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Selected views of the Berninabahn, Switzerland: "Berninabahn beim Kurhaus Le Prese"; "Aussicht aus dem Speisewagen der Berninabahn zum Cambrina-Massiv"; "Die Berninabahn am Palügletscher". Mid-1920s. 3 vintage gelatin silver prints. Various sizes:12,5 x 22,5 cm, 16,5 x 22,5 cm and 20,5 x 17 cm. Each with agency label, therein annotated in ink, each annotated in pencil and 2 with photographer's stamp on the verso. One of the most outstanding Swiss photographers of the 20th century, Albert Steiner has been compared to Ansel Adams and Albert Renger-Patzsch. His impressive scenic photographs have fundamentally shaped the perception of Switzerland as an alpine country of timeless beauty. In the 1920s, however, he adopted a more clear and objective way of photographing and created the first modern Swiss photobook Schnee Winter Sonne (1930) which has been compared to Renger-Patzsch's Die Welt ist Schön (1928). - Minor oxidation mirroring in edges, corners lightly bumped, otherwise in good condition. Lit.: Peter Pfrunder/Beat Stutzer. Albert Steiner. Das fotografische Werk. Zurich 2005.