Nov 23, 2021 - Sale 2589

Sale 2589 - Lot 7

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800

F. HUGO D'ALÉSI (1849-1906)

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


40 1/2x28 1/2 inches, 103x72 1/2 cm. Hugo d'Alési, Paris.
Condition B+: repaired tears, small replaced losses and overpainting in margins; minor creases and restoration in image.

Another in the series of d'Alési's "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."