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Lillian Bassman — Barbara Mullen, New York, Harper's Bazaar
Lillian Bassman

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.

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May 19, 2016

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Lillian Bassman, 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.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Magazine Photography, 20th Century, Fashion Photography, Modernist Style, Modernist, Black and White Photography, Gelatin Silver Print, Elegant Mood, American Artist, Editorial Photography, Surrealist Influence, Portrait, Female Photographer, Portrait Photography, Black and White

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