Etienne de Beaumont

Adolf de Meyer American, born France

Person in Photograph Count Etienne de Beaumont French

ca. 1923

Not on view

An aristocrat and patron of the avant-garde, Count Etienne de Beaumont cuts a dashing figure here, posed in one of the grand salons of his hôtel (grand townhouse) in Paris’s rue Masseran. The count hosted a series of legendary masquerade balls at his residence during the interwar period, attended by avant-garde artists such as Jean Cocteau, Pablo Picasso, and Man Ray. De Meyer described these parties, which he and Olga often attended, as “fêtes of unsurpassed magnificence” in a 1923 article for Harper’s Bazaar.

Artwork Details

Title: Etienne de Beaumont
Artist: Adolf de Meyer (American (born France), Paris 1868–1946 Los Angeles, California)
Person in Photograph: Count Etienne de Beaumont (French, 1883–1956)
Date: ca. 1923
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 23.7 x 18.6 cm (9 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gift of Paul F. Walter, 2009
Object Number: 2009.460.7
Curatorial Department: Photographs

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