Feb 20 at 10:30 AM - Sale 2695 -

Sale 2695 - Lot 148

Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

F. HUGO D'ALÉSI (1849-1906)

MER DE GLACE / MONT BLANC, SAVOIE. Circa 1890s.


40½x29½ inches, 102¾x75 cm. Hugo d'Alési, Paris.
Condition B+ / B: creases, abrasions, pin holes and small tears at edges; punch holes at right side; creases, abrasions and foxing in margins and image; small ink stamp in lower right margin. Mounted on thin linen.

From d'Alési's series of "tableaux scolaires." Here, "An impressive view of the Mer de Glace near Chamonix as it advanced at the end of the 19th century. In the background, the Drus and the Aiguille Vert, as well as the Grandes Jorasses."