Wayne Thiebaud: Selected Works (1963 - 1988)

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Wayne Thiebaud, drawing cartoons featuring the character "Aleck" at Mather Army Air Field, 1944.   [Source] 

Things About Thiebaud

(from the National Gallery of Art Classroom)

Display Cakes, 1963
Oil on canvas
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

 [Source] 

Wayne Thiebaud was born in 1920 in Mesa, Arizona. He moved with his family to Long Beach, California, at age nine.

Balls, 1963
Oil on Canvas
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Washington, DC, USA

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Thiebaud grew up during the Great Depression. He was a boy scout and worked in restaurants.

 

Lemon Meringue, 1964

From the series, Delights, 1965 

Etching and Drypoint on Paper

[Source]

In high school, he played basketball.

 

Half Cakes, 1964
Woodcut on Paper

[Source]

He took art classes and started drawing cartoons.

 

Stick Candy, 1964
Etching on Paper

[Source]

 He also worked on stage sets for theater productions.

 

Color Lipstick, 1964/1988 

Hard-ground and Drypoint Etching

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Perhaps this experience with stage lighting gave him the idea to put bright light in his paintings.

Cherry Stand, from "Delights," 1964-65

[Source]

As a teenager Thiebaud held several jobs, making posters for a movie theater and painting signs.

Lemon Cake, 1964

 [Source]

One summer, Thiebaud worked in the animation department at the Walt Disney Studios. 

 Three Strawberry Shakes, 1964

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He drew the "in-between frames" (drawings positioned between key changes in movement in order to make animation play smooth) for such cartoons as Goofy and Pinocchio.

Man Sitting - Back View, 1964
Oil on canvas
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
St. Joseph, MO, USA

[Source]

In the 1940s, Thiebaud went to junior college and then served in the Army as an artist and cartoonist.

Eight Lipsticks, 1964

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He married and settled in Los Angeles and worked as a commercial artist and illustrator. 

 

Powder with Puff, 1966

Milwaukee Art Museum 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 

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At age twenty-nine, he went back to college and received degrees in art, art history, and education.

Glassed Candy, 1969 
Pastel on Paper

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He began teaching art to college students and decided to become a serious painter himself.

Glasses, 1970-71
 From Seven Still-Lifes and a Rabbit
Lithograph in Colors 
[Source] 

In 1961, Thiebaud's food paintings—images of cakes, pies, candy, gumball machines, and deli counters painted with thick paint in bright colors—were exhibited in New York.  

Gumball Machine, 1971

From Seven Still Lifes and a Silver Landscape portfolio
Color Linocut

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They were a big hit!

Shoe Rows, 1975

Aquatint / Etching

 [Source]

Though some scholars called Thiebaud a Pop artist because he painted popular consumer goods, he said he painted them out of nostalgia.

 

Shoe Rows, 1975

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They reminded him of his boyhood and the best of America.

Cakes, 1963
Oil on canvas
 [Source]

Thiebaud explained:  "My subject matter was a genuine sort of experience that came out of my life, particularly the American world in which I was privileged to be . . . . I would really think of the bakery counters, of the way the counter was lit, where the pies were placed, but I wanted just a piece of the experience. From when I worked in restaurants . . . [it was] always poetic to me."

Big Suckers, 1971
Private Collection

[Source] 

 Thiebaud painted things other than food.

 

Candy Cane, 1971

Unique Lithograph in Colors

[Source]

He made still lifes of neckties, eyeglasses, lipsticks, even cows and dogs.

Candy Stick Rows, 1980

Color Lithograph

 [Source] 

He also painted large portraits of human figures, applying thick paint in bright colors against stark white backgrounds.

Big Candy, 1980

Color Lithograph

 [Source]

Thiebaud went on to paint cityscapes—from the steep hills of San Francisco to the colorful landscapes of the Sacramento Valley in California. 

 Dark Cake,1983

Color Woodblock

[Source]

Wayne Thiebaud retired from full-time teaching in 1990. He lives in Northern California and continues to paint.

City Edge, 1988

Spitbite Aquatint and Soft-ground Etching

 [Source]

Wayne Thiebaud (American) ~ Art and Bio # 1

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Wayne Thiebaud (b. 1920)
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Biographical Text from Metro Art Work:

Wayne Thiebaud is an American painter whose most famous works are of cakes, pastries, toys and lipsticks. His last name is pronounced "Tee-bo."

Sausalito, 1954
Watercolor and Pencil
[Source] 

He is associated with the Pop art movement because of his interest in objects of mass culture, however, his works, executed during the fifties and sixties, slightly predate the works of the classic pop artists. He has also been seen, due to his true to life representations, as a predecessor to Photorealism.

“Pies, Pies, Pies” (1961)

Oil on Canvas

[Source] 

Thiebaud uses heavy pigment and exaggerated colors to depict his subjects, and the well-defined shadows characteristic of advertisements are almost always included in his work. 

Delicatessen Trays, 1961 

Oil on Canvas  [Source]

Thiebaud was born to Mormon parents on November 23, 1920 in Mesa, Arizona, U.S.A.

Desserts, 1962

Oil on Canvas
[Source] 

His family moved to Long Beach, California when he was six months old. Thiebaud spent over ten years working in New York and Hollywood as a cartoonist and advertisement designer.

Delicatessen Counter, 1962
Oil on Canvas   
 [Source] 

These stints were interrupted for four years, from 1942 to 1946, while Thiebaud served as a member of the United States Army Air Force. Wayne Thiebaud's formal art training was paid for by the G.I. Bill.

Cake Counter, 1963
Oil on Canvas 
[Source]  

He studied at San Jose State College and the California State University, Sacramento. 

 
Pie Counter, 1963
Oil on Canvas
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He received a teaching appointment at Sacramento Junior College in 1951, while still in graduate school. He remained there for eight years after which he joined the University of California, Davis as an art professor, where he is a professor today.  He currently (2007) teaches one class per year.

 

Yo-yos, 1963
Oil on Canvas
[Source]   

Thiebaud's first solo exhibition was at the Crocker Art Gallery in Sacramento, and between the years of 1954 and 1957, he produced eleven educational films for which he was awarded the Scholastic Art Prize in 1961.

Cake Slices, 1963
[Source] 

In the spring of 1962, Thiebaud exhibited for the first time at the Allan Stone Gallery in New York. 

Banana Splits from Delights Portfolio, 1964

 Etching
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This exhibition was followed by his first solo museum show - in San Francisco at the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum. 

Four Ice Cream Cones, 1964
Oil on Canvas
[Source] 

Today, Thiebaud's art dealer continues to be Allan Stone (1932-2006), the man who gave him his first "break" decades ago. The Allan Stone Gallery is currently located in New York City.

Lemon Meringue Pie, 1964
[Source]

Later that year he was included in the landmark group exhibition, New Realists, at the Sidney Janis Gallery in New York.

Lunch Table, 1964
Oil on canvas
[Source]

Thiebaud is best known for his paintings of production line objects found in diners and cafeterias, such as pies and pastries.

Suckers, 1967

Lithograph 

[Source]

Many wonder if he spent time working in the food industry, and in fact he did. As a young man in Long Beach, he worked at a cafe named Mile High and Red Hot, where "Mile High" was ice cream and "Red Hot" was a hot dog.

Half Cakes, 1970

From Seven Still Lifes and a Silver Landscape Portfolio

Black & White Silkscreen
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Gumball Machine, 1971
Linoleum Cut
[Source]

He was associated with the Pop art painters because of his interest in objects of mass culture, however, his works, executed during the fifties and sixties, slightly predate the works of the classic pop artists, suggesting that Thiebaud may have had a great influence on the movement.

Large Sucker, 1971
From Seven Still Lifes and a Silver Landscape portfolio
Color Lithograph
[Source]

Thiebaud uses heavy pigment and exaggerated colors to depict his subjects, and the well-defined shadows characteristic of advertisements are almost always included in his work.

Cake Slice, 1979
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In addition to pastries, Thiebaud has painted landscapes, streetscapes, and popular characters such as Mickey Mouse.

Daffodil, 1979

 Soft ground etching and aquatint 

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His recent paintings such as 'Sunset Streets' (1985) and 'Flatland River' (1997) are noted for their hyper realism, and are in some ways similar to Edward Hopper's work, who was fascinated with mundane scenes from everyday American life.

Boxed Balls, 1979
From Recent Etchings II Portfolio

  Aquatint and Drypoint Etching
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Thiebaud includes Giorgio Morandi as one of his inspirations. He also admires the work of Vermeer, Diego Velasquez, Degas and lots of other talented artists.

Carol Marine : Paintings

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Carol Marine

Twice Broken

Carol Marine was born in Sheridan, Montana, and raised in the very small town of Harper, Texas in a dome house designed and built by her parents. Her mother is a weaver and a potter, and her father builds boats. Her parents always assured their children they could do anything in their lives they wanted, and that it was better to have a job they enjoyed than to make a lot of money. Carol’s family has been her greatest influence and inspiration. [Source]

Simple Pleasures - 8x16in. - oil on canvas - SOLD

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After graduating from Harper high school, Carol spent four and a half years at the University of Texas in Austin. She graduated in the fall of 2001 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art, and a focus in painting. [Source]

A Quiet Moment - 20x24in. - oil on canvas - SOLD

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During Carol’s college days she met and married David Marine, with whom she now lives in Austin, TX. David is her greatest fan and most helpful critic. [Source]

Blue Egg - 6x6in. - oil on canvas - SOLD

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With this union Carol acquired two, lovely step-daughters, Sophie and Maddie. On April 4, 2005, Carol and David adopted Wayne Jacob Marine, then just 2 days old. [Source]

Yearly Checkup - 6x6in. - oil on canvas - SOLD

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On October 5th, 2006, Carol began the practice of doing one small painting a day and posting them on her blog. Each of these small paintings is for auction on Ebay & through her ebay store. [Source]

Only Oranges Left  - 6x6in. - oil on canvas - SOLD

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Since then Carol has begun teaching workshops across the country about daily painting, and is a member of Daily Paintworks, a distinguished group of daily painters. Carol divides her time between painting in and out of the studio (out with Plein Air Austin), teaching and family adventures. [Source]

Grape Reflections - 6x6in. - oil on canvas - SOLD

[Source]

Where/how did you learn to paint?

"I went to the University of Texas at Austin but learned nothing there. There was no focus on improving skill from the professors, but rather impressing critics, which I have no interest in. I want to make a living doing what I love most - painting! I learned by poring over art magazines and books, studying and copying work that struck me, and experimenting a lot. Painting every day is the best thing I do towards improving!"
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Plate of Plums

Prune Plums

Street with a View

Just Around the Corner

Little Buddy

Evening Walk

 

Tools of the Trade

Sake Crowd

 

Simple, Stripey Love 

One Legged Jack

Swiss and Gouda

Abandon Ship

Daisies In a Row

Letting Go

Vintage Milk

Basil and Tomato

Standing Room Only

 

Wowser!

Troglodytic Tomato

Pear Love

Piled in a Corner