Title: William Dassonville Lot 4 California Coast Dunes Photos
Description: A lot of 4 photographs of the California coast by Dassonville. Two photos show sand dunes and the other two photos show trees on the rocky Monterey coastline. All photos 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: Not signed.
Circa: early 20th century.
Dimensions: Folios are 20x16 inches. Images are 9.5x6.5 inches, 7x9.5 inches, 8x9.875 inches, and 6.75x9 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 4110-4102-4105-4381 CNX VX 1160 4519

No creases, waves, foxing, tears, etc in paper. In hardboard folios.

20 x 16 in