Lillian Bassman: career timeline
American · 1917–2012 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 56 of 57 lots (98% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 15 | 9 | $8.3kSign up | Photograph |
| 1950s | 35 | 29 | $7.7kSign up | Photograph |
| 1960s | 3 | 2 | $22.3kSign up | Photograph |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | $4kSign up | Photograph |
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Enter what you know about a work by Lillian Bassman to see the closest recorded works from the same period, with their auction results. These are past records only, not a valuation: condition, authenticity, provenance and the market all change what a work brings. For an auction estimate of your work, get a free auction estimate.
1940s 15 works
- Sold
- 9 of 15
- Median
- $8.3kSign up
- Average
- $18.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 22 in (55 × 56 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (12), Other (3)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (2)
c. 1947 Harper's Bazaar, Barbara MullenUnsold
1948 Next to Nothing, Model Unknown, New York, Junior BazaarUnsold
1949 Across the Restaurant at Le Grand Vefour, Barbara Mullen, Harper's Bazaar, Paris, Dress by Jacques Fath$7.5kSign up
1949 Paris Gala Night: Barbara Mullen in a Dress by Patou, Harper's Bazaar, Paris$6.2kSign up
1949 Fantasy On The Dance Floor: Barbara Mullen in a Christian Dior Dress, Paris, Harper's Bazaar$8.3kSign up
1949 Across the Restaurant, Barbara Mullen, dress by Jacques Fath, Le Grand Véfour, Paris$8.3kSign up
1949 Across the Restaurant, Barbara Mullen, dress by Jacques Fath, Le Grand Véfour, Paris$10.2kSign up
1949 Paris Gala Night, Barbara Mullen, Dress by Patou, Paris$5.6kSign up
1949 Across the Restaurant, Barbara Mullen, dress by Jacques Fath, Le Grand Véfour, ParisUnsold
1949 Across the Restaurant, Barbara Mullen, dress by Jacques Fath, Le Grand Véfour, ParisUnsold
1949 Across the Restaurant, Barbara Mullen, dress by Jacques Fath, Le Grand Véfour, Paris$32.5kSign up
1949 Across the Restaurant, Barbara Mullen, dress by Jacques Fath, Le Grand Véfour, ParisUnsold
Show 3 more (1940s)
1950s 35 works
- Sold
- 29 of 35
- Median
- $7.7kSign up
- Average
- $8.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 18.5 × 18.5 in (47 × 46 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (35)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3)
1950 Barbara Mullen, Le Pavillon, New York, Harper's Bazaar$7.7kSign up
1950 Mary Jane Russell, Harper's Bazaar$4.5kSign up
1950 Barbara Mullen, New York, Harper's Bazaar. 1950 (Neu interpretiert 1994)$5.3kSign up
1950 Margie Cato (Test Shoot), New York$3.7kSign up
1950 Barbara Mullen, Le Pavillon, New York$4.8kSign up
1950 Margie Cato [test shoot] New York$10.6kSign up
1950 The Cost of Living, Barbara Mullen, dress by Omar Kiam, for Ben Reig, New York$5.6kSign up
1954 More Fashion Mileage Per Dress, Barbara Vaughn, dress by Filcol, New York$12.9kSign up
1954 'Golden Fox, Blue Fox, Marilyn Ambrose, Harper's Bazaar, New York [Boa by Frederica]$5.1kSign up
1954 The Spotted Furs, Furred: Barbara Mullen in a coat by Traina-Norell, New York, Harper's Bazaar$4.4kSign up
1955 The Little Furs, Barbara Mullen, Russian broadtail jacket by Trigère and hat by Lilly Daché, Essex House, New York$12.9kSign up
1955 The Little Furs: Mary Jane Russell in a cape-jacket by Ritter Brothers at the Essex House, New York$4.5kSign up
Show 12 more (1950s)
1955 The V-Back Evenings: Suzy Parker, Harper's Bazaar, New York$10.1kSign up
1955 The Little Furs, Barbara Mullen, Russian broadtail jacket by Trigère and hat by Lilly Daché, Essex House, New YorkUnsold
1955 The Little Furs: Mary Jane Russell in a cape-jacket by Ritter Brothers at the Essex House, New York$6.3kSign up
1955 The Little Furs, Barbara Mullen, Russian broadtail jacket by Trigère and hat by Lilly Daché, Essex House, New YorkUnsold
1955 Jean ShrimptonUnsold
1955 The Little Furs, Barbara Mullen, Russian Broadtail Jacket by Trigère and hat by Lilly Daché, Essex House, New York$16.1kSign up
1955 The V-Back Evenings, Suzy Parker, Dress by Trigère, New York, Harper's Bazaar$5.5kSign up
1956 Barbara Mullen in a Gown by Irene, New York$2.4kSign up
1956 'More Fashion Mileage Per Dress,' Barbara Vaughn, Harper's Bazaar, New YorkUnsold
1956 More Fashion Mileage Per Dress, Barbara Vaughn, dress by Filcol, New York$8.8kSign up
1957 Betty Threat, Harper's Bazaar, New York$4.4kSign up
c. 1958 Barbara Mullen, Flat Hat, Bare Back, Harper's Bazaar$8.8kSign up
…and 11 more works from this group in the full results list.
1960s 3 works
1990s 2 works
Creation date not recorded
1 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $2.5kSign up
- Average
- $2.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 10 in (32 × 25 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2019 Carmen, Harper's Bazaar, New York$2.5kSign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Lillian Bassman auction results →