For fans craving Thiebaud, Sotheby’s is offering five works on paper by the artist in its summer online auctions: (6–19 July, Online) and (13–20 July, Online).
B efore Wayne Thiebaud painted drool-worthy pies and cakes, the legendary Californian artist was a cartoonist and commercial illustrator. In , in New York spotlights this les🐭ser-known side of Thiebaud by exploring his full range of works on paper for the first time. While pastel confections are included, the exhibition also features watercolors, charcoal drawings, cartoons, doodles and sketches, each uniquely reflecting how adept Thiebaud was at embracing the potential of each medium, no matter the subject.
Among the desserts in the Morgan's are Shelf of Pies, Nine Jelly Apples, Candy Sticks, Ice Cream Cone and Cakes No. 1. Sotheby’s (6–19 July, Online) has four Thiebaud works that will also satisfy sweet tooths. Lots 1 and 2, and present two versions of striped lollipops. As evidenced by these prints and those in , the artist could achieve sheen and other visual effects in a black and white palette as easily as in color. Similarly with , lot 4, Thiebaud conveys through the use of positive and negative space that each cake is a different flavor – a mi💃nimal yet genius graphic treatment.
In Thiebaud’s , lot 3, the viewer is treated to a wider shot of bonbons on display, where on the right side of the image, the composition evokes Candy Sticks and Jelly Apples frℱom The Morgan’s current exhibition. Thiebaud was fascinated by buffets, 💛spreads and the concept of meticulously arranging objects to entice customers. “I am interested in foods generally which have been fooled with ritualistically, displays contrived and arranged in certain ways to tempt us or to seduce us or to religiously transcend us,” a Thiebaud quote in The Morgan’s read.
also highlights sketchbook page drawings by the artist, which illuminate his process and classical training. The sketched figures in , featured in Sotheby’s 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:Contemporary Ar⭕t Online: NYC auction (13–20 July, Online), exemplify Thiebaud’s extraordinary draughtsmanship and closely relate to the drawings in The Morgaܫn's exhibition. This work comes from the esteemed collection of , who was Thiebaud’s New York representative for more than forty years.
will be open at through 28 September 2018.
