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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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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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MANZINA LAKE Italian Alps 1880s: VITTORIO SELLA. Manzina Lake, Monte Vioz, from the Lake Anna Chase, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AX 354 Chase. 10.4x15" collodion print, printed c. 1893, mounted on 17 1/4x13 5/8" heavy
2145: MANZINA LAKE Italian Alps 1880sEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
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CLIMBERS ON SERACS of Madrone Glacier Italy: VITTORIO SELLA. Seracs of Madrone Glacier, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AXI 942. 11.4x15.4" collodion print, printed c. 1893, mounted on 16 1/2x12 1/8" heavy brown board. Inscribed in ink on mount
2147: CLIMBERS ON SERACS of Madrone Glacier ItalyEst. $700-$1,000
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SUBLIME SUNRISE Pala Di San Martino: VITTORIO SELLA. Pala Di San Martino, from the Rosetta (at sunrise)., c. 1879-1892, Sella number AXI 955. 11.5x15.2" gelatin silver print, printed c. 1893, mounted on 16 1/2x13" heavy grey board.
2151: SUBLIME SUNRISE Pala Di San MartinoEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
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4 prints The Tyrol: 1. VITTORIO SELLA. Canazei Village, near Campitello, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AXI 974. 11.1x15.3" collodion print, printed c. 1893, mounted on 16 3/8x12 1/8" heavy brown board. Inscribed in ink on
2155: 4 prints The TyrolEst. $700-$1,000
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2 PANEL Panorama Tyrols Austria & Italy: VITTORIO SELLA. Cimon Della Pala (965); Marmolada, Venediger, Panorama from Pala di San Martino (966), c. 1879-1892, Sella numbers AXI, 965-966. 10.6x29.5" collodion print, printed c. 1893, mounted
2156: 2 PANEL Panorama Tyrols Austria & ItalyEst. $1,500-$2,500
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4 VIEWS Mount Etna Sicily Modern: 1. VITTORIO SELLA. Serra Delle Concazze, highest ridge, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AXII 433. 11.3x15.3" collodion print, printed c. 1893, flush mounted on thin board, mounted on 15 7/8x12 1/4" grey
2158: 4 VIEWS Mount Etna Sicily ModernEst. $500-$800
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4 DRAMATIC Prints Mount Etna Sicily: 1. VITTORIO SELLA. Sicily. Small Volcano near the English House, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AXII 436. 11.2x15.3" collodion print, printed c. 1893, flush mounted on thin board, mounted on 12 1/4x 15
2159: 4 DRAMATIC Prints Mount Etna SicilyEst. $800-$1,250
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HIMALAYAS KARAKORAM Broad Peak at Sunset 1909: VITTORIO SELLA. Broad Peak at Sunset,1909, Sella number HK 2. 11.4x15.4" gelatin silver print, printed c. 1909, mounted on 14x18" heavy gray board. Inscribed in white ink on mount recto: Himalayas /
2160: HIMALAYAS KARAKORAM Broad Peak at Sunset 1909Est. $2,500-$3,500
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HIMALAYAS Peaks in the Distance Large Print: VITTORIO SELLA. Himalayan peaks in Kashmir, from near Sildi. Shigar Valley from Nest Dilfi, 1909, Sella number HK SC1007. 18.3x23.7" gelatin silver print, printed c. 1909, mounted on 20.5x25.5" heavy
2161: HIMALAYAS Peaks in the Distance Large PrintEst. $1,500-$2,500
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HIMALAYAS INDUS VALLERY On the Way to K2: 1. VITTORIO SELLA. The Indus Valley below Parkutta, 1909, Sella number HK 1000. 15.3x12.5" gelatin silver print, printed c. 1909, mounted on 17.2x13.7" heavy gray board. Inscribed in white ink on
2162: HIMALAYAS INDUS VALLERY On the Way to K2Est. $1,500-$2,500
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2 VIEWS HIMALAYAS Dras Valley & Pumah River 1909: 1. VITTORIO SELLA. Dras Valley below Karah, 1909, Sella number HK 13. 11.4x15.3" gelatin silver print, printed c. 1909, mounted on 14x18" heavy brown paper. Inscribed in pencil on mount verso: Dras
2163: 2 VIEWS HIMALAYAS Dras Valley & Pumah River 1909Est. $1,000-$2,000
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HIMALAYAS KARAKORAM Abruzzi: VITTORIO SELLA. Abruzzi's Camp at Tolti, 1909, Sella number HK SC1003. 11.5x15.3" gelatin silver print, printed c. 1909, mounted on 14x18" heavy gray board. Inscribed in white ink on mount recto:
2164: HIMALAYAS KARAKORAM AbruzziEst. $1,000-$2,000
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HIMALAYAS KARAKORAM Baltoro Glacier & Paiju 1909: 1. VITTORIO SELLA. Baltoro Glacier and Paiju mountains from Rdohass, 1909, Sella number HK 84. 11.4x15.4" gelatin silver print, printed c. 1909, mounted on 14x18" heavy gray board. Inscribed in white
2167: HIMALAYAS KARAKORAM Baltoro Glacier & Paiju 1909Est. $1,500-$2,500
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