Los 4088

Beaton, Cecil
(1904-1980)Truman Capote, Bangkok, Thailand

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Truman Capote, Bangkok, Thailand. 1958. Vintage gelatin silver print. 25,2 x 20,4 cm. Photographer's copyright stamp, "The Museum of the City of New York" stamp and annotations in pencil and felt-tip pen on the verso.

This portrait of Truman Capote by Cecil Beaton, taken in Bangkok, demonstrates Beaton’s ability to merge portraiture with a cinematic sense of atmosphere. Known for his glamorous celebrity portraits, he adopts a more organic approach here. The contrast between Capote’s delicate features and the oversized leaves reflects themes of vulnerability and control, nature and artifice. Captured just before Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1958), this remains one of the most evocative images of Capote at a defining moment in his career. – Corners bumped, with a small crease in the lower right corner and some surface irregularities, otherwise in good condition.