Candy Stick in a Pan
View Similar Items
Wayne ThiebaudCandy Stick in a Pan1980
1980
About the Item
- Creator:Wayne Thiebaud (1920, American)
- Creation Year:1980
- Dimensions:Height: 22.25 in (56.52 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Glenview, IL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU65731994743
Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud’s pastel-hued still-life paintings and prints of baked goods, gumball machines, hot dogs and paint cans are often associated with the Pop art movement, thanks to the mass-cultural appeal of their content. Stylistically, however, Thiebaud eschewed the precision found in the art of such Pop giants as Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol in favor of a more painterly approach, not unlike that of the Italian modernist Giorgio Morandi, whose dreamy paintings of vessels and household objects are simple yet richly atmospheric.
Thiebaud was born in Mesa, Arizona, in 1920 and grew up in Southern California from the age of six months. As a high schooler, he had a summer apprenticeship at Walt Disney Studios, which led to a stint as a graphic artist in the U.S. Army Air Forces’ First Motion Picture Unit during World War II. After the war, he attended the California State College at Sacramento on the G.I. Bill, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 1951 and earning a master’s soon after. He went on to teach at the University of California, Davis, from 1960 to ’91.
In the late ’50s, time spent living in New York City proved crucial to Thiebaud’s career. There, he befriended Abstract Expressionist painters Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline and drew inspiration from the work of Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg. Admiring the color and form on display in New York’s many bakeries, he began painting small canvases featuring rows of treats, which would become one of his central subjects. Though Thiebaud himself doesn’t identify as a Pop artist, the first major exhibition that brought him national renown was a seminal 1962 Pop show at the Sidney Janis Gallery in Manhattan. That same year, he was included in "New Painting of Common Objects” at the Norton Simon Museum of Art at Pasadena, which also featured paintings by Ed Ruscha and Jim Dine. Iconic works such as Pie Counter (1963) demonstrate Thiebaud’s signature treatment of commonplace items with the grandeur and scale of a landscape.
Thiebaud’s interest in exaggerated colors and vernacular subject matter — characteristics that call to mind images found in mid-century advertising — made him an intriguing figure occupying the hazy borderlands between fine and commercial art. Yet through a masterful handling of paint, evocative use of light and poignant sense of isolation, Thiebaud’s work is unquestionably thoughtful and singular. His later forays into landscape painting, as seen in Steep Street (1989) or Country City (1988), bring to bear his bold use of color on complex urban scenes.
Pieces by Thiebaud can be found in the collections of major museums, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, among many others. In 1994, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton.
Find original Wayne Thiebaud art on 1stDibs.
- 'As I Opened Fire', Artist Signed, Pop Art, Comic Strip, ASL, Venice BiennaleBy Roy LichtensteinLocated in Santa Cruz, CA'As I Opened Fire' triptych, offset-lithograph poster after the original painting by Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) in the collection of the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. Signed in pencil by the artist, lower right of right hand panel, 'Roy Lichtenstein' and printed circa 1988. Published by the Stedelijk Museum with publisher's imprint "Copyright S.M.A." printed on each sheet lower right within image. Printer: Drukkerij Luii & Co., Amsterdam, Netherlands. Artwork and printing information printed, verso, lower left and lower right of each sheet. Publishing information lower right, verso, on each sheet: "edition and color-correction Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (copyright) R. Lichtenstein 1964...Category
1980s Pop Art More Prints
MaterialsOffset, Archival Paper
- STILL LIFE WITH LOBSTERBy Roy LichtensteinLocated in Aventura, FLHand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. From the Six Still Lifes Series. Lithograph and screenprint on rives BFK paper. Co-published by Multiples, Inc. and Castelli Graphics, ...Category
1970s Pop Art Interior Prints
MaterialsPaper, Lithograph, Screen
- RED VASEBy Peter MaxLocated in Aventura, FLHand signed and numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Published by AMX Art Ltd., NY and printed by A Nussbaum, NY. HC edit...Category
1980s Pop Art Interior Prints
MaterialsLithograph, Paper
$2,450 Sale Price30% Off - NevilleBy Charles PachterLocated in Toronto, OntarioCharles Pachter (b. 1942) is one of the most collected and cherished Canadian artists. His iconic, uplifting, and patriotic images have independently earned their place in the nation's museums and the Canadian art canon. The barn, along with Queen Elizabeth and the Moose, forms a triad of icons that Charles Pachter has repeatedly visited over the course of his career. Playful and a touch irreverent, Pachter's charming imagery presents a new narrative on Canadiana. The artist’s vast body of work includes painting, sculpture, printmaking, and drawing. Pachter’s works are widely sought-after and are an ideal selection for starting or continuing a collection of 20th-century Canadian art. Pachter's confident colors, sharp lines, and graphic qualities are instantly recognizable and continue to be a mainstay throughout his oeuvre. Here with an image of the classic TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) streetcars, this work epitomizes Pacther’s version of Canadian Pop Art...Category
1970s Pop Art Still-life Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Toronto FlagBy Charles PachterLocated in Toronto, OntarioCharles Pachter (b. 1942) is one of the most collected and cherished Canadian artists. His iconic, uplifting, and patriotic images have independently earned their place in the nation's museums and the Canadian art canon. The barn, along with Queen Elizabeth and the Moose, forms a triad of icons that Charles Pachter has repeatedly visited over the course of his career. Playful and a touch irreverent, Pachter's charming imagery presents a new narrative on Canadiana. The artist’s vast body of work includes painting, sculpture, printmaking, and drawing. Pachter’s works are widely sought-after and are an ideal selection for starting or continuing a collection of 20th-century Canadian art. Pachter's confident colors, sharp lines, and graphic qualities are instantly recognizable and continue to be a mainstay throughout his oeuvre. Here with an image of the classic TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) streetcars, this work epitomizes Pacther’s version of Canadian Pop Art...Category
1970s Pop Art Still-life Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Cheeseburger Deluxe - print lithograph pop art contemporary artBy Katherine BernhardtLocated in London, GBSigned, numbered and dated by the artist, a unique variant from the edition of 100. Printed on Somerset 300 gsm Velvet paper by Paupers Press, London. Published by Counter Editions, ...Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Prints
MaterialsLithograph