Stars & Cars

The glitz and glamour of the Côte d’azur during the golden age of Hollywood seems to enchant more and more with the passing of time, and one of the main reasons for our continued fascination is the enduring images of Irish photographer Edward Quinn. Always in the right place at the right time, Quinn’s candid shots of celebrities such as Brigitte Bardot, Alain Delon and Audrey Hepburn, along with their cars, are a true delight.

This sumptuous production features hundreds of images from Quinn’s archive, all beautifully presented in large format and suitably captioned. It’s a real page-turner with all of the Ferrari California Spiders and 212E Vignales you would expect, but where it really delights is in the images of the unusual and more everyday: the Panhard Dyna X of Roberto Rossellini; Gianni Agnelli’s Fiat 600 Multipla Torpedo Marina; or Gunther Sachs on a go-kart in Saint-tropez. A wonderfully evocative book of captivating photographs that should prove an equal draw for car enthusiasts and old romantics alike. GM £45 Edward Quinn, edited by Wolfgang Frei and Gret Quinn, TENEUES. ISBN 9783961712946