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)

The day-length dinner dress, The Ritz, Paris, 1949

Lillian Bassman

The day-length dinner dress, The Ritz, Paris, 1949

Sale Date: October 18, 2006

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The well dressed leg, Dorian Leigh, New York, 1948

Lillian Bassman

The well dressed leg, Dorian Leigh, New York, 1948

Sale Date: October 18, 2006

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Suzy Parker, Harper's Bazaar, New York, 1952

Lillian Bassman

Suzy Parker, Harper's Bazaar, New York, 1952

Sale Date: June 29, 2006

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Solarised nude, 1950–1959

Lillian Bassman

Solarised nude, 1950–1959

Sale Date: June 29, 2006

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Carmen, Harper's Bazaar, 1960

Lillian Bassman

Carmen, Harper's Bazaar, 1960

Sale Date: June 29, 2006

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Narrowing coat, 1950–1959

Lillian Bassman

Narrowing coat, 1950–1959

Sale Date: May 26, 2006

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Ohne Titel, 1940–1949

Lillian Bassman

Ohne Titel, 1940–1949

Sale Date: April 29, 2006

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Ohne Titel, 1940–1949

Lillian Bassman

Ohne Titel, 1940–1949

Sale Date: April 29, 2006

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Town and country, 1960

Lillian Bassman

Town and country, 1960

Sale Date: November 24, 2005

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Suzy Parker, 1950–1959

Lillian Bassman

Suzy Parker, 1950–1959

Sale Date: November 24, 2005

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Harpers Bazaar, Evelyn Tripp, 1947

Lillian Bassman

Harpers Bazaar, Evelyn Tripp, 1947

Sale Date: November 24, 2005

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Ohne Titel, 1959

Lillian Bassman

Ohne Titel, 1959

Sale Date: June 2, 2005

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Ohne Titel, 1952

Lillian Bassman

Ohne Titel, 1952

Sale Date: June 2, 2005

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Harper's Bazaar, 1950

Lillian Bassman

Harper's Bazaar, 1950

Sale Date: June 2, 2005

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Across the restaurant, Harper's Bazaar, April, 1949

Lillian Bassman

Across the restaurant, Harper's Bazaar, April, 1949

Sale Date: May 18, 2005

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Harper's Bazaar, Barbara Mullen, 1950–1959

Lillian Bassman

Harper's Bazaar, Barbara Mullen, 1950–1959

Sale Date: January 11, 2005

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Aktstudie, 1965

Lillian Bassman

Aktstudie, 1965

Sale Date: November 25, 2004

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Ohne Titel, 1950–1959

Lillian Bassman

Ohne Titel, 1950–1959

Sale Date: November 25, 2004

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Harper's Bazaar, Barbara Mullen, 1947

Lillian Bassman

Harper's Bazaar, Barbara Mullen, 1947

Sale Date: October 14, 2004

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Untitled, Harper's Bazaar, 1952

Lillian Bassman

Untitled, Harper's Bazaar, 1952

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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Fire Island, 1950–1959

Lillian Bassman

Fire Island, 1950–1959

Sale Date: June 10, 2004

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Harper's Bazar, 1951–1951

Lillian Bassman

Harper's Bazar, 1951–1951

Sale Date: June 10, 2004

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Ohne Titel, 1950–1959

Lillian Bassman

Ohne Titel, 1950–1959

Sale Date: November 27, 2003

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Harper's Bazaar, Barbara Mullen, 1950–1950

Lillian Bassman

Harper's Bazaar, Barbara Mullen, 1950–1950

Sale Date: September 3, 2003

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