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William E. Dassonville

American · 1879–1957 · Photographer

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

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10lots offered2012–2026years recorded67%sold (6)$776Sign up free to seemedian price

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  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).

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William E. Dassonville, Owens Valley, California, c. 1930s, Gelatin silver print on Dassonville Charcoal Black paper; the photographer's estate stamp on the reverse
Owens Valley, California, c. 1930s
Bonhams · Jul 14, 2026
$614Sign up free to see
William E. Dassonville, San Francisco from Telegraph Hill, c. 1920s, Gelatin silver print on Dassonville Charcoal Black paper; the photographer's estate stamp on the reverse
San Francisco from Telegraph Hill, c. 1920s
Bonhams · Jul 14, 2026
$218Sign up free to see
William E. Dassonville, The Russ Building, San Francisco, c. 1925, Gelatin silver print on Dassonville Charcoal Black paper; the photographer's estate stamp on the reverse
The Russ Building, San Francisco, c. 1925
Bonhams · Jul 14, 2026
$538Sign up free to see
William E. Dassonville, Morning, Half Dome (Yosemite National Park), c. 1907, photograph
Morning, Half Dome (Yosemite National Park), c. 1907
Bonhams · Apr 3, 2025
$1,536Sign up free to see
William E. Dassonville, Untitled (Boats in the Harbor), c. 1925, Gelatin silver print
Untitled (Boats in the Harbor), c. 1925
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 11, 2015
$4,063Sign up free to see
William E. Dassonville, Tetons, n.d., Photographic print
Tetons, n.d.
Bonhams · Jul 20, 2014
$600Sign up free to see
William E. Dassonville, Eucalyptus Trees and San Francisco Skyline, 1920s, Gelatin silver print on Charcoal Black paper
Eucalyptus Trees and San Francisco Skyline, 1920s
Bonhams · Dec 16, 2012
$938Sign up free to see
William E. Dassonville, Owens Valley, California, c. 1930s, Gelatin silver print on Dassonville Charcoal Black paper; the photographer's estate stamp on the reverse
Owens Valley, California, c. 1930s
Bonhams · Dec 11, 2023
William E. Dassonville, San Francisco from Telegraph Hill, c. 1920s, Gelatin silver print on Dassonville Charcoal Black paper; the photographer's estate stamp on the reverse
San Francisco from Telegraph Hill, c. 1920s
Bonhams · Dec 11, 2023
William E. Dassonville, The Russ Building, San Francisco, c. 1925, Gelatin silver print on Dassonville Charcoal Black paper; the photographer's estate stamp on the reverse
The Russ Building, San Francisco, c. 1925
Bonhams · Dec 11, 2023

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