1. VITTORIO SELLA. Ebnefluh, Gletscherhorn, Jungfrau, from Concordia Hut, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AIX 186. 11.3x15.2" collodion print, printed c. 1893, flush mounted on thin board, mounted on 13x16.5" gray board. Inscribed in ink on mount recto: Alps / Ebnefluh, Gletscherhorn, Jungfrau / IX 186. Print recto embossed with artist's credit stamp in bottom right corner; inscribed in ink: 186. Inscribed in pencil on mount verso: IX Loan 86 / 186.

2. VITTORIO SELLA. A Large Crevasse on the Aletsch Glacier and the Lotschenluke, scuffed, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AIX 189. 22.1x15.9" collodion print, printed c. 1893, mounted on 26.8x20" heavy gray board. Inscribed in ink on mount recto: Alps / A large Crevasse on the Aletsch / 189 / Glacier and the Lotschenluche / AIX. Print recto embossed with artist's credit stamp in bottom right corner. Inscribed in ink on mount verso: Alps / Crevasses of Great Aletsch Glacier; inscribed in pencil: 189/AIX.

The rhythm and form of glaciers spreading from and up mountain peaks, forming rivers and bowls around and up to the highest peaks were a compelling composition for Vittorio Sella.

The Jungfrau at 4,158 meters (13,642 ft) is one of the main summits of the Bernese Alps between the northern canton of Bern and the southern canton of Valais. Together with the Eiger and Monch, the Jungfrau forms a massive wall of mountains overlooking the Bernese Oberland and the Swiss Plateau and is one of the most distinctive sights of the Swiss Alps.

The Aletsch Glacier or Great Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier in the Alps. It has a length of about 23 km (14 mi) (2014),[2] has about a volume of 15.4 km3 (3.7 cu mi) (2011), and covers about 81.7 km2 (31.5 square miles) (2011) in the eastern Bernese Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais. The Aletsch Glacier is composed of four smaller glaciers converging at Concordia Place.

1. 186 Good: Mild abrasions, scratches, wear, spots, corner wear, edge wear., missing small area upper right corner. Mount has edge and corner wear, dirt and marks.
3/4" vertical scratch on center of print.

2. This is a wounded masterpiece. 189 Fair to Poor: Heavy thunderbolt like abrasions in the emulsion throughout. Mount has wear missing pieces.