Lot 1740 Eward Quinn. Sammlung von 23 …

Sammlung von 23 Pressephotographien des Photographen Edward Quinn (1920-1997) für eine Photoreportage des Reporteers Jean-Paul Ollivier (1923-2007) für "Paris Match" anlässlich des 80. Geburtstages des Schriftstellers William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965). Silbergelatineabzüge. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat u.a., 1954. Je ca. 18 x 24 cm.

Pressephotographie

Photographie - Photographen – Je verso mit Stempel des Photographen u. wohl von J.-P. Ollivier beschriftet. - Die meisten Photos wurden von Quinn 1954 in und um Somerset Maughams Villa Mauresque gemacht. Sie zeigen ihn u.a. an seinem Schreibtisch, im Eingangsbereich, im Treppenhaus, im Patio, mit seinen Gemälden (Picasso, Matisse, Renoir, Utrillo), bei der Lektüre im Garten, mehrfach mit seinem Sekretär Alan Searle, seinem Hauspersonal oder als Gastgeber von Hamish Erskine und der Pianistin Viscountess Moore. - Einige der Aufnahmen, wie etwa das Photo seines Schulhauses, ein Schülerbild, Photos mit Wells und Winston Churchill (1937) oder von einer Einladung bei der brit. Schriftstellerin Lady Juliet Duff (1881-1965) mit Lord Andrew Cavendisch, Duke of Devonshire (1920-2004) sowie Lord David Cecil (1902-1986) mit Gattin, sind älteren Datums und von Quinn reproduziert. - Dabei: 1 weiteres Photo (12,5 x 11,5 cm). - Verso mit Copyrightsstempel "belongs to Vogue" u. Beschriftung. - Ecken meist etw. bestoßen, vereinzelt kl. Eckabrisse u. stellenw. minimal ausgesilbert, sonst insg. wohlerhaltene u. seltene Photoserie aus dem Leben des berühmten Schriftstellers.

Photography – Collection of 23 press photographs by photographer Edward Quinn (1920-1997) for a photo reportage by reporter Jean-Paul Ollivier (1923-2007) for Paris Match on the occasion of the 80th birthday of writer William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965). Silver gelatin prints. - Each with the photographer's stamp on verso and probably inscribed by J.-P. Ollivier. - Most of the photos were taken by Quinn in 1954 in and around Somerset Maugham's Villa Mauresque. They show him at his desk, in the entrance hall, on the staircase, in the patio, with his paintings (Picasso, Matisse, Renoir, Utrillo), reading in the garden, several times with his secretary Alan Searle, his domestic staff or as host to Hamish Erskine and the pianist Viscountess Moore. Some of the photographs, such as the photo of his school building, a school photo, photos with Wells and Winston Churchill (1937) or of an invitation to the British writer Lady Juliet Duff (1881-1965) with Lord Andrew Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire (1920-2004), and Lord David Cecil (1902-1986) with his wife, are older and reproduced by Quinn. - In add.: 1 further, smaller photo. Verso with copyright stamp 'belongs to Vogue' and inscription. - Corners mostly slightly bumped, occ. small corner tears and minimal silvering in places, otherwise overall well preserved and rare photo series from the life of the famous writer.

Startprice: 400 €
Estimate: 600 €

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