René BASSET (1919-2021) Summer and winter alpine excursions, 1946-1947 Reunion of two (2) personal albums by René BASSET comprising fifty-nine (59) vintage silver prints, all glued to card pages and precisely captioned and located (Alpe d'Huez, Alpe de Villar d'Arène, Lac du Chambon - Vallée de la Romanche, Lac Noir, La Meije, Pic de l'Étendard, Plateau d'Emparis, Les Grandes Rousses, Le Chazelet, La Grave, Le Rateau, La Grande Ruine, Le Col du Diable, Glacier et Col du Clos des Cavales, Col de la Lauze, Glacier de la Girose, les Fétoules, Chamonix, Val d'Isère, Tignes, Megève...) Albums: H. 29.5 cm - W. 26.5 cm Prints of slightly variable dimensions: 23 cm - W. 15 cm (approx.) Most of the photographs taken with the Leica bear witness to the fascination of a completely untamed nature, but also to graphic research with sometimes surprising geometries, while underlining the spirit of warm camaraderie that united mountain practitioners in the post-war period.