Provenance
Acquired directly from the photographer
Literature
Thames & Hudson, William Helburn: Seventh and Madison, cover, p. 87
Catalogue Essay
"There are moments that happen. I can't rehearse everything." - William Helburn

12

William Helburn

Red Canoe, Barbara Mullen, Gramercy Park, NY

1957
Archival pigment print, printed later.
38 x 30 in. (96.5 x 76.2 cm)
Signed and numbered 10/50 in ink on the verso.

Estimate
$8,000 - 12,000

Sold for $11,250

Contact Specialist

Sarah Krueger
Head of Department, Photographs

+1 212 940 1245

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

Online Auction 18 - 25 June 2020

1
Sarah Moon
Codie
Estimate $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
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
3
Gordon Parks
Untitled, New York, N.Y.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
4
Melvin Sokolsky
Over New York
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $18,750
5
Horst P. Horst
Park Avenue Fashion, N.Y.
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $7,500
6
William Klein
Cruiser + Anne St. Marie, New York
Estimate $4,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,000
7
Frances McLaughlin-Gill
Untitled (Glamour)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
8
David Montgomery
Fashion Bentley
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
9
Georges Dambier
Barbara Mullen, Elle 1
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $3,125
10
Jerry Schatzberg
Carmen Dell'Orefice, NYC
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $3,125
11
Ormond Gigli
Girls in the Windows, New York City
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $52,500
12
William Helburn
Red Canoe, Barbara Mullen, Gramercy Park, NY
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $11,250
13
Lillian Bassman
Barbara Mullen, Harper's Bazaar, New York
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
14
Sarah Moon
Fashion 10 (N.Y. Times)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,500
15
William Helburn
Simone D'Aillencourt with Whippet, Penn Station
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,000
16
Cecil Beaton
Mrs. Charles James, 716 Madison Avenue, New York
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,750
17
Horst P. Horst
Mainbocher Corset (Mme. Bernon), Paris, August 11
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
18
Lillian Bassman
Betty Threat, Harper's Bazaar, New York
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
19
William Klein
Simone + Nina, Piazza di Spagna, Rome (Vogue)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,000
20
Lillian Bassman
Anne Saint-Marie, New York, Chanel Advertising
Estimate $15,000 - 18,000
21
Constantin Joffé
Untitled (fashion)
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $6,875
22
Sarah Moon
Fashion 4, Yohji Yamamoto
Estimate $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
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
24
Melvin Sokolsky
Side Kick, Paris
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $11,250
25
Lillian Bassman
The Day-Length Dinner Dress, Barbara Mullen, Dress by Christian Dior, the Ritz, Paris
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
26
Sarah Moon
Blues
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
27
William Helburn
Dovima under the El
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,500
28
Georges Dambier
Suzy Parker, Casablanca Airport, Elle
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $3,125
29
Lillian Bassman
More Fashion Mileage Per Dress, Barbara Vaughn, dress by Filcol, New York
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
30
William Klein
Dolores wants a taxi, New York (Vogue)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
31
Brian Duffy
Jean Shrimpton, Edgware Road, London
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
32
Norman Parkinson
Untitled, British Vogue, April
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
33
Thurston Hopkins
Make Up Mirror
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,000
34
Horst P. Horst
Coco Chanel, Paris
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
35
Melvin Sokolsky
Bubble Seine, Paris
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $47,500
36
William Klein
Hat + Five Roses, Paris (Vogue)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
37
Willy Ronis
Avenue Montaigne
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
38
Melvin Sokolsky
Saint Germain, Paris
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $8,125
39
Georges Dambier
Marie-Hélène et Le Poisson Rouge
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
40
Lillian Bassman
Paris Gala Night, Barbara Mullen, Dress by Patou, Paris
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
41
Melvin Sokolsky
After Delaux, Paris
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $8,750
42
Sheila Metzner
Campidoglio
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
43
William Klein
Simone + Titian & Coffee, Rome (Vogue)
Estimate $4,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,000
44
Frances McLaughlin-Gill
Fiona Campbell, the Palace at Versailles, Paris (Jacques Fath gown)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
45
Édouard Boubat
Paris
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
46
Melvin Sokolsky
In Trees, Paris
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $8,125
47
Norman Parkinson
Fashion Study in Doorway, British Vogue
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $3,125
48
Gordon Parks
James Galanos Fashion, Hollywood, California
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,500
49
Melvin Sokolsky
Look Down, New York
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
50
Cecil Beaton
Charles James Dresses
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
51
William Helburn
Opera Box, with Dovima, Bob Taft, Tom Charles & Victor Cutrer
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,500
52
Horst P. Horst
Round The Clock I, N.Y.
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $21,250
53
George Hoyningen-Huene
Bathing Fashion, Paris (Miss E. Carise)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
54
John Swannell
Fine Lines (Lindy Christensen and Debbie Moore)
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,500
55
George Hoyningen-Huene
Beachwear by Schiaparelli, Paris (Bettina Jones)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
56
Horst P. Horst
Barefoot Beauty, N.Y.
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
57
Horst P. Horst
Bombay Bathing Fashion, Oyster Bay, N.Y.
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
58
Len Prince
Ford Model VIII, N.Y.C.
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,375
59
Len Prince
Ford Model V
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
60
Arthur Elgort
Stella Diving, Watermill, NY, Vogue
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $8,125
61
William Klein
Sandra + Mirror, Time Square, New York (Vogue)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
62
Arthur Elgort
Wendy Whitelaw on Park Ave., New York City
Estimate $5,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,000
63
Jerry Schatzberg
Untitled, Behind the Scenes (large hat profile)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,375
64
John Swannell
Pretty Polly
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,750

Tailor-Made: Fashion Photographs from the...

Online Auction 18 - 25 June 2020

Provenance

Literature

Catalogue Essay

12

William Helburn

Red Canoe, Barbara Mullen, Gramercy Park, NY

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