
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The exhibition was held 27 January to 26 February 1966.