Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | Baker, Kenneth; Weber, Nicholas Fox; Wilkin, Karen; Yau, John |
| Publisher: | Rizzoli Electa |
| Date: | 5/24/2022 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Condition: | NEW |
In remembrance of revered American artist Wayne Thiebaud who passed away in 2021 at the age of 101, the definitive monograph of Wayne Thiebaud’s work is now available in a reformatted, accessibly priced edition, including his last paintings.
Thisisthemostcomprehensivemonographtodate onWayneThiebaud,withnewworksadded,ina fromthe1950stothepresent,thebookhasbeen made in close collaboration with the artist. Thiebaud selected the works himself, making the book an act of autobiographyinasense.Atage100,helooksback over his life and his work, rich with breakthroughs in painting and masterful individuality.
“Required reading for those who have a healthy appetite for provocative art.” —Bloomberg Business
“Thiscomprehensivemonographofmorethan200 illustrationscanliterallybeconsideredeyecandy. AmericanartistWayneThiebaudisfamedforhis brightly colored canvases of cakes, diner pies, pastries, icecreamcones,candyandbrightlycoloredgumball machines. . . . Whether still lifes or landscapes, Thiebaud’s paintings are akin to visual Prozac; you simply cannotbeinabadmoodlookingatthem.”—Kansas City Magazine
“WhileThiebaudisbestknownforhisheavily pigmentedstilllifesofcakes,pies,andcandies,[this] bookshowshisbroaderrange,fromvibrantlandscapes depicting highways and farmland to portraits of solitary figures. . . The texts examine Thiebaud’s influencesaswellashisimpactontheartworldandthe individual viewers of his work.” —Architectural Digest
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