Untitled

c. 1971-1973, printed 1980

William Eggleston

Associated Names
William Eggleston

Artist, American, born 1939

A low-angle view of an industrial storage yard filled with scattered and stacked blue pipes. The horizon is high in the frame, emphasizing the expansive ground and sky. Some pipes are in the foreground, while others are organized near a fence and a building labeled "SANYGEN for Water Treatment." The overcast sky casts a cool tone over the scene, which is dominated by grays, blues, and earth tones.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Eggleston, Memphis, TN; Jo Tartt, Jr., Washington, DC; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco), 1981; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1982

  • William Eggleston: Troubled Waters, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, August 3–October 24, 1982

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Eggleston; bottom left stamped in black ink: This photograph is not released for / publication or commercial use of / any kind. All rights reserved.; bottom left: Plate [7] of fifteen. Example [14] of thirty and V.; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner in graphite: 1981.117.7

Wikidata ID

Q64170402

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