Provenance
Acquired directly from the photographer
Literature
Picture Post Magazine, August 1953
Catalogue Essay
In the August of 1953, Thurston Hopkins captured Judy Dunlop as she was preparing for the Holiday Girl Beauty Competition at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. The playful image, offered here, showcases the sophistication of the era and glamour of the occasion, while subverting traditional compositional norms.

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Thurston Hopkins

Make Up Mirror

1953
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
14 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. (36.2 x 46.4 cm)
Signed and numbered 26/50 in ink in the margin.

Estimate
$2,000 - 3,000

Sold for $5,000

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

33

Thurston Hopkins

Make Up Mirror

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