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  2025-10-19 14:00:00 2025-10-19 14:00:00 America/New_York Fine Estate Fine Estate : Connoisseurs & Collectors Auction https://auctions.finesf.com/auctions/fine-estate-inc/connoisseurs-collectors-auction-20841
Sunday October 19, 2025 at 11 am pst. Preview Times: Friday Oct 17, 11 am–5 pm, Saturday Oct 18, 11 am–4 pm & Sunday Oct 19, 10 am–11 am.
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Lot 184

William Dorsey (American 1942-2019)

Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Starting Bid
$400

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William Dorsey (American 1942-2019)
Eucalyptus
Oil on board
signed l/r
11 1/2in x 16in (29cm x 41cm)
Framed: 18in. x 22in (46cm x 56cm)

Provenance: Property of a San Francisco collector

William Dorsey was a man with a variety of skills. He worked as an Alaskan bush pilot, a fisherman, a lumberjack, a boat builder and a song writer, writing songs under contract for Screen Gems-Columbia Music. Dorsey wrote songs for the Monkey’s, Tiny Tim, and The Partridge Family,

Primarily self-taught, William was best known as a California landscape painter. His paintings were reminiscent of the early California Impressionists with rich atmospheric perspective and depth.

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