Wayne Thiebaud: A Book of Postcards
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,Individual Artists
Wayne Thiebaud: A Book of Postcards Details
Thirty color reproductions bound in a handy postcard collection. Oversized postcards measure 6½ x 4¾ in.Instantly recognizable for their sensuous texture and warm, luminous palette, Wayne Thiebaud s images of cakes, pies, and other everyday objects brought him to international prominence in the 1960s. His food paintings explore society s fascination with, and ritualistic treatment of, certain culinary items; Thiebaud (American, b. 1920) paints what he has called the tattletale signs of our culture.Thiebaud s formidable talents run to a wide range of other subjects, including figure studies, aerial landscapes, and eerily vertiginous cityscapes. This book of postcards reproduces thirty fine products of Wayne Thiebaud s skewed, sweet-natured, quietly dramatic sensibility.Pomegranate s books of postcards contain up to thirty top-quality reproductions bound together in a handy, artful collection. Easy to remove and produced on heavy card stock, these stunning postcards are a delight to the sender and receiver. Postcards are oversized and may require additional postage.
Reviews
I almost didn't buy this book of postcards because there was no listing of the paintings included in the book. In the end, I just took it on faith and I'm glad I did.There are 30 postcards and they are all high quality reproductions with vibrant colors. The postcards are 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches each. Here is a list of the artwork in this book:1. Club Sandwich, 19612. Pie Rows, 19613. Penny Machines, 19614. Four Pinball Machines, 19625. Five Seated Figures, 19656. Orange Grove, 19667. Candy Counter, 19698. Tie Pile, 19699. 35 Cent Masterworks, 1970-197210. Cake Window (Seven Cakes), 1970-197611. Art Historian, 197112. Intersection, 197313. Urban Freeways, 1979-198014. Dark Candy Apples, 198315. Bouquet in Vase, 198316. Flower Scatter, 198317. Lemon Cake, circa 198318. Two Paint Cans, 198719. Streets and Pathways, 199020. Window Views, 199321. Cat and Building, 199322. Apartment View, 199323. Wide Downstreet, 199424. Bakery Lady, 1994-199725. Cakes and Pies, 199526. Deli Bowls, 199527. Valley River, 199528. Stuffed Toys, 1996-200229. River Channel, 199730. Suckers and Sweets, 2000These are well worth the price. Highly recommended!