WAYNE THIEBAUD (b. 1920)
Three Donuts, 1994
Oil on canvas
11 x 14 inches
27.9 x 35.5 cm
Framed-12″ x 15″/30.5 x 38.1 cm
Signed top, front: Thiebaud 1994
Signed on verso in brown paint: Thiebaud
Provenance: Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco. Adler & Co. Gallery, San Francisco Private Collection, California
This is a quintessential Thiebaud work. He presents us with stunning multiple images of a universally recognized, elegantly simple, sweet treat. The artist invites us to consider it as we never have before. Thiebaud here makes liberal use of his characteristic lush impasto, dramatically meticulous halation, and strategically deployed chiaroscuro, and, in the process, creates three dimensional pastries for the ages. Three Donuts is quite fresh, having been acquired directly from Thiebaud in 1998. This iconic painting has remained in the original owner’s collection.
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