John Pfahl

American, 1939-2020

Sawdust Pile, Tioga Corners, PA from the series Piles, 1997

Artwork Details

Materials

chromogenic color print

Edition:

3/25

Measurements

image area: 14 1/2 x 17 inches (36.83 x 43.18 cm); support: 16 x 20 inches (40.64 x 50.8 cm)

Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Credit

Edmund Hayes Fund, 2001

Accession ID

P2001:10.6

Inscriptions:

signature, undated / back

Object Classifications:

Photographs

Work Type:

Chromogenic color print

Information may change due to ongoing research. Glossary of Terms

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Navajo Generating Station (morning), Lake Powell, Arizona, 1984

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San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, San Clemente, California, 1981

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View from the Villa Melzi (after William Henry Fox Talbot) from the portfolio Permutations on the Picturesque, 1996 (printed 1997)

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Lake Windermere from Claife Heights, Lake District, England from the portfolio Permutations on the Picturesque, 1995 (printed 1997)

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Tintern Abbey Interior, West Window (after Sir John Herschel) from the portfolio Permutations on the Picturesque, 1993 (printed 1997)

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Dolwyddelen Castle, North Wales from the portfolio Permutations on the Picturesque, 1993 (printed 1997)

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Monte di Tremezzo from Fiumelatte, Lake Como, Italy from the portfolio Permutations on the Picturesque, 1996 (printed 1997)

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Horse at Rydal Water, Lake District, England from the portfolio Permutations on the Picturesque, 1995 (printed 1997)

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View of Varenna, Lake Como, Italy from the portfolio Permutations on the Picturesque, 1996 (printed 1997)

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Tintern Abbey Exterior, River Wye, South Wales from the portfolio Permutations on the Picturesque, 1993 (printed 1997)

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Airey Force, Lake District, England from the portfolio Permutations on the Picturesque, 1995 (printed 1997)

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Placid Sunset, Nichols, NY from the series Luminous River, 2004

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Flooded Trees, Nichols, NY from the series Luminous River, 2004

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"blue mountain island" from the series Scrolls, 2006

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"glowering embers" from the series Scrolls, 2006

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Wall with Bougainvillea, Los Feliz, CA from the series Extreme Horticulture, 2000

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Relaxed Euphorbia, Lotusland, Montecito, CA from the series Extreme Horticulture, 2000

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Dr. Wadsworth's Tree, Chautauqua, NY from the series Extreme Horticulture, 1999

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Burlap Garden in New Subdivision, Pismo Beach, CA from the series Extreme Horticulture, 2000

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Route 89, Vermillion Cliffs, Arizona, June 1980

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Net and Ship, 1978

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Moonrise over Pie Pan, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, 1977

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Salt Lake X, Great Salt Lake, Utah from the series Altered Landscapes, 1977

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Australian Pines, Fort DeSoto, Florida from the series Altered Landscapes, 1977

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Wave, Lave, Lace, Pescadero Beach, California from the series Altered Landscapes, 1978

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Great Salt Lake Angles, Great Salt Lake, Utah, 1977

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Bagel Pile, South Buffalo, New York from the series Altered Landscapes, 1976

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Music II, Ellicottville, New York from the series Altered Landscapes, 1974

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Shed with Blue Dotted Lines, Penland, North Carolina from the series Altered Landscapes, 1975

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into the void from the series Niagara Sublime, 1996

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Blue Right-angle, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York from the series Altered Landscapes, 1975

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Yellow Right-angle, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York from the series Altered Landscapes, 1975

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Red Right-angle, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York from the series Altered Landscapes, 1975

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Pink Rock Rectangle, Artpark, Lewiston, New York from the series Altered Landscapes, 1975

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Triangle, Bermuda from the series Altered Landscapes, 1975

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8/31/93 from The Very Rich Hours of a Compost Pile (watermelon rinds), 1993

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One Alpenrose Drive, Ketchum, Idaho, April 1980

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Bethlehem #72, Lackawanna, NY, 1988

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Collection Highlights

All Collection Highlights

Carnaval d'Arlequin (Carnival of Harlequin), 1924-1925

Joan Miró
L'Objet invisible (Mains tenant le vide) [Invisible Object (Hands Holding the Void)], 1934 (cast executed 1935)

Alberto Giacometti
Soleil, tour, aéroplane (Sun, Tower, Airplane), 1913

Robert Delaunay
Maisons à l'Île d'Ouessant, Bretagne (Houses on the Island of Ouessant, Brittany), 1912

Maurice Utrillo
Janet, 1992

Chuck Close
Convergence, 1952

Jackson Pollock
Corazón de roca con sangre (Heart of Rock with Blood), 1975

Ana Mendieta
Milkweed, 1955

Lee Krasner
Alpha, 1960

Morris Louis

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Sawdust Pile, Tioga Corners, PA from the series Piles, 1997

Artwork Details

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Edition:

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Credit

Accession ID

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Necker Cube, Penland, North Carolina from the series Altered Landscapes, 1975

11/10/93 from The Very Rich Hours of a Compost Pile (pumpkins), 1993

9/28/92 from The Very Rich Hours of a Compost Pile (honeydew and slug), 1992

10/12/92 from The Very Rich Hours of a Compost Pile (pears), 1992

12/11/92 from The Very Rich Hours of a Compost Pile (swiss chard), 1992

1/30/93 from The Very Rich Hours of a Compost Pile (orange peels & fennel), 1993

1/26/93 from The Very Rich Hours of a Compost Pile (fennel), 1993

1/15/93 from The Very Rich Hours of a Compost Pile (bananas & red pepper), 1993

3/30/93 from The Very Rich Hours of a Compost Pile (frozen peas), 1993

12/27/92 from The Very Rich Hours of a Compost Pile (red cabbage), 1992

10/15/92 from The Very Rich Hours of a Compost Pile (barbeque ashes), 1992

9/19/92 from The Very Rich Hours of a Compost Pile (corn & pinto beans), 1992

11/6/94 from The Very Rich Hours of a Compost Pile (brussel sprouts & ginko leaves), 1994

Four Corners Power Plant (evening), Farmington, New Mexico, 1982

Four Corners Power Plant (morning), Farmington, New Mexico, 1982

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Ginna Nuclear Plant, Lake Ontario, New York, 1982

Pacific Gas and Electric Plant, Morro Bay, California, 1983

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