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Jean Gaumy, b.1948

On the Ferry from Le Havre to Ireland, July 1989

On the Ferry from Le Havre to Ireland is a july 1989 work by Jean Gaumy. It is part of the IMMA Permanent Collection.

MediumSilver gelatin print on fibre paper
Dimensions Unframed, 40.3 x 30.2 cm
Credit LineIMMA Collection: Purchase, 2006
Item NumberIMMA.2182
Copyright For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected].
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Jean Gaumy, On the Ferry from Le Havre to Ireland, 1989, Silver gelatin print on fibre paper, Unframed, 40.3 x 30.2 cm, Collection Irish Museum of Modern Art, Purchase, 2006

For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected].

About the Artist

Jean Gaumy, b.1948

French documentary photographer Jean Gaumy attended university in Rouen where he also worked freelance as a photographer. He joined the French photography agency Gamma in 1973 and has been associated with Magnum Photos since 1977. Much of his work is about human confinement including his 1975 project on French prisons ‘Les Incarcérés’. In 1984 he made his first film, ‘La Boucane’ received the Grand Prix du Jury at Belfort Film Festival. He was awarded the Prix Nadar in 2001 and 2010.

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