Fine Art Estate Prints
As we own the negatives for all of Quinn’s photos and hold exclusive rights to the photographer’s work, we are able to make fine art estate (modern) prints of all photos available for purchase in museum quality. A selection of fine art prints can be found in our virtual gallery.
Printing is performed by a renowned photo laboratory, marked with the estate’s stamp, and hand-signed on the back by Wolfgang Frei, nephew of the photographer. You can obtain a separate certificate of authenticity on request.
These prints are for personal usage only, intended for display at home or in other private spaces. For all other uses, such as display in public spaces or institutions, permission must be granted by the Edward Quinn Archive.
We provide exceptionally high-quality, continuous-tone prints on traditional fiber-based gelatin silver baryta-coated paper. We do not use the less stable polyethylene (PE)/resin coated (RC) paper.
For black-and-white prints, the printer employs lasers to directly expose the traditional paper, which is then developed, fixed and washed in the same way as traditional darkroom film prints. This enables archive-standard processing, ensuring that the result is of the finest quality, just like a print made entirely by hand. No inkjet process.
Color images are produced by our lab on FineArt inkjet papers, achieving outstanding printing results and excellent age resistance. These papers meet the standards for fine art applications and are perfect for long-term exhibitions, art collections and special editions. In our opinion, these color prints are more compatible with black-and-white baryta prints than C-prints.
On special request, C-prints are of course also available.
Sizes:
- 30 x 40 cm (12 x 16 in.)
- 40 x 50 cm (16 x 20 in.)
- 50 x 60 cm (20 x 24 in.)
- up to max. 125 x 125 cm (40 x 40 in.)
For larger formats, please contact us.
The given sizes refer to the paper size of the photograph. Image sizes are smaller, allowing for a typical white border corresponding to the format. Square and landscape formats are printed on the same paper sizes.
Mounting (passepartout) can be provided on request. Framing is not available, as it is a matter of individual preference and makes shipping difficult.
The 30 x 40 cm and 40 x 50 cm images are delivered in a black acid-free cardboard box, which ensures safe long-term storage.
Shipping is usually handled by FedEx. All updates on the status of your shipment are sent by email.
Please ask for our price list or other information.
How to order
- Select the image on this website and add it to your basket.
If you are looking for a Quinn photo seen in a publication and cannot find it in the database, or if the search process is too tedious for you, just send us a digital snapshot or detailed description of the photo, and we will try to locate it for you. - Fill out the simple request form and we will send you an offer.
- As a rule, you will receive an offer within 24 hours of your inquiry.
Customers who wish to preview estate prints in person can make an appointment to visit our office in Hombrechtikon, 30 minutes from Zurich, Switzerland.
Please note that possession of the physical image does not include the right of reproduction – this is retained by the Edward Quinn Archive.
No limited editions
By the late 1980s, the idea of limiting editions to create scarcity and drive up prices started to catch on among many photo dealers and photographers.
Edward Quinn printed photographs on demand, and Gret Quinn continued this practice after his death. They never made limited editions because Edward Quinn felt that this contradicted the principle of photography, which theoretically allows for countless photographs to be produced from the negative.
From time to time, however, we will produce limited editions on important occasions or for specific projects – as we did, for example, with two pictures in a numbered edition of 20 as part of the NZZ photo edition series (Neue Zürcher Zeitung), which has also featured works by Werner Bischof, Elliott Erwitt, Emil Schulthess and others.
We find it perplexing that some photographers will start a new edition by simply altering the cropping or often even the size of the photo.
