William Dassonville Lot 2 Dunes SF Coast Photos

Title: William Dassonville Lot 2 Dunes SF Coast Photos
Description: A lot of 2 photographs by William Edward Dassonville. One photo shows a cypress tree and sand dunes on the California coastline. The other shows a view of San Francisco from Sausalito, a city in Marin County north of SF. Both are on thick textured paper.
William Edward Dassonville (1879-1957) was a California photographer primarily known for his landscapes. He was an associate of Ansel Adams and worked with William Keith, George Stirling, Maynard Dixon, and John Miur. Born in Sacramento, CA, he acted as secretary of the California Camera Club and contributed to Camera Craft. He also invented a velvety surfaced printing paper that he later manufactured commercially (REF: Getty). His chemistry was heralded by Ansel Adams and Imogen Cunningham, and he exhibited alongside Alfred Stieglitz, Clarence White, and Gertrude Kasebier (REF: icp org).
Some of the prints in this estate have annotations indicating they are platinum or silver prints; however, this lot is not annotated.
Proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit the Shriners Hospital for Children.
Signed: One photo is signed, please see pictures of the lot.
Circa: early 20th century.
Dimensions: Large folio is 16x20 inches, image 7.5x9.25 inches. Small folio is 14x11 inches, image 3.5x4.5 inches.
Condition: No creases, waves, foxing, tears, etc in paper. In hardboard folios.
Provenance: Proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit the Shriners Hospital for Children. In addition to most of the works being estate stamped we have identified several prints additionally carrying the Donald P. Dassonville signed authentication stamp.
Shipping: 24x18x6, 13 lbs. dimensional weight.
Listed by: Amanda 4264-4298 CNX VX 1160 4507
Dimensions: 20 x 16 in
Condition Report: No creases, waves, foxing, tears, etc in paper. In hardboard folios.