Title: Dassonville Lot 2 George Sterling Golden Gate Bridge SF
Description: A lot of 2 photographs by William Edward Dassonville. One photo is a portrait of George Sterling, an American writer based in the Bay Area. The other photograph shows the Golden Gate Bridge. 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 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; however, this lot is not annotated.
Proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit the Shriners Hospital for Children.
Signed: Neither photograph is signed.
Circa: early 20th century.
Dimensions: Golden gate bridge photo is paper 11.875x9.875 inches, image 10x7.75 inches. Sterling photo mat17x14 inches, sight 8x6 inches.
Condition: No creases, waves, foxing, tears, etc in paper. One mounted in mat board, both in protective plastic folders.
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 4142-4166 CNX VX 1160 4506