
Barbara Mullen, New York, Harper's Bazaar
A hauntingly ethereal gelatin silver print by Lillian Bassman, this iconic image captures model Barbara Mullen in New York for Harper's Bazaar with Bassman's signature dreamlike quality. The photograph is rendered in soft, luminous tones with blurred edges and high contrast, dissolving the boundaries between fashion photography and fine art. Bassman's masterful darkroom manipulation transforms what might have been a conventional fashion image into an evocative, almost abstract study of femininity and grace.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print, printed later.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Photographs
May 19, 2016
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