Vittorio Sella

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Contrafforti occidentali del Kangchenjunga al tramonto dal ghiacciaio omonimo, Nepal
1899
Vintage gelatin silver print
27,7 x 37,5 cm
Photographer's Vittorio Sella Biella blindstamp.

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- Biography

Vittorio Sella (Biella, August 20, 1859 – Biella, August 12, 1943) was an Italian mountaineer and photographer.

His photos of the mountains are still considered among the finest ever made.
Born in Biella in 1859 by industrialist Giuseppe Venanzio Sella and Clementina Mosca Riatel, he inherited the passion for the mountain from his uncle Quintino Sella, founder of the Italian Alpine Club. He completed several significant ascents in the Alps, including the first winter of the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa, and the first winter traverse of Mont Blanc. He participated in several expeditions abroad, including: three expeditions to the Caucasus, where there is still a peak that bears his name, the expedition to Mount Sant’Elias in Alaska in 1897, the expedition to Mount Ruwenzori in Uganda’s 1906, and the expedition to K2 in 1909. In these last three shipments was a companion of Luigi Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta, Duke of Abruzzi.
Vittorio Sella completed his last attempt the Matterhorn at the age of 76 years: on this occasion had to retreat after an accident involving one of his guides.
He died in Biella in 1943. His photo collection is now managed by the Fondazione Sella.
The high quality of the photos by Vittorio Sella is in part due to its use of photographic plates of 30×40 cm, despite the difficulties due to the transportation of its equipment, heavy and fragile, to remote locations. In order to transport the slabs in safety, he had to develop special equipment, including saddle bags and backpacks modified. His photographs were widely shown, both in the press and in exhibitions and received many plaudits; Ansel Adams, who saw 31 pictures in an exhibition that Sella had the Sierra Club America, said that it inspired “a sense of religious wonder”. Many of his photographs depicted mountains having no previous representations, and thus have both artistic and historical value. For example, were used to measure the retreat of the glaciers of the Ruwenzori.
(Translated from: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vittorio_Sella).

- Exhibitions
  • 2017

    Cattedrali di ghiaccio. Vittorio Sella, Himalaya 1909, Centre Saint-Bénin, Aoste.

  • 2016

    Frontière, Frontiera, Grenze - Photographica FineArt Gallery, Lugano
    Cattedrali di ghiaccio. Vittorio Sella, Himalaya 1909, Centre Saint-Bénin, Aoste.

  • 2015

    St. Moritz Art Masters 2015 - St. Moritz Art Masters, St. Moritz
    Mountain Passion - Noire Gallery, Turin

  • 2013

    A View From The Top - Hotel Commonwealth, Boston, MA

  • 2011

    Coal + Ice - Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, Beijing

  • 2010

    Heights of Observation - Hotel Commonwealth, Boston, MA

  • 2009

    NATURE in FOCUS - Galerie Gilles Peyroulet & Cie, Paris

  • 2008

    Frozen in Time - Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, London

  • 2006

    Vertical Landscapes - Galleria Civica d´Arte Moderna e Contemporanea - GAM, Turin

  • 2002

    Schöne Aussicht - Der Blick auf die Berge von Segantini bis Weinberger - kunst Meran, Meran
    Visioni della montagna da Segantini a Weinberger - kunst Meran, Meran

  • 2000

    Summit: Vittorio Sella, Mountaineer and Photographer, The Years 1879-1909 - Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, MA

  • 1940

    VII Esposizione di Fotografia Alpina, Turin (solo).

  • 1927

    X Congresso Geografico Italiano, Mostra Fotografica del Paesaggio, Milan.

  • 1923

    Esposizione Internazionale di fotografia, ottica, cinematografia, Turin.

  • 1921

    VII Congresso Geografico Italiano, Florence,

  • 1911

    Esposizione Internazionale delle Industrie e del Lavoro, Turin.

  • 1902

    Esposizione Internazionale di Fotografia Artistica, Turin.

  • 1900

    Exposition universelle, Paris.

  • 1899

    Photogr. Ausstellung Alpinen Characters, Salzburg.

  • 1895

    Photogr. Ausstellung Alpinen Characters, Salzburg.

  • 1894

    Circolo Fotografico Lombardo alle Esposizioni Riunite, MIlan.
    Photographic Society, London.

  • 1893

    Geographical Exposition, Moscow.
    Esposizione Generale Nazionale Alpina Italiana, Palermo.
    Esposizione Nazionale Alpina Italiana, Palermo.
    Exposition Internationale Alpine du Club Alpin Français, Grenoble

  • 1892

    Geographical Exposition, Moscow.
    Esposizione Generale Nazionale Alpina Italiana, Palermo.
    Esposizione Nazionale Alpina Italiana, Palermo.
    Exposition Internationale Alpine du Club Alpin Français, Grenoble

  • 1891

    Internationale Ausstellung Kunstlerischen Photogtaphien of the Club Amateur Photogtaphen, Vienna.
    Esposizione Nazionale dei Dilettanti di Fotografia, Venice.

  • 1890

    Royal Geographical Society, London (solo)
    Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston (solo).

  • 1887

    Prima esposizione italiana di fotografia, Florence.

  • 1884

    Esposizione Alpina Italiana, Turin.

  • 1882

    Esposizione Generale dei Prodotti del Circondario, Biella.

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