Loppé. Peintre - Alpiniste [signed] [first edition]

200pp, softback, New in dustwrapper, signed by William Mitchell on the title page. Text in English. As a prolific artist and mountaineer, Gabriel Loppé is now recognized as the first painter to have depicted what the French call 'la haute montagne'. He was the founder of the 'peintre-alpiniste' school of painting and with a brush in one hand and an ice axe in the other, his eighty-eight years were lived with a great independence of spirit which rewarded him at every turn. Loppé was in the prime of his life when mountaineering became an established activity in the 1860s and painting outdoors - en plein air - was becoming popular. The manifest advances in industry and engineering also enabled Loppé to divide his time between Chamonix, Paris and London. The man was in every respect a product of his age with a very real affinity for people and urban life. This 200 page book is the first in English dedicated to the life and work of Gabriel Loppé, with over 100 colour illustrations, and many hitherto unpublished works. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.