Wayne thiebaud cakes

Wayne Thiebaud (painter) American, born 1920 Cakes, 1963 oil on canvas overall: 152.4 x 182.9 cm (60 x 72 in.) framed: 154 x 185.4 x 1.2 cm (60 5/8 x 73 x 1/2 in.) Gift in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art from the Collectors Committee, the 50th Anniversary Gift Commit

Along with everyone else, I was always thrilled to see another painting of Wayne Thiebaud’s cars screeching up and down the insane hills of San Francisco

While most people half his age are searching for their car keys, Wayne Thiebaud, now 93, peppers conversations with literary references and recalls in

“Wayne Thiebaud, Pancake Breakfast,”

Wayne Thiebaud is an American artist who worked in the ’60s. He is often associated with the Pop Art because of his choice of subjects (objects symbol of consumerism such as cakes, candies,…

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Wayne Thiebaud’s Cakes No. 1 from 1967 depicts a mouth-watering scene of a store window full of sugary delicacies in a moment of sweet serenity. The sumptuous confections are neatly arranged on cake stands in an imaginary bakery shop window, beckoning viewers to enter and consume. Lovingly sketched treats tantalise the viewer, and the only thing stopping the viewer from reaching out and devouring one of Thiebaud’s sweets is the window-pane. Thiebaud’s seductive still life compositions…

A scan from the California Artists Cookbook (Abbeville Press 1982). The book was produced by Chotsie Blank and Ann Seymour for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. This Wayne Thiebaud painting was contributed courtesy Charles Campbell Gallery, San Francisco. My review of the book is here.