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Wayne Thiebaud (1920–2021) became famous for his colorful paintings of American confections and buffets. He was also a self-described art “thief,” who openly drew ideas from and reinterpreted old and new European and American artworks. An influential teacher at Sacramento Junior College and the University of California, Davis, Thiebaud never stopped learning. He believed that art history is a continuum that connects artists of the past, present, and future. Highlighting work from across the beloved artist’s six-decade career, this exhibition features Thiebaud’s inventive reinterpretations and direct copies of famous artworks, as well as objects from his personal art collection that inspired him. Approximately 65 quintessential works by Thiebaud — including paintings of people (alone and together); still lives of cakes, tabletops, and other ordinary objects; cityscapes featuring soaring buildings; and mountain landscapes — offer an in-depth exploration of one of the most important and overlooked aspects of his creative practice: his passionate engagement with art history.

This exhibition is organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and made possible due to exceptionally generous support from Bernard and Barbro Osher.

 

Information: www.famsf.org




>>> AUCTION ARTICLE: 

An Iconic Wayne Thiebaud Painting Heads to Auction for the First Time in 60 Years

"Pie a la Mode" featured in the first exhibition of Pop art in 1962.

by Richard Whiddington, April 29, 2025

 

 

 

Illustration: Pies, Pies, Pies, 1961. @ www.crockerart.org