TAIRRAZ. Chamonix, six photographs + two original... Lot 198

TAIRRAZ. Chamonix, six photographs + two original photographs of Alpine massif. Georges TAIRRAZ. Chamonix. Mont Blanc and Les Drus la Verte. Six photographs. 1930s 6 gelatin silver prints. 5 of 100x145 mm, and 1 of 90x140 mm. On the back the stamp "Cl. Tairraz reproduction interdite." Excellent condition. Magnificent photographs of the Mont Blanc massif, some taken at high altitude. Spectacular views of 'Les Drus', the two famous peaks of the Mont Blanc massif in the Haute-Savoie Alps, framed from the Chamonix side.Georges Tairraz II was born on March 20, 1900 in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Le grand élan (1939), L'Ascension Des Aiguilles Ravanel Et Mummery (1924) and Premier de cordée (1944). He died on June 1, 1975 in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France. Attached: Éditions Edy. Alpine massif.Viviers-du-Lac, Ed-Edy, second half of the 19th century. Original photograph. 215x284 mm. On the back the stamp "Éditions Edy, Viviers-du-Lac, (Savoie), Reproduction interdite." Excellent condition. Attached: Anonymous. Pointe de Celse-Nière (Pelvoux). Original photograph. 170x230 mm. On the back written in pen with the title. Excellent condition.The summit of Celse Nière is in the Ecrins massif. Its height is 3395 meters.