The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of February 24, 2026
Australian Pines, Fort DeSoto, Florida
1977
(American, 1939–2020)
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.)
John Cook Memorial Fund 2010.270
© John Pfahl
Location: Not on view
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.- Artist; Janet Borden, Inc., New York; Cleveland Museum of Art
- Contemporary Landscape Photography. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-August 14, 2011).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2010.270