Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
American, 1917-2012
Born 1917, Brooklyn, New York; died 2012, Manhattan, New York.
Lillian Bassman became one of the most influential fashion photographers of the 1940s and 50s while working under the tutelage of the legendary art director Alexey Brodovitch at Harper’s Bazaar. Her sense of artistry and movement redefined fashion photography and gave sophistication to what had been a fairly staid medium. In the 1970s she abandoned commercial work but continued to practice photography for the rest of her life. Bassman developed a unique style through her high-contrast black and white images and her dark room techniques in which she would blur and bleach the images, giving them a mysterious, dreamlike quality. In the 1990s she was asked to photograph the Haute Couture collection for The New York Times Magazine, marking her return to fashion photography and the renewed commercial interest in her style. Her art has enjoyed a revival that has placed her squarely at the forefront of the history of fashion art photography.
Bassman’s work is held in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and the Center for Photography, Woodstock, New York, among others.to
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Artist: Lillian Bassman
Touch of Dew: Lisa Fonssagrives, New York
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Signed in pencil, verso
16 x 20 inches, sheet size
14 x 18.25 inches, image size
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Lillian Bassma...
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1960s American Modern Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Black and White: Mary Jane Russell, Le Pavillion
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Signed in pencil, verso
11 x 14 inches, sheet size
9.75 x 12.5 inches, image size
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Lillian Bassm...
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1950s American Modern Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Well-Dressed Leg: Dorian Leigh, New York
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Signed in pencil, verso
14 x 11 inches, sheet size
11 x 10.25 inches, image size
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Lillian Bassma...
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1940s American Modern Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Anne Saint-Marie, New York, Chanel Advertising Campaign
By Lillian Bassman
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed and number in pencil on verso
Category
Mid-20th Century Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fantasy on the Dance Floor, Barbara Mullen, Paris
By Lillian Bassman
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed and numbered in pencil on verso
Category
Mid-20th Century Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paris Gala Night, Barbara Mullen in Dress by Patou, Paris, Harper
s Bazaar
By Lillian Bassman
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed and numbered in pencil on verso
Category
Mid-20th Century Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Barbara Mullen, New York. Harper
s Bazaar, circa 1958
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
Category
1950s Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Barbara Mullen, Blowing Kiss, New York
By Lillian Bassman
Located in London, GB
Barbara Mullen, Blowing Kiss, New York
Lillian Bassman
Signed in ink and numbered in pencil on label affixed to reverse
Silver gelatin print
40 x 30 inches
From an edition of 25
Category
Mid-20th Century Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Black - With One White Glove: Barbara Mullen, Dress by Christian Dior, New York
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is an edition of 25 and is signed by the photographer.
Category
1950s Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
In Full Swing: Shalom Harlow in Jean Paul Gaultier, The NYT Magazine, 1998
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin Silver Print
30x40 inches
Category
1990s Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Well-Dressed Leg: Dorian Leigh, New York. Harper
s Bazaar, 1948
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin Silver Print
16x20 inches
Category
1940s Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Thierry Mugler Dress, German VOGUE, 1998
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin Silver Print
16x20 inches
Category
1990s Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
New Look Corset: Christian Dior, Harper
s Bazaar, 1950
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin Silver Print
16x20 inches
Category
1950s Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tunic Suit, Sunny Hartnett, Harper
s Bazaar, New York
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Suit by Charles James. Harper's Bazaar, New York, July 1955. All editions signed the photographer.
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1950s Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Across The Restaurant, Le Grand Vefour, Paris, Harper
s Bazaar
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Model: Barbara Mullen. Dress by Jacques Fath.
All editions are signed by the photographer.
Category
1940s Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
It
s a Cinch, Carmen, New York, Harper
s Bazaar
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Lingerie by Warner's. Harper's Bazaar, September 1951. All editions signed by the photographer.
Category
1950s Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Barbara Mullen, Aboard Le Bateau Mouche, Chanel Campaign, Paris
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Availability is subject to change without notice. All editions signed by the photographer.
Category
1960s Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Born to Dance, Margie Cato, Dress by Emily Wilkins, New York
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Availability is subject to change without notice. All editions signed by the photographer.
Category
1950s Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Harper
s Bazaar, Barbara Mullen
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Lillian Bassman
Harper's Bazaar, Barbara Mullen, c. 1947
Vintage gelatin silver print
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Category
1940s Modern Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
The Spotted Furs, Furred: Barbara Mullen in a coat by Traina-Norell, New York
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Lillian Bassman
The Spotted Furs, Furred: Barbara Mullen in a coat by Traina-Norell, New York. Harper's Bazaar, 1954
Gelatin Silver Print
image, 17 x 22...
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1950s American Realist Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Betty Threat, New York, Harper
s Bazaar
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
All editions are signed by the photographer. Availability is subject to change without notice.
Category
1950s Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Night Bloom, Anneliese Seubert, Paris, The New York Times Magazine
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Dress by John Galliano for Haute Couture Givenchy. All editions are signed by the photographer.
Category
1990s Lillian Bassman Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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