Garbo Pictures by Beaton

On April, 1946 in New York's Hotel Plaza, Garbo and Beaton made their first photo-session together. Cecil Beaton writes in his diary:

Garbo arrived wearing a biscuit-colored suit and polo-collared sweater, her hair's a lion's mane.

At first she stood stiffly to attention, facing my rolleiflex full face as if it were a firing squad. But, by degress, she started to assume all sorts of poses and many changes of mood. The artist in her suddenly came into flower. She was enjoying the return to an aspect of the métier that had been her life's work. Could I believe my luck? By degrees I was emboldened enough to ask if she would take off her habitual sweater.

  
Garbo by Beaton 1946

Then I brought out some 'prop' clothes – a pierrot's ruff and white pointed cap – that I had secreted just in case... Greta became Debureau. A man's top hat was discarded on sight, though a Holbein tam-o'-shanter was approved once it was bashed into a Chinese mandarin's hat... Every now and again Greta was saying: 'That's enough now – got to go.' But by the time I took her word as gospel a vast number of pictures had been made. The result formed a prized collection.

See the Pictures  HERE!
 

Beaton's photos with Garbo

Beaton made pictures of Garbo from 1946 to 1966. The complete archive of the photographs of Cecil Beaton is now copyrighted to Sotheby's.

   
Garbo by Beaton 1946 - 1966

   
Garbo by Beaton 1946 - 1966

 In April,1946 – Hotel Plaza, New York – This was the first photo-session they did together, most of them were made on
      occasion.

 In March,1948 – On top of their love-story. Garbo invites Beaton to her house in Bedford Drive, Beverly Hills – Los Angeles.
      Beaton took pics of Garbo doing gardening in her house, dressed in boots and short trousers.

 In January to April, 1950 – Again New York. Garbo is photographed by Beaton with a cigarette and a cup of tea.

 In October toNovember, 1951 – Garbo visited Beaton In England for the first time. She is photographed in Salisbury and in
      the mansion of Beaton at Reddish House, Broadchalke.

 From 1955 to 1956, Garbo again visits Beaton in England in the company of Cecile de Rothschild and other photographs
      are shot.

 In May, 1959 - New York. Another interesting session.

 In November, 1960 – Again photographs were made in his house and in the Salisbury Cathedral, in England.

 In August 1965 – Garbo and Beaton are invited together for a cruise in Greece on the yacht of Baroness Cecile de
      Rothschild. Garbo is photographed on and off boat.