William E. Dassonville

American · 1879–1957 · Photographer

American pictorialist photographer and inventor of the “Charcoal Black” photography paper (1879–1957)

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Record prices

  1. William E. Dassonville, Untitled (Boats in the Harbor), c. 1925, Gelatin silver printUntitled (Boats in the Harbor)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $4,063≈ £2,644≈ €3,572Sign up to see
  2. William E. Dassonville, Morning, Half Dome (Yosemite National Park), c. 1907, photographMorning, Half Dome (Yosemite National Park)Bonhams · $1,536≈ £1,165≈ €1,384Sign up to see
  3. William E. Dassonville, Eucalyptus Trees and San Francisco Skyline, 1920s, Gelatin silver print on Charcoal Black paperEucalyptus Trees and San Francisco Skyline, 1920sBonhams · $938≈ £578≈ €712Sign up to see

William E. Dassonville’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

American pictorialist photographer and inventor of the “Charcoal Black” photography paper (1879–1957)

Born 1879, SacramentoDied 1957, San FranciscoOccupation PhotographerWikidata Q50810334 ↗ULAN 500672210 ↗

Also known as W. E. Dassonville, William Dassonville, William Edward Dassonville

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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