•SIR CECIL BEATON, CBE (1904-1980) PORTRAIT OF VALENTINE LAMB, 1950 Signed in pencil, oil on canvas 59 x 48.5cm. * Lamb (1939-2015) was the son of the artist Henry Lamb and Lady Pansy Pakenham. He was a highly respected figure in Irish racing and was editor of the Irish Field for 33 years from 1970 Provenance: London, Fishmongers' Hall, Auction of the Works of Contemporary British Artists, no date, probably lot 4a; London, Christies South Kensington, Works by Cecil Beaton from the Estate of Miss Eileen Hose, June 21st 1988, lot 18 (a copy of the catalogue accompanies the lot) Literature: Cecil Beaton, Photobiography, London, 1951. A photograph of Lamb, shown between pages 168 and 169, was the basis of this oil portrait by Beaton (a copy of the book accompanies the lot) Exhibited: Salisbury, Museum, Cecil Beaton at Home - Ashcombe & Reddish, May-September 2014 ++ Good condition