Picasso, Friends and Family

Photographs by Edward Quinn

Wolfgang Frei., Jean-Louis Andral, Edward Quinn , Kerstin Riedel

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Hatje Cantz
03 November 2023

"An intimate portrait of Picasso in never-before-seen photographs by Edward Quinn, published 50 year's after the artist's passing.

""He doesn't bother me,"" Picasso commented of the photographer Edward Quinn, after the latter had first photographed him at work in the ceramics studio in the early 1950s. This was undoubtedly one of the reasons why Quinn was allowed to accompany the artist with his Leica for over 20 years from 1951 onwards during his time on the Côte d'Azur: in the studio, in private with his family, with artist friends, at the bullfight, out and about, with lovers or simply at the hairdresser's. The Quinn Archive holds a large stock of photographs of great intimacy, showing Picasso in everyday life and documenting his idiosyncratic character, his humor, and his enthusiasm in an amiable and light-hearted way.

Edward Quinn did not use a tripod with his camera, nor did he illuminate the room artificially; his main concern was to capture genuine pictures. As a viewer, you find yourself on eye level with the protagonists. Almost like in the street photography we know today, there is a captivating sense of the casual moment. This book is a magical selection of photographs from Picasso's everyday life and shows the famous artist in many unexpected situations."

Designed by: Kerstin Riedel
Text by: Jean-Louis Andral, Edward Quinn
Edited by: Wolfgang Frei.
Imprint: Hatje Cantz
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 265mm, Width: 265mm,
Weight: 1.500kg
ISBN: 9783775755016
ISBN 10: 3775755012
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 03 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

EDWARD QUINN (1920 - 1997) lived and worked as a press photographer on the Côte d'Azur; a stomping ground for celebrities from showbiz, art and business in the Golden Fifties. His friendship with Picasso lasted until the artist's death. From the 1960s, Quinn focussed on the portrayal of artists and photographed personalities such as Max Ernst, Alexander Calder, Francis Bacon, Salvador Dali, Graham Sutherland, David Hockney and Georg Baselitz.