Lot 253
American (XX/XXI)
50 Jeff Sayre Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene (1970-74)
Medium

mixed media (graphite and ink on unlined 3-ringed notebook paper)

Dimensions

each: 11 x 8 1/2 inches

Estimate: $400 - $600

Price Realized: $256
Includes buyer's premium

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About this Lot
Description

50 fashion illustrations by Jeff Sayre, showcasing distinctly early 1970s designs

Frame Information

unframed

Provenance

Property From the Estate of Geoffrey Beene. Proceeds from this item to benefit the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

Condition

overall good condition, some with very gentle creasing

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The Estate of Geoffrey Beene

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Geoffrey Beene was an icon of the American fashion scene: as the New York Times put it, "fashion editors ran out of superlatives to describe Mr. Beene's high-wire act." Just a year after founding his firm in 1963, Beene was awarded the prestigious Coty American Fashion Critics' Award. This would be one of eight Coty awards given to the designer over the course of his life, more than any other designer has received to date. Over the next four decades, Beene built on his reputation as a one-of-a-kind designer, producing acclaimed lines of women's and men's clothing, accessories, and perfume.  In 1976, he became the first American designer to show a collection in Milan, Italy. 

Two years after Geoffrey Beene's death in 2004, the Geoffrey Beene Foundation was established in his honor. The mission of the Foundation is to support critical philanthropic causes, the most important being the establishment in 2006 of the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Since its creation in 2006, the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center has served as a nucleus for revolutionary new research approaches in preventing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. 


Proceeds from this item to benefit the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering.