LES DENTS DU MIDI PEINTES PAR BLANCHE BERTHOUD

BLANCHE BERTHOUD (1864-1938)
Les Dents du Midi (3,114 m à 3,257 m)
Suisse

La peintre
Blanche Berthoud est une artiste peintre suisse de la région de Neufchâtel (Suisse) qui a été très active tout au long de la première moitié du XXe siècle. Elle fait partie de la Société romande des femmes peintres fondée par la peintre Jeanne Lombard (1865-1945) qui défend très farouchement les femmes peintres montagnardes, un monde souvent réservé aux hommes. Elle a réalisé plusieurs peintures et aquarelles du Breithorn, dont l'une a été acquise par le Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Neufchâtel.

La montagne
Les Dents du Midi (3 114 m à 3 257 m -10 216 pi à 10 685 pi) sont un massif montagneux de 3 kilomètres de long situé dans les Alpes du Chablais dans le canton du Valais en Suisse. Dominant au sud la vallée d'Illiez et la vallée du Rhône, elles font face au lac de Salanfe, retenue artificielle, et font partie de l'ensemble géologique du massif du Giffre.
L'appellation « Dents du Midi » est récente. Autrefois appelée "Dents Tsallen". ce n'est que vers la fin du 19e siècle que l'appellation « Dents du Midi » a été officiellement a utilisée. Chaque « dent » a eu plusieurs noms au fil des siècles, selon son évolution géologique.
- La "Cime de l'Est" (3178 mètres) appelée "Mont Novierre" avant le milieu du 17ème siècle, et "Mont Saint-Michel" après des éboulements en 1635 et 1636 et enfin "Dent Noire" (jusqu'au 19ème siècle) .
- La "Dent Jaune" (3186 m) s'appelait la "Dent Rouge" jusqu'en 1879.
- Le "Doigt de Champéry" (en 1882) puis le Doigt Salanfe (en 1886) se transforme juste en "Les Doigts" (Doigts) (3205 m et 3210 m).
- La "Haute Cime" (3257 m) eut aussi plusieurs noms : "Dent de l'Ouest" (jusqu'en 1784) puis "Dent du Midi", "Dent de Tsallen" et "Dent de Challent".
- Quant à l'Eperon (3114 m) (L'Eperon), on suppose qu'il y avait deux sommets mais un éboulement au Moyen Age a considérablement modifié sa crête.
- La Forteresse (3164 m) et la Cathédrale (3160 m) n'ont pas changé de nom.
L'évolution de ce massif se poursuit de nos jours. Ainsi le matin du 30 octobre 2006, un volume de 1 million de m3 de roche se détachait du bord de la Haute Cime et dévalait la pente jusqu'à environ 3000 m d'altitude. L'événement n'a pas présenté de danger pour le village voisin de Val-d'Illiez mais les routes et les sentiers ont été fermés pour des raisons de sécurité. Selon le géologue cantonal, le glissement de terrain a été causé par le dégel des roches, aidé par les étés chauds de ces dernières années.

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2023 - Gravir les montagnes en peinture
Un blog de Francis Rousseau

 

BREITHORN PEINT PAR BLANCHE BERTHOUD

 

BLANCHE BERTHOUD  (1864 -1938)
Breithorn (4,165 m-13,664 ft)
Suisse-Italie

In Breithorn, huile sur carton, 25 x 33cm, 1920, Collection privée

La montagne
Le Breithorn (4,165 m) est une montagne du massif des Alpes pennines, à la frontière entre la Suisse (canton du Valais) et l'Italie (Vallée d'Aoste). Le Breithorn possède cinq sommets principaux : le Breithorn occidental (4 163 ou 4 165 m) ; le Breithorn central (4 156 ou 4 160 m) ; le Breithorn oriental (4 138 ou 4 141 m) ; le Breithornzwillinge (4 106 m) ; la Roche Noire (4 074 ou 4 075 m).
La première ascension du Breithorn a été réalisée le 13 août 1813 par Henry Maynard avec Jean-Marie Couttet, Jean Gras, Jean-Baptiste et Jean-Jacques Érin.
Actuellement le Breithorn est considéré comme le 4 000 le plus facile des Alpes car un téléphérique amène les alpinistes au Petit Cervin, à 3 820 m d'altitude.

La peintre
Blanche Berthoud est une artiste peintre suisse de la région de Neufchâtel (Suisse) qui a été très active tout au long de la première moitié du 20e siècle. Elle fait partie de la Société romande des femmes peintres fondée par la peintre Jeanne Lombard (1865-1945) qui défend très farouchement les femmes peintres montagnardes, un monde souvent réservé aux hommes. Elle a réalisé plusieurs peintures et aquarelles du Breithorn, dont l'une a été acquise par le Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Neufchâtel.

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2023 - Gravir les montagnes en peinture
Un blog de Francis Rousseau

 

THE WEISSHORN BY BLANCHE BERTHOUD

 BLANCHE BERTHOUD (1864 -1938)

Das Weisshorn  (4, 506m - 14, 783ft)

Switzerland (Valais) 

 In  Das Weisshorn im Abendlicht, oil on canvas.

The mountain 

The Weisshorn (4, 506m - 14, 783ft) meaning white peak  in German, is a major peak of the Swiss Alps. It is part of the Pennine Alps and is located between the valleys of Anniviers and Zermatt in the canton of Valais.  The Weisshorn was first climbed in 1861 from Randa by the Irish physicist John Tyndall, accompanied by the guides J.J. Bennen and Ulrich Wenger. Nowadays, the Weisshorn Hut is used on the normal route. The Weisshorn is considered by many mountaineers to be the most beautiful mountain in the Alps and Switzerland for its pyramidal shape and pure white slopes.

In April and May 1991, two consecutive rockslides took place from a cliff above the town of Randa on the east side of the massif, below the Bis Glacier.

The painter 
Blanche Berthoud was a Swiss painter from the region Neufchatel (Switzerland) who was very active throughout the first half of the 20th century. She was part of the  Société romande des femmes peintres  (Romande Society of Women Painter) founded  by the painter Jeanne Lombard (1865-1945) who defended very fiercely mountain women painters, a world often reserved for men. She made several paintings and watercolors of the Breithorn, one of which was acquired by the Museum of Art and History of Neufchatel.

2018 - Wandering Vertexes...
by Francis Rousseau 

BREITHORN (2) PAINTED BY BLANCHE BERTHOUD

BLANCHE BERTHOUD (1864-1938)

The Breithorn (4,165 m -13,664 ft)

Switzerland - Italy border

In Alpenpartie mit Sicht auf das Breithorn, oil on canvas

The mountain 
The Breithorn  (4,165 m -13,664 ft) which means "broad horn" in german - is a mountain range of the Pennine Alps as well as its highest peak (also called Breithorn Western Summit). The Breithorn is located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies on the main chain of the Alps, approximately halfway between the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa and east of the Theodul Pass. Most of the massif is glaciated and includes several subsidiary peaks, all located east of the main summit: the Western summit (4, 165m), the Middle summit (4,159m),  the Eastern Breithorn-twin also called The Gendarm (4,106m), the Roccia Nera (Schwarzfluh) (4,075m). The main summit is sometimes distinguished by the name Western Breithorn (German: Breithorn (Westgipfel), Italian: Breithorn Occidentale). The nearest settlements are Zermatt (Valais) and St-Jacques (Aosta Valley).
The Breithorn was first climbed in 1813 by Henry Maynard (climber), Joseph-Marie Couttet, Jean Gras, Jean-Baptiste Erin and Jean-Jacques Erin.

The painter 
Blanche Berthoud was a Swiss painter from the region Neufchatel (Switzerland) who was very active throughout the first half of the 20th century. She was part of the  Société romande des femmes peintres  (Romande Society of Women Painter) founded  by the painter Jeanne Lombard (1865-1945) who defended very fiercely mountain women painters, a world often reserved for men. She made several paintings and watercolors of the Breithorn, one of which was acquired by the Museum of Art and History of Neufchatel.


2018 - Wandering Vertexes...
by Francis Rousseau 

THE BREITHORN PAINTED BY BLANCHE BERTHOUD

BLANCHE BERTHOUD (1864 -1938) 

The Breithorn (4,165 m -13,664 ft)

Switzerland - Italy border

3 views in 1899 (oil on canvas) , 1906 (oil on canvas),

The mountain 

The Breithorn  (4,165 m -13,664 ft)  - which means "broad horn" in german - is a mountain range of the Pennine Alps as well as its highest peak (also called Breithorn Western Summit). The Breithorn is located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies on the main chain of the Alps, approximately halfway between the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa and east of the Theodul Pass. Most of the massif is glaciated and includes several subsidiary peaks, all located east of the main summit: the Western summit (4, 165m), the Middle summit (4,159m),  the Eastern Breithorn-twin also called The Gendarm (4,106m), the Roccia Nera (Schwarzfluh) (4,075m). The main summit is sometimes distinguished by the name Western Breithorn (German: Breithorn (Westgipfel), Italian: Breithorn Occidentale). The nearest settlements are Zermatt (Valais) and St-Jacques (Aosta Valley).

Climbing 

The Breithorn was first climbed in 1813 by Henry Maynard (climber), Joseph-Marie Couttet, Jean Gras, Jean-Baptiste Erin and Jean-Jacques Erin.  East Breithorn was first climbed 16 August 1884 by J.Stafford Anderson. Central Breithorn was first climbed  19 July 1900 by E. Hahn.

Nowadays, the Breithorn is considered the most easily climbed 4,000 m Alpine peak. This is due to the Klein Matterhorn cable car which takes climbers to over 3,820 m (12,700 ft) from Zermatt for a starting point. The standard route (SSW flank) is from the Italian side of the mountain (the south side) and continues over a glacial plateau before climbing to the summit on a 35 degree snow slope. However, inexperienced mountaineers may run into severe difficulty if caution is not taken near cornices or in bad weather. For experienced climbers wanting more of a challenge, the half traverse of the Breithorn crest is another option.

The painter 

Blanche Berthoud was a Swiss painter from the region Neufchatel (Switzerland) who was very active throughout the first half of the 20th century. She was part of the  Société romande des femmes peintres  (Romande Society of Women Painter) founded  by the painter Jeanne Lombard (1865-1945) who defended very fiercely mountain women painters, a world often reserved for men. She made several paintings and watercolors of the Breithorn, one of which was acquired by the Museum of Art and History of Neufchatel.

2016 - Wandering Vertexes...
by Francis Rousseau 

LES DENTS DU MIDI PAINTED BY BLANCHE BERTHOUD

 BLANCHE BERTHOUD  (1864 -1938)  

Les Dents du Midi (3,114 m to 3,257 m -10,216 ft to10,685 ft) 

Switzerland 

In Les dents du Midi, 1909, oil on wooden panel

2 others paintings of Les Dents du Midi in this blog: 

- one by Gustave Courbet

- one by  Frédéric Rouge 

The mountain 

The Dents du Midi (Teeth of the south) (3,114 m to 3,257 m -10,216 ft to10,685 ft) are a mountain range, 3 kilometers long, located in the Chablais Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Overlooking the valley of Illiez and Rhône Valley on south, they face the lake Salanfe, an artificial reservoir, and are part of the geological whole massif Giffre.

The name "Dents du Midi" is recent. The people formerly called them "Dents Tsallen". It was only towards the end of the19e century that the name "Dents du Midi" came officially.

Each « tooth » had several names over the centuries and according to its geological evolution.

- The "Cime de l'Est" (3178 meters) called "Mont Novierre" before the mid-17th century, and "Mont Saint-Michel "after landslides in 1635 and 1636 and finally "Dent Noire" (until the 19th century).

- The "Dent Jaune" (3186 m) was called the "Dent Rouge" until 1879.

- The "Doigt de Champéry" (in 1882) and then the Doigt Salanfe (in 1886) turned just into "Les Doigts" (Fingers) (3205 m and 3210 m).

- The  "Haute Cime" (3257 m) also had many names : "Dent de l’Ouest" (until 1784)an then "Dent du Midi", "Dent de Tsallen" and "Dent de Challent."

- As for l’Eperon (3114 m) (The Spur), it is assumed that there were two peaks but a landslide in the Middle Ages significantly changed its crest.

- The Forteresse (3164 m) and the Cathedral (3160 m) have not changed names.

The evolution of this massif continues nowadays. So on the morning of 30 October 2006, a volume of 1 million m3 of rock broke away from the edge of the Haute Cime and slid down the slope to an altitude of about 3000 m. The event did not present danger to the nearby village of Val-d'Illiez but roads and trails were closed for security reasons. According to the cantonal geologist, the landslide was caused by the thawing of rocks, helped by warm summers of recent years.

The painter 
Blanche Berthoud was a Swiss painter from the region Neufchatel (Switzerland) who was very active throughout the first half of the 20th century. She was part of the  Société romande des femmes peintres  (Romande Society of Women Painter) founded  by the painter Jeanne Lombard (1865-1945) who defended very fiercely mountain women painters, a world often reserved for men. She made several paintings and watercolors of the Breithorn, one of which was acquired by the Museum of Art and History of Neufchatel.

2016 - Wandering Vertexes...
by Francis Rousseau 

LYSKAMM PAINTED BY BLANCHE BERTHOUD

BLANCHE BERTHOUD (1864 -1938)

Lyskamm or Silberbast (4,527 m - 14,852 ft)

Switzerland - Italy border 

In blick auf den Liskamm, 1900

The mountain 
Lyskamm (4,527 m - 14,852 ft) which means literally "comb of the Lys", also known as Silberbast (literally "silver bast"), is a mountain in the Pennine Alps lying on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It consists of a five-kilometre-long ridge with two distinct peaks. The mountain has gained a reputation for seriousness because of the many cornices lying on the ridge and the frequent avalanches, thus leading to its nickname the Menschenfresser ("people eater"). Because of its modest prominence (376 m), Liskamm is sometimes considered to be part of the extended Monte Rosa group (in fact the Dufourspitze is only 107 metres higher). But visually Liskamm is a huge massif, composed of two summits: the Eastern Liskamm and the lower Western Liskamm, separated by a 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) long ridge, both lying on the border between the Swiss canton of Valais (north) and the Italian region of the Aosta Valley (south). The northern side of the mountain is an impressive 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) ice-covered wall, rising up from the Grenzgletscher. The gentler southern side rises only a few hundred metres above the glacier of the same name: Lysgletscher.

The painter 
Blanche Berthoud was a Swiss painter from the region of Neufchatel (Switzerland) who was very active throughout the first half of the 20th century. She was part of the Société romande des femmes peintres  (Romande Society of Women Painter) founded  by the painter Jeanne Lombard (1865-1945) who defended very fiercely mountain women painters, a world often reserved for men. She made several paintings and watercolors of the Breithorn, one of which was acquired by the Museum of Art and History of Neufchatel

2017 - Wandering Vertexes...
by Francis Rousseau