| Two Men, Two Cities an exhibition iconic photographs of Samuel Beckett and Francis Bacon in London & Paris by John Minihan From Friday 3rd July, 2009 at The Kenny Gallery Liosbán Retail Park, Tuam Road, Galway Please contact us should you require additional information on any of the below listed works. | ||
 No.1 Samuel Beckett, Le Petit Café, Boulevard St. Jacques, Paris, 1985 by John Minihan Photographic Print, Artists Proof (No.6 of 6) prior to following edition of 6, with photographers inscription and stamped, signed and numbered on verso 40x36in €20,000 |  No.2 Samuel Beckett on the Boulevard St. Jacques, Paris, 1985 by John Minihan Photographic Print, Artists Proof (No.6 of 6) prior to following edition of 6, stamped, signed and numbered on verso 36x36in €15,000 |  No.3 Samuel Beckett seated in Room 604, The Hyde Park Hotel, London, 1980 by John Minihan Photographic Print, Artists Proof (No.6 of 6) prior to following edition of 6, stamped, signed and numbered on verso 26x40in €12,500 |
 No.4 Samuel Beckett, The Hyde Park Hotel, London, 1980 by John Minihan Photographic Print, Artists Proof (No.6 of 6) prior to following edition of 6, stamped, signed and numbered on verso 40x26in €12,500 |  No.5 Samuel Beckett, Room 604, The Hyde Park Hotel, London, 1980 by John Minihan Photographic Print, Artists Proof (No.6 of 6) prior to following edition of 6, stamped, signed and numbered on verso 26x40in €12,500 |  No.6 Samuel Beckett, Riverside Studio, London, 1984 by John Minihan Photographic Print, Artists Proof (No.6 of 6) prior to following edition of 6, stamped, signed and numbered on verso 26x40in €12,500 |
 No.7 Samuel Beckett seated in Room 604, The Hyde Park Hotel, London, 1980 by John Minihan Photographic Print, Artists Proof (No.6 of 6) prior to following edition of 6, with photographers inscription and stamped, signed and numbered on verso 13.5x19in €3,500 |  No.8 Samuel Beckett, Boulevard St. Jacques, Paris, 1985 by John Minihan Photographic Print, Edition of 500, with photographers inscription, stamped, signed and numbered on verso 8x10in €600 |  No.9 Francis Bacon in The Claude Bernard Gallery, Paris, 1977 by John Minihan Photographic Print, Artists Proof (No.6 of 6) prior to following edition of 6, stamped, signed and numbered on verso 26x40in €15,000 |
 No.10 Francis Bacon in The Claude Bernard Gallery, Paris, 1977 by John Minihan Photographic Print, Artists Proof (No.6 of 6) prior to following edition of 6, stamped, signed and numbered on verso 26x40in €12,500 |  No.11 Francis Bacon London, 1976 by John Minihan Photographic Print, Artists Proof (No.6 of 6) prior to following edition of 6, stamped, signed and numbered on verso 34x34in €10,000 |  No.12 Francis Bacon at The Tate Gallery, London, 1985 by John Minihan Photographic Print, Artists Proof (No.6 of 6) prior to following edition of 6, stamped, signed and numbered on verso 26x40in €12,500 |
 No.13 Francis Bacon and William Burroughs, London, 1989 by John Minihan Photographic Print, Artists Proof (No.6 of 6) prior to following edition of 6, stamped, signed and numbered on verso 26x40in €10,000 |  No.14 Francis Bacon at No.7 Reece Mews, London, 1984 by John Minihan Photographic Print, Artists Proof (No.6 of 6) prior to following edition of 6, stamped, signed and numbered on verso 26x40in €12,500 |  No.15 Francis Bacon in The Claude Bernard Gallery, Paris, 1977 by John Minihan Photographic Print, Artists Proof (No.6 of 6) prior to following edition of 6, stamped, signed and numbered on verso 16x16in €1,500 |
In this exhibition we revisit those iconic images of Beckett - this time presented in very large format - but we also have the pleasure of seeing Minihan's less well know but equally powerful images of Francis Bacon. London and Paris happen to be the backdrop, black and white photography is the medium, but the contrast in character couldn't be more stark. William Burroughs once referred to Minihan as "a painless photographer", and it is clear that Minihan unobtrusively allows his camera to capture his subject as they are, or indeed as they wish to be seen. Minihan was born in Dublin in 1946 and raised in Athy, County Kildare. At the age of 12 he was brought to live in London, and went on to become an apprentice photographer with the Daily Mail. At 21 he became the youngest staff photographer for the Evening Standard. For thirty years he remained in London, returning every year to his hometown of Athy to record the people and their daily lives. Over the years Minihan developed a close relationship with many writers and his photographs of Samuel Beckett show a particular affinity between the two men. His friendship with Samuel Beckett produced some of the most remarkable photographs ever taken of the writer. Among his numerous photographic publications are Photographs: Samuel Beckett (1995); Shadows from the Pale, Portrait o f an Irish Town (1996); and An Unweaving of Rainbows, Images of Irish Writers, 1996. He is currently a freelance photographer specialising in 'the arts'. His book of photographs of Samuel Beckett was published in 1995. His photographs of Athy have been exhibited throughout the world. He was given the freedom of Athy in 1990. Minihan's many exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world include the Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, 1984; Centre George Pompidou, Paris 1986; the National Portrait Gallery, London 1987/8 and the October Gallery, London 1990 as well as the Guinness Hop Store, Dublin 1991. John Minihan has lived in Ballydehob, West Cork, Ireland for the last number of years. |