Wayne Thiebaud, NUDE on the stretcher
01 painting, The Art Of The Nude, reclining beauty, with footnotes # 9
NUDE on the stretcher, c. 1963
Oil on canvas
60 1/8 by 36 1/4 in. 152.7 by 92.1 cm.
Private collection
Nude is a stunning example of Wayne Thiebaud’s singular mastery of realist painting. Having worked from a live model, Thiebaud reveals his gifted draftsmanship and technical skill in the distinctive individual features of the sitter.
Thiebaud deliberately avoids placing the figure in a context that would lead to an implied narrative. By positioning the figure in a descriptive vacuum, Thiebaud draws out the moments that exist either before or after an action takes place, preventing any particular emotion or mood to attach itself to the subject. More on this painting
Wayne Thiebaud (born November 15, 1920) is an American painter widely known for his colorful works depicting commonplace objects — pies, lipsticks, paint cans, ice cream cones, pastries, and hot dogs — as well as for his landscapes and figure paintings. Thiebaud is associated with the pop art movement because of his interest in objects of mass culture, although his early works, executed during the fifties and sixties, slightly predate the works of the classic pop artists. Thiebaud uses heavy pigment and exaggerated colors to depict his subjects, and the well-defined shadows characteristic of advertisements are almost always included in his work. More about Wayne Thiebaud
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