This is the most comprehensive monograph to date on Wayne Thiebaud, with new works added, in a reformatted size. Spanning the length of his career from the 1950s to the present, the book has been made in close collaboration with the artist.
Counting to 10 has never been so sweet! Wayne Thiebaud's delectable paintings, etchings, and drawings make Counting with Wayne Thiebaud as much an introduction to contemporary art as it is a delicious first book of numbers.
Initially identified, by the subject of these works, with American Pop artists, Thiebaud has since shifted his attention to other subjects ranging from the figure to landscape.
"Published on the occasion of the exhibition Wayne Thiebaud: 1958/1968, organized and presented by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, January 16/May 14, 2018."--Copyright page.
"This book celebrates the 100th birthday of Wayne Thiebaud.
The pastel hues of iced sponge cakes match California's candy-colored houses. Curators, critics, and artists guide the reader through the book via insightful bite-size essays.
"This deluxe volume, with more than 230 illustrations, covers Thiebaud's career as a painter, draftsman, and printmaker from 1959-2014."--Front flap.
Conveying a sense of nostalgia, yet anchored in the artist's signature painting style, these enthusiastic works convey the genuineness of the clown as a subject.
Wayne Thiebaud, the California-based painter, has produced works of complexity and distinction that appear deceptively simple in terms of subject matter and in their presentation yet draw on many historical sources.
Presents the life and accomplishments of the twentieth-century American artist known for his brightly colored paintings of ordinary objects.