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Tairraz, Georges
(1868-1924)Mountaineers at the summit of Aiguille du Grepon (Rateau de Chèvres), near Mont Blanc Massif

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Mountaineers at the summit of Aiguille du Grépon (Rateau de Chèvres), near the Mont Blanc massif. Ca. 1910. 2 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each ca. 69 x 21 cm. 1 signed by the photographer in ink in the lower right corner. Each framed under glass in contemporary wooden frame.

The Tairraz family of Chamonix brought forth several generations of Alpine photographers. In 1857 Joseph Tairraz began taking daguerrotypes and produced the first photographs at the summit of Mont Blanc in 1860. He provided tourists and mountaineers with souvenir portraits and mountain views. His son Georges, who was an apprentice to Pierre Petit in Paris, took over the studio circa 1882, which was then called "Tairraz Alpine Photographic Studio". The studio continued throughout the 20th century.

Literatur: Georges Tairraz. Le Massif du Mont-Blanc: Photographies de Georges Tairraz. Paris: Arthaud, 1947.