Title: William Dassonville Lot 2 Sacramento Marin County Photos
Description: A lot of two photos, including one platinum print, taken by William Edward Dassonville. The platinum print is a large photo of a winter landscape near the Sacramento River. The other photograph is the scene of an autumn morning in Marin County, north of San Francisco.
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 Sterling, 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; one photo in this lot is noted to be a platinum print, please see photos for specifics.
Proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit the Shriners Hospital for Children.
Signed: Neither photograph is signed.
Circa: early 20th century.
Dimensions: Large folio 20x16 inches, sight 7.5x9.5 inches. Smaller photo mat 12x13.75 inches, paper 9.5x7.5 inches.
Condition: No creases, waves, foxing, tears, etc in paper. One is in hardboard folio, other is in protective plastic folder.
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 4274-4362 CNX VX 1160 4508

No creases, waves, foxing, tears, etc in paper. One is in hardboard folio, other is in protective plastic folder.

20 x 16 in