Lillian Bassman Art
American, 1917-2012
Born 1917, Brooklyn, New York; died 2012, Manhattan, New York.
Lillian Bassman became one of the most influential fashion photographers of the 1940s and 50s while working under the tutelage of the legendary art director Alexey Brodovitch at Harper’s Bazaar. Her sense of artistry and movement redefined fashion photography and gave sophistication to what had been a fairly staid medium. In the 1970s she abandoned commercial work but continued to practice photography for the rest of her life. Bassman developed a unique style through her high-contrast black and white images and her dark room techniques in which she would blur and bleach the images, giving them a mysterious, dreamlike quality. In the 1990s she was asked to photograph the Haute Couture collection for The New York Times Magazine, marking her return to fashion photography and the renewed commercial interest in her style. Her art has enjoyed a revival that has placed her squarely at the forefront of the history of fashion art photography.
Bassman’s work is held in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and the Center for Photography, Woodstock, New York, among others.(Biography provided by Serge Sorokko Gallery)
Color: Black
Artist: Lillian Bassman
Black and White: Mary Jane Russell, Le Pavillion
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Signed in pencil, verso
11 x 14 inches, sheet size
9.75 x 12.5 inches, image size
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Lillian Bassm...
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1950s American Modern Lillian Bassman Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
It's a Cinch, Carmen, Lingerie by Warner's, New York
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Signed in pencil, verso
20 x 24 inches, sheet size
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Lillian Bassman was born in 1917 to an immig...
Category
1950s American Modern Lillian Bassman Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Well-Dressed Leg: Dorian Leigh, New York
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Signed in pencil, verso
14 x 11 inches, sheet size
11 x 10.25 inches, image size
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Lillian Bassma...
Category
1940s American Modern Lillian Bassman Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Black - With One White Glove: Barbara Mullen, Dress by Christian Dior, New York
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is an edition of 25 and is signed by the photographer.
Category
1950s Lillian Bassman Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
In Full Swing: Shalom Harlow in Jean Paul Gaultier, The NYT Magazine, 1998
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin Silver Print
30x40 inches
Category
1990s Lillian Bassman Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Thierry Mugler Dress, German VOGUE, 1998
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin Silver Print
16x20 inches
Category
1990s Lillian Bassman Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
It's a Cinch, Carmen, New York, Harper's Bazaar
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Lingerie by Warner's. Harper's Bazaar, September 1951. All editions signed by the photographer.
Category
1950s Lillian Bassman Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Barbara Mullen, Aboard Le Bateau Mouche, Chanel Campaign, Paris
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Availability is subject to change without notice. All editions signed by the photographer.
Category
1960s Lillian Bassman Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Born to Dance, Margie Cato, Dress by Emily Wilkins, New York
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Availability is subject to change without notice. All editions signed by the photographer.
Category
1950s Lillian Bassman Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fantasy on the Dance Floor, Barbara Mullen, Paris
By Lillian Bassman
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed and numbered in pencil on verso
Category
Mid-20th Century Lillian Bassman Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Margie Cato, Test Shoot, New York
By Lillian Bassman
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed and numbered in pencil on verso
Category
Mid-20th Century Lillian Bassman Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paris Gala Night, Barbara Mullen in Dress by Patou, Paris, Harper's Bazaar
By Lillian Bassman
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed and numbered in pencil on verso
Category
Mid-20th Century Lillian Bassman Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dress by Thierry Mugler, German Vogue
By Lillian Bassman
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed and number in pencil on verso
Category
Mid-20th Century Lillian Bassman Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Charles James Dress, Carmen, New York, Harper's Bazaar
By Lillian Bassman
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed and number in pencil on verso
Category
Mid-20th Century Lillian Bassman Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Betty Threat, New York, Harper's Bazaar
By Lillian Bassman
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed and number in pencil on verso
Category
Mid-20th Century Lillian Bassman Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Barbara Mullen, Essex House
By Lillian Bassman
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed and numbered in pencil on verso
Category
Mid-20th Century Lillian Bassman Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Next to Nothing, New York
By Lillian Bassman
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed and number in pencil on verso
Category
Mid-20th Century Lillian Bassman Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mary Jane Russell, New York, Harper's Bazaar
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
All editions are signed by the photographer. Availability is subject to change without notice.
Category
1950s Lillian Bassman Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Charles James Dress, Carmen, New York, Harper's Bazaar
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
All editions are signed by the photographer. Availability is subject to change without notice.
Category
Mid-20th Century Lillian Bassman Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Anne Saint-Marie, New York, Chanel Advertising Campaign
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
All editions are signed by the photographer. Availability is subject to change without notice.
Category
1950s Lillian Bassman Art
Materials
Adhesive, Silver Gelatin
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