Study of a lady in a canary yellow dress with sunflowers

Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) Study of a lady in a canary yellow dress with sunflowers signed and inscribed 'Beaton/Ball Costume/Canary yellow satin-chestnut satin &/Sunflowers' (lower right), and further inscribed 'Extra Girl' (upper right) pencil, red chalk and bodycolour 16 x 11 in. (40.6 x 27.9 cm.); and a study of an elegant lady from the same production, entitled Helen (2)