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CREVASSE, IN MUIR GLACIER. ALASKA La Roche "Views"

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Photographic Images Start Price:850.00 USD Estimated At:850.00 - 1,200.00 USD
CREVASSE, IN MUIR GLACIER. ALASKA La Roche  Views
9" x 7" sepia gelatin silver print, titled in the negative, with 1892 Copyright by La Roche, Seattle, on a board mount with "La Roche/ Seattle" on the mount. Roche's studio was taken over by E. S. Curtis. John Muir "discovered" this glacier in his 1879 expedition to Alaska. Here La Roche positions himself with his portfolio of "VIEWS" peering down into the void. It is a profoundly emblematic image of the photographer, much more than just an ordinary self-promotion. The tones and textures are lovely. [4-]