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William Helburn — Simone D'Aillencourt with Whippet, Penn Station
William Helburn

Simone D'Aillencourt with Whippet, Penn Station

William Helburn's gelatin silver print captures fashion model Simone D'Aillencourt posed elegantly with a whippet in the modernist architectural setting of Penn Station, exemplifying his sophisticated approach to fashion photography. The image demonstrates Helburn's characteristic ability to merge high fashion with documentary sensibility, using the station's geometric forms and dramatic lighting to complement his subject. This later print preserves the graphic qualities and refined aesthetic sensibility that defined Helburn's influential mid-century photographic practice.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed later.

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April 2, 2025

Lot 201

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William Helburn, Simone D'Aillencourt with Whippet, Penn Station

William Helburn's gelatin silver print captures fashion model Simone D'Aillencourt posed elegantly with a whippet in the modernist architectural setting of Penn Station, exemplifying his sophisticated approach to fashion photography. The image demonstrates Helburn's characteristic ability to merge high fashion with documentary sensibility, using the station's geometric forms and dramatic lighting to complement his subject. This later print preserves the graphic qualities and refined aesthetic sensibility that defined Helburn's influential mid-century photographic practice.

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

Related themes

20th Century, Color Photography, Fashion Photography, Portrait with animal, Glamour Aesthetic, Documentary Style, American Photographer, Elegant Mood, Chromogenic Print, Urban Setting

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