Lillian Bassman

(American, 1917–2012)

Lillian Bassman was a famed American fashion photographer renowned for her work at Harper’s Bazaar magazine. Bassman’s hallmark images are high-contrast black-and-white images of society women, actresses, and models from the 1950s and 1960s—especially of contemporary top model Barbara Mullen, who was her muse. Born on June 15, 1917 in Brooklyn, NY, Bassman went on to study at the Textiles High School in Manhattan where she met the photographer Alexey Brodovitch, and she later attended night classes at the Pratt Institute for fashion illustration. She began to work for Harper’s Bazaar under Brodovitch in the 1940s, where she promoted the careers of Richard Avedon, Robert Frank, and her husband Paul Himmel as the photo editor of the magazine. By the 1970s, Bassman’s photography style was no longer considered fashionable, and so she abandoned commercial work but continued to practice photography for the remainder of her life. Today, her works are in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, among others. Bassman died on February 13, 2012 in New York, NY.

Lillian Bassman Artworks

Lillian Bassman (397 results)

Touch of dew, Lisa Fonssagrives, New York,..., 1961

Lillian Bassman

Touch of dew, Lisa Fonssagrives, New York,..., 1961

Sale Date: April 9, 2011

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Woman on fleche d'or, 1950

Lillian Bassman

Woman on fleche d'or, 1950

Sale Date: April 9, 2011

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Born to dance, Margie Cato, dress by Emily..., 1950

Lillian Bassman

Born to dance, Margie Cato, dress by Emily..., 1950

Sale Date: April 9, 2011

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Anne Saint-Marie, New York, Chanel advertising, 1958

Lillian Bassman

Anne Saint-Marie, New York, Chanel advertising, 1958

Sale Date: April 9, 2011

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Park Avenue woman, Mary Jane Russell, 1954

Lillian Bassman

Park Avenue woman, Mary Jane Russell, 1954

Sale Date: April 13, 2011

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Carmen having tea, 1950–1959

Lillian Bassman

Carmen having tea, 1950–1959

Sale Date: April 13, 2011

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A report to skeptics, Suzy Parker, New York, , 1952

Lillian Bassman

A report to skeptics, Suzy Parker, New York, , 1952

Sale Date: April 7, 2011

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Barbara Mullen, New York, for Harper's Bazaar, 1950

Lillian Bassman

Barbara Mullen, New York, for Harper's Bazaar, 1950

Sale Date: April 7, 2011

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Lingerie, 1951

Lillian Bassman

Lingerie, 1951

Sale Date: April 7, 2011

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Coiffure, for Harper's Bazaar, 1954

Lillian Bassman

Coiffure, for Harper's Bazaar, 1954

Sale Date: April 7, 2011

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Harper's Bazaar (The wonders of water), 1959

Lillian Bassman

Harper's Bazaar (The wonders of water), 1959

Sale Date: March 24, 2011

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The Day-Length Dinner dress Le Ritz, 1949

Lillian Bassman

The Day-Length Dinner dress Le Ritz, 1949

Sale Date: March 30, 2011

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Born to dance, Margie Cato, dress by Emily..., 1950

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Born to dance, Margie Cato, dress by Emily..., 1950

Sale Date: November 16, 2010

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Mary Jane Russell, New York, 1950

Lillian Bassman

Mary Jane Russell, New York, 1950

Sale Date: November 16, 2010

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Blowing kiss, Barbara Mullen, New York, 1958

Lillian Bassman

Blowing kiss, Barbara Mullen, New York, 1958

Sale Date: November 16, 2010

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Times Square: the night fantastic, Anneliese , 1997

Lillian Bassman

Times Square: the night fantastic, Anneliese , 1997

Sale Date: November 3, 2010

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Barbara Mullen, New York, Harper's bazaar, 1958

Lillian Bassman

Barbara Mullen, New York, Harper's bazaar, 1958

Sale Date: November 3, 2010

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Black and white, Mary Jane Russell, le..., 1950

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Black and white, Mary Jane Russell, le..., 1950

Sale Date: November 3, 2010

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Paris, gala night, Barbara Mullen, dress by..., 1949

Lillian Bassman

Paris, gala night, Barbara Mullen, dress by..., 1949

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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It's a cinch, Carmen, lingerie by Warner's, 1951

Lillian Bassman

It's a cinch, Carmen, lingerie by Warner's, 1951

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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Barbara Mullen, flat hat, bare back,..., 1958

Lillian Bassman

Barbara Mullen, flat hat, bare back,..., 1958

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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Night bloom, Anneliese Seubert, ball gown by , 1996

Lillian Bassman

Night bloom, Anneliese Seubert, ball gown by , 1996

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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Anne Saint-Marie, New York (Chanel), 1958

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Anne Saint-Marie, New York (Chanel), 1958

Sale Date: May 31, 2010

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Ohne Titel (Mary Jane Russell, Le Pavillon,..., 1959

Lillian Bassman

Ohne Titel (Mary Jane Russell, Le Pavillon,..., 1959

Sale Date: June 3, 2010

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