Edward Quinn (1920-1997)

Nine silver prints. Four are unmounted and of these each is signed in the lower right on the image in ink, and each bears the photographer's copyright stamp in ink upon the reverse. Of the five mounted images, four are signed in ink on the face.

The Roland Collection of Films on Art.

The prints are lightly worn, but overall their condition is very fair. The boards are substanitally worn, notably at the edges, and their surfaces need cleaning.
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The Irish photogapher Edward Quinn was working the society and celebrity beat on the Riviera when he introduced himself to Picasso in 1951. From then until Picasso's death in 1973, Quinn had unparalleled access to document the great artist who became his friend. Out of this friendship Quinn made a great number of photographs, several films, and two books.