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St. Moritzsee. 1920s. Vintage contact gelatin silver print. 18 x 24 cm. Geätzt stamp and annotated in pencil 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). – A few minor handling marks, otherwise a beautiful rich print in near excellent condition. Lit.: Peter Pfrunder/Beat Stutzer. Albert Steiner. Das fotografische Werk. Zurich 2005.