Sarah Moon’s ethereal and elegant work is usually classified as fashion photography, but her attraction to an abstract, painterly aesthetic has long pushed her most artistic work beyond the scope of a fashion shoot. Much like Lillian Bassman and Deborah Turbeville, Moon—who came to prominence in the nineteen-seventies—lets a romantic, often melancholic mood prevail.
Sarah Moon’s ethereal and elegant work is usually classified as fashion photography, but her attraction to an abstract, painterly aesthetic has long pushed her most artistic work beyond the scope of a fashion shoot. Much like Lillian Bassman and Deborah Turbeville, Moon—who came to prominence in the nineteen-seventies—lets a romantic, often melancholic mood prevail.
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