Wayne Thiebaud

Wayne Thiebaud is most famously known for his work with painting cakes, pies, and other pasteries. At first when he went to many art dealers in New York no one would take his art seriously and sent him down the road, but eventually an art dealer named Allan Stone believed in him enough to hang some of his work in his shop. "When Thiebaud's first show opened at the Allan Stone Gallery in 1962 it was an immidiate sensation."(CBS Sunday Morning) "The Museum of Modern Art even bought a picture." The record selling price for one of his pieces at auction is 1.7 million dollars.

Wayne Thiebaud's work is sometimes thought to be part of the Pop Art movement or perhaps a precursor to it. He painted everyday familiar objects. The most recogizable pieces are the rows of pies and cakes that he painted with very thick layers of paint that looked like frosting. He also did work with landscapes, paint cans, hot dogs, ice cream cones, etc. One thing to notice is almost all of his work is the blue shadow that he uses.