![MAN RAY AND CURTIS MOFFATT Portrait photograph of Sir Thomas Beecham, Paris, [early 1920s] MAN RAY AND CURTIS MOFFATT Portrait photograph of Sir Thomas Beecham, Paris, [early 1920s]](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1043/402655/226947479_1_x.jpg?quality=80&sharpen=true&version=1773681069&width=366)
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MAN RAY AND CURTIS MOFFATT Portrait photograph of Sir Thomas Beecham, vintage gelatin silver print, head and shoulders in profile, inscribed (possibly by Moffat) on original mount in pencil 'Curtis Moffat and Man Ray Paris', framed and glazed, image 285 x 225mm., Paris, [early 1920s] Footnotes: A vintage gelatin silver portrait of the celebrated British conductor Sir Thomas Beecham (1879-1961) photographed by Man Ray and the Anglo-American photographer Curtis Moffat. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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MAN RAY AND CURTIS MOFFATT Portrait photograph of Sir Thomas Beecham, Paris, [early 1920s]
Estimate £700-£1,000
Starting Price
£600
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Mar 16, 2026 8:00 AM EDTLondon, UNITED KINGDOM, United Kingdom
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