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Lillian Bassman — Across the Restaurant, Barbara Mullen, dress by Jacques Fath, Le Grand Véfour, Paris
Lillian Bassman

Across the Restaurant, Barbara Mullen, dress by Jacques Fath, Le Grand Véfour, Paris

A striking fashion photograph by Lillian Bassman capturing model Barbara Mullen wearing an elegant dress by Jacques Fath, set against the ornate backdrop of Le Grand Véfour, one of Paris's most storied restaurants. Bassman's signature high-contrast, painterly aesthetic transforms the image into something dreamlike and ethereal, blurring the boundaries between photography and fine art. This rare signed and numbered print, 14 of only 15 examples, underscores the work's exceptional collectibility and its place within Bassman's celebrated body of fashion imagery.

Medium
Signed and numbered 14/15 in pencil on the verso.

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April 9, 2018

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Lillian Bassman, Across the Restaurant, Barbara Mullen, dress by Jacques Fath, Le Grand Véfour, Paris

A striking fashion photograph by Lillian Bassman capturing model Barbara Mullen wearing an elegant dress by Jacques Fath, set against the ornate backdrop of Le Grand Véfour, one of Paris's most storied restaurants. Bassman's signature high-contrast, painterly aesthetic transforms the image into something dreamlike and ethereal, blurring the boundaries between photography and fine art. This rare signed and numbered print, 14 of only 15 examples, underscores the work's exceptional collectibility and its place within Bassman's celebrated body of fashion imagery.

Medium
Signed and numbered 14/15 in pencil on the verso.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Mid Century Modern, High Fashion, Fashion Photography, Modernist, High Contrast, Black and White Photography, Portraiture, American Photographer, Elegant Mood, Parisian Setting, American Artist, Silver Gelatin Print, Female Photographer, Editorial Style, Female Artist, Vintage Glamour, Figurative, Black and White

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