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

Harper's Bazaar, Barbara Mullen

A masterful gelatin silver print by Lillian Bassman capturing model Barbara Mullen in a dreamy, ethereal composition for Harper's Bazaar. Bassman's signature high-contrast aesthetic dissolves form into shadow and light, pushing the boundaries of fashion photography into fine art. The image exemplifies her distinctive style of soft, blurred edges and luminous tones that transform a fashion editorial into an intimate, almost painterly vision of femininity.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.

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October 8, 2015

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Lillian Bassman, Harper's Bazaar, Barbara Mullen

A masterful gelatin silver print by Lillian Bassman capturing model Barbara Mullen in a dreamy, ethereal composition for Harper's Bazaar. Bassman's signature high-contrast aesthetic dissolves form into shadow and light, pushing the boundaries of fashion photography into fine art. The image exemplifies her distinctive style of soft, blurred edges and luminous tones that transform a fashion editorial into an intimate, almost painterly vision of femininity.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Magazine Photography, 20th Century, Fashion Photography, Modernist Style, Harper's Bazaar, Modernist, High Contrast, Black and White Photography, Gelatin Silver Print, American Photographer, Elegant Mood, Editorial Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, Portrait, Female Artist, Black and White

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