The Edward Quinn Archive

One day Quinn asked Pablo Picasso if he could photograph the top floor studios. He agreed and prcoeeded to take out, one by one, old and new paintings from his collection. This work Pablo Picasso remembered Quinn photographed him painting in 1955 (see 550853 - 550929). Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie, Mougins 1967. - Photo by Edward Quinn

One day Quinn asked Pablo Picasso if he could photograph the top floor studios. He agreed and prcoeeded to take out, one by one, old and new paintings from his collection. This work Pablo Picasso remembered Quinn photographed him painting in 1955 (see 550853 - 550929). Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie, Mougins 1967.

In his top-floor studio at Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie, Mougins, in 1967, Pablo Picasso points directly at the camera. At Edward Quinn’s request, the artist brought out works from his personal collection, surrounding himself with an array of old and new paintings. Among them are a large Cubist portrait of a seated woman in a hat and, stacked against a stone wall, a canvas with the date "24.10.57." written on its reverse.

Artworks:

  • "Grande baigneuse au livre", 1937. MPParis:160; Zervos.VIII:351
  • "Femme assise (Marie-Thérèse)", 1937. MPParis:159; Zervos.VIII:324
  • "L'homme à la mandoline", 1911. MPParis:35; Zervos.IIa:290
  • "Femme au chignon dans un fauteuil", 1962. Zervos.XXIII:92

    • Abbreviations: see Bibliography

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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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