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K2 WESTERN WALL and Camp OVERSIZE 1909HIMALAYAS SINOLCHUM 1899 Icon exhibition printSPECTACULAR PORTRAIT Women of Latal Caucasus
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Tucson, AZ, United States
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Amazing Landscape Photography from K2 to the Matterhorn

AMAZING LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY from K2 to the Matterhorn by Vittorio Sella. Before Ansel Adams became the leading outdoor photographer in the world, Vittorio Sella (1859-1943) was acclaimed worldwide for his Landscape views. Based in Boston, the Appalachian Mountain Club was founded in 1876 & is Americas oldest nonprofit & conservation organization. Their co-founder, Charles Fay’s association with the Italian Alpine Club and the Sella family led to 1893 purchase by the AMC of Vittoria Sella’s prize winning 500 print Italian exhibition. Over the next 20 years the AMC received Sella exhibition from all of his series.

Andrew Smith Gallery Photography Auctions LLC is pleased to present this benefit NO RESERVE auction, containing 550 original exhibition prints; highlights include over 40 multi-plate panorama views & rare silver gelatin & collodion views of K2, Kangchenjunga & the Himalayas--in 297 lots. The collection is being sold by the Appalachian Mountain Club to directly benefit the Appalachian Mountain Club Trails Protection Fund, Conservation Research & Climate Action, & the Modernization & Preservation of the AMC Library & Archives.

Sella photographed extensively in the Alps of Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany & France from the 1870s on. In 1889 & 1890 Sella made two of his three expeditions to the Caucasus working in Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan & Armenia. In 1897 he joined the Duke of the Abruzzi to the American Canadian, Alaskan Yukon border to climb Mt. Saint Elias. In 1899 he joined legendary climber Douglas Freshfield to finish mapping the Himalayan Kangchenjunga area, in the area of India Sikkim, Nepal, Bhuton, Tibet & China. In 1906 Sella accompanied The Duke of the Abruzzi to the Rwenzori, the headwaters of the Nile in Uganda & the DRC. In 1909 Sella, with the Duke of the Abruzzi, went to climb K2 in the Himalayan Karakoram on the border of China, India & Pakistan. He photographed from over 22,000 ft.
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3 VIEWS Le Meije, Pelvoux French Alps vintage: 1. VITTORIO SELLA. La Meije, La Grande Ruine & Pic Gaspard from Glacier Blanc of Les Ecrins 12,792 ft., c. 1879-1892, Sella number AI 512. 11.2x15.4" collodion print, printed c. 1893, mounted on
2025: 3 VIEWS Le Meije, Pelvoux French Alps vintageEst. $1,000-$1,500
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2 PRINTS Les Ecrins Dauphine French Alps: 1. VITTORIO SELLA. [Pyramide Durand] (Part of the same panorama as No. 524), c. 1879-1892, Sella number AI 520. 11.3x15" collodion print, printed c. 1893, flush mounted on thin board, mounted on
2028: 2 PRINTS Les Ecrins Dauphine French AlpsEst. $600-$900
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3 PRINTS Les Bans French Alps: 1. VITTORIO SELLA. [From the summit of Mont Pelvoux] Part of the same panorama as No. 524, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AI 523. 11.3x15.1" collodion print, printed c. 1893, mounted on 12.1x16" brown
2029: 3 PRINTS Les Bans French AlpsEst. $800-$1,250
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2 PRINTS Pyramide Durand French Alps 1880s: 1. VITTORIO SELLA. Pyramide Durand. From the summit of Mont Pelvoux (Pointe Puiseux), at 12,900 feet. Gift of Anna Chase, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AI 524(2). 11.1x15" collodion print, printed c.
2030: 2 PRINTS Pyramide Durand French Alps 1880sEst. $800-$1,250
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3 SELLA PRINTS Grand Paradis Italian Alps: 1. VITTORIO SELLA. Victor Emmanuel Hut, on Grand Paradis, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AII 215. 11.3x15" collodion print, printed c. 1839, flush mounted on thin board, mounted on 13x16.5" heavy gray
2032: 3 SELLA PRINTS Grand Paradis Italian AlpsEst. $500-$800
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3 VITTORIO SELLA Prints Mont Blanc Massif: 1. VITTORIO SELLA. Aiguille Du Midi, from Col du Midi, broken corner vintage repair, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AIII 62. 8.7x11.4" collodion print, printed c. 1893, mounted on 9.4x12.3" brown board.
2034: 3 VITTORIO SELLA Prints Mont Blanc MassifEst. $500-$800
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3 PANEL Panorama Tour around Mont Blanc Vintage: 1. VITTORIO SELLA. Panorama from the summit of Auguille du Midi, at 12,600 feet. Tour Ronde, Mont Blanc Du Tacul (140); Mont Blanc and Mont Maudit (141); Dome du Gouter. (142), c. 1879-1892, Sella
2035: 3 PANEL Panorama Tour around Mont Blanc VintageEst. $2,500-$3,500
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2 PANEL Panorama Tour around Mont Blanc Vintage: VITTORIO SELLA. Mont Blanc, from northwest ridge of Dent du Geant below the Auguille Noire (148); Mont Maudit and Mont Blanc Du Tacul (149), c. 1879-1892, Sella numbers AIII 148-149. 11.3x28.5"
2037: 2 PANEL Panorama Tour around Mont Blanc VintageEst. $2,500-$3,500
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3 SELLA Prints Dent du Geant Mont Blanc: 1. VITTORIO SELLA. Aiguille Des Jorasses, from Grande Jorasse Hut, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AIII 155. 11.3x15.2" gelatin silver print, printed c. 1893, mounted on 13x16.5" gray board. Inscribed in
2038: 3 SELLA Prints Dent du Geant Mont BlancEst. $800-$1,250
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3 PRINTS Man and Nature Mont Blanc Massif 1880s: 1. VITTORIO SELLA. Aiguilles Dorees, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AIII 1536. 11.4x15.5" collodion print, printed c. 1893, mounted on 12x17" brown board. Inscribed in ink on mount recto: 1536. /
2040: 3 PRINTS Man and Nature Mont Blanc Massif 1880sEst. $1,000-$1,500
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2 VIEWS Tete Blanche Sublime rhythms: 1. VITTORIO SELLA. Ferpecle Glacier and Tete Blanche, from arete of the Grand Cornier, above the Abricollo Chalets, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AIV 252. 10.8x15.1" collodion print, printed c. 1893,
2042: 2 VIEWS Tete Blanche Sublime rhythmsEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
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AIGUILLE DE LA TSA/ZA Modernist: VITTORIO SELLA. Aiguille de la Za, from its base, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AIV 272. 22.2x16.2" collodion print, printed c. 1893, flush mounted on thin board, mounted on 18x23 7/8" grey board.
2045: AIGUILLE DE LA TSA/ZA ModernistEst. $1,000-$1,500
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2 SWISS ALPS Rhythms of Peaks & Valleys: 1. VITTORIO SELLA. Dents De Bertol, Des Bouquetins, from the summit of Aiguille de la Za, 8800 feet, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AIV 277. 11.4x15.0" collodion print, printed c. 1893, mounted on 16
2046: 2 SWISS ALPS Rhythms of Peaks & ValleysEst. $800-$1,250
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