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Tailor-Made: Fashion Photographs from the Collection of Peter Fetterman

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    • 64 Lots

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    1
    Sarah Moon
    Codie
    $12,000 - $18,000
    2
    Lillian Bassman
    At Le Pavillon: Mary Jane Russell in a dress by Paul Sachs and hat by Lily Daché at Le Pavillon, New York
    $5,000 - $7,000
    3
    Gordon Parks
    Untitled, New York, N.Y.
    $5,000 - $7,000
    4
    Melvin Sokolsky
    Over New York
    $15,000 - $25,000
    5
    Horst P. Horst
    Park Avenue Fashion, N.Y.
    $4,000 - $6,000
    6
    William Klein
    Cruiser + Anne St. Marie, New York
    $4,000 - $5,000
    7
    Frances McLaughlin-Gill
    Untitled (Glamour)
    $4,000 - $6,000
    8
    David Montgomery
    Fashion Bentley
    $2,000 - $3,000
    9
    Georges Dambier
    Barbara Mullen, Elle 1
    $2,500 - $3,500
    10
    Jerry Schatzberg
    Carmen Dell'Orefice, NYC
    $2,500 - $3,500
    11
    Ormond Gigli
    Girls in the Windows, New York City
    $30,000 - $50,000
    12
    William Helburn
    Red Canoe, Barbara Mullen, Gramercy Park, NY
    $8,000 - $12,000

    Tailor-Made

    Our online auction of fashion photography, all from the collection of Santa Monica gallerist Peter Fetterman, captures the medium's creativity throughout the 20th century.

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    13
    Lillian Bassman
    Barbara Mullen, Harper's Bazaar, New York
    $6,000 - $8,000
    14
    Sarah Moon
    Fashion 10 (N.Y. Times)
    $20,000 - $30,000
    15
    William Helburn
    Simone D'Aillencourt with Whippet, Penn Station
    $2,000 - $3,000
    16
    Cecil Beaton
    Mrs. Charles James, 716 Madison Avenue, New York
    $3,000 - $5,000
    17
    Horst P. Horst
    Mainbocher Corset (Mme. Bernon), Paris, August 11
    $8,000 - $12,000
    18
    Lillian Bassman
    Betty Threat, Harper's Bazaar, New York
    $6,000 - $8,000
    19
    William Klein
    Simone + Nina, Piazza di Spagna, Rome (Vogue)
    $5,000 - $7,000
    20
    Lillian Bassman
    Anne Saint-Marie, New York, Chanel Advertising
    $15,000 - $18,000
    21
    Constantin Joffé
    Untitled (fashion)
    $2,500 - $3,500
    22
    Sarah Moon
    Fashion 4, Yohji Yamamoto
    $40,000 - $60,000
    23
    Lillian Bassman
    The Little Furs, Barbara Mullen, Russian broadtail jacket by Trigère and hat by Lilly Daché, Essex House, New York
    $12,000 - $18,000
    24
    Melvin Sokolsky
    Side Kick, Paris
    $6,000 - $8,000

    Peter Fetterman on His Favorite Photographs

    The longtime gallerist reflects on some of his most-loved works coming to auction, and his relationships with the photographers who took them.

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    25
    Lillian Bassman
    The Day-Length Dinner Dress, Barbara Mullen, Dress by Christian Dior, the Ritz, Paris
    $6,000 - $8,000
    26
    Sarah Moon
    Blues
    $15,000 - $20,000
    27
    William Helburn
    Dovima under the El
    $6,000 - $8,000
    28
    Georges Dambier
    Suzy Parker, Casablanca Airport, Elle
    $2,500 - $3,500
    29
    Lillian Bassman
    More Fashion Mileage Per Dress, Barbara Vaughn, dress by Filcol, New York
    $12,000 - $18,000
    30
    William Klein
    Dolores wants a taxi, New York (Vogue)
    $5,000 - $7,000
    31
    Brian Duffy
    Jean Shrimpton, Edgware Road, London
    $2,500 - $3,500
    32
    Norman Parkinson
    Untitled, British Vogue, April
    $2,500 - $3,500
    33
    Thurston Hopkins
    Make Up Mirror
    $2,000 - $3,000
    34
    Horst P. Horst
    Coco Chanel, Paris
    $4,000 - $6,000
    35
    Melvin Sokolsky
    Bubble Seine, Paris
    $40,000 - $60,000
    36
    William Klein
    Hat + Five Roses, Paris (Vogue)
    $4,000 - $6,000

    What Makes A Memorable Fashion Photograph?

    We spoke with trailblazers in the field to find out why some works of fashion photography have transcended traditional barriers to become fine art.

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    37
    Willy Ronis
    Avenue Montaigne
    $3,000 - $5,000
    38
    Melvin Sokolsky
    Saint Germain, Paris
    $6,000 - $8,000
    39
    Georges Dambier
    Marie-Hélène et Le Poisson Rouge
    $4,000 - $6,000
    40
    Lillian Bassman
    Paris Gala Night, Barbara Mullen, Dress by Patou, Paris
    $5,000 - $7,000
    41
    Melvin Sokolsky
    After Delaux, Paris
    $6,000 - $8,000
    42
    Sheila Metzner
    Campidoglio
    $12,000 - $18,000
    43
    William Klein
    Simone + Titian & Coffee, Rome (Vogue)
    $4,000 - $5,000
    44
    Frances McLaughlin-Gill
    Fiona Campbell, the Palace at Versailles, Paris (Jacques Fath gown)
    $5,000 - $7,000
    45
    Édouard Boubat
    Paris
    $2,500 - $3,500
    46
    Melvin Sokolsky
    In Trees, Paris
    $6,000 - $8,000
    47
    Norman Parkinson
    Fashion Study in Doorway, British Vogue
    $2,500 - $3,500
    48
    Gordon Parks
    James Galanos Fashion, Hollywood, California
    $5,000 - $7,000
    49
    Melvin Sokolsky
    Look Down, New York
    $5,000 - $7,000
    50
    Cecil Beaton
    Charles James Dresses
    $5,000 - $7,000
    51
    William Helburn
    Opera Box, with Dovima, Bob Taft, Tom Charles & Victor Cutrer
    $2,000 - $3,000
    52
    Horst P. Horst
    Round The Clock I, N.Y.
    $12,000 - $18,000
    53
    George Hoyningen-Huene
    Bathing Fashion, Paris (Miss E. Carise)
    $5,000 - $7,000
    54
    John Swannell
    Fine Lines (Lindy Christensen and Debbie Moore)
    $6,000 - $8,000
    55
    George Hoyningen-Huene
    Beachwear by Schiaparelli, Paris (Bettina Jones)
    $5,000 - $7,000
    56
    Horst P. Horst
    Barefoot Beauty, N.Y.
    $6,000 - $8,000
    57
    Horst P. Horst
    Bombay Bathing Fashion, Oyster Bay, N.Y.
    $4,000 - $6,000
    58
    Len Prince
    Ford Model VIII, N.Y.C.
    $3,000 - $5,000
    59
    Len Prince
    Ford Model V
    $3,000 - $5,000
    60
    Arthur Elgort
    Stella Diving, Watermill, NY, Vogue
    $3,000 - $5,000
    61
    William Klein
    Sandra + Mirror, Time Square, New York (Vogue)
    $5,000 - $7,000
    62
    Arthur Elgort
    Wendy Whitelaw on Park Ave., New York City
    $5,000 - $6,000
    63
    Jerry Schatzberg
    Untitled, Behind the Scenes (large hat profile)
    $3,000 - $5,000
    64
    John Swannell
    Pretty Polly
    $3,000 - $5,000