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Australian Pines, Fort DeSoto, Florida

1977

John Pfahl

(American, 1939–2020)
Culture
America
Medium
dye transfer print
Measurements
Image: 9.3 x 25.5 cm (3 11/16 x 10 1/16 in.); Paper: 25.3 x 30.3 cm (9 15/16 x 11 15/16 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Credit Line
John Cook Memorial Fund 2010.270
Copyright
© John Pfahl
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print

Description

Although the shimmering band on the trees may at first look like a later addition to the image, Pfahl manipulated not the photograph but the landscape itself by wrapping silver foil around the tree trunks at precisely the height of the ocean in the background. This carefully placed alteration transforms an inviting, postcard-like beach scene into a perceptual puzzle that challenges reality and illusion.

Australian Pines, Fort DeSoto, Florida

1977

John Pfahl

(American, 1939–2020)
America

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