Description
| Product ID: | 9781452169934 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Title: | Delicious Metropolis |
| Subtitle: | The Desserts and Urban Scenes of Wayne Thiebaud |
| Authors: | Author: Wayne Thiebaud |
| Page Count: | 144 |
| Subjects: | History of art, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, Paintings and painting, Individual artists, art monographs, Painting & paintings, Individual artists, art monographs |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating At last, a gorgeous collection of seminal artist Wayne Thiebaud's most popular paintings! Delicious Metropolis brings together two of Wayne Thiebaud''s most celebrated bodies of work: desserts and cityscapes. Between the two, fascinating juxtapositions develop. The layers of a Neapolitan cake echo the shadows cast across a street in the late afternoon. The pastel hues of iced sponge cakes match California''s candy-colored houses. Curators, critics, and artists guide the reader through the book via insightful bite-size essays. This gorgeous hardcover offers fans and newcomers a refreshing and accessible way to enjoy the oeuvre of this iconic American painter. • Photos of art along with short essays by curators, critics, and artists • Cross multicolored page edges evoke the layers of Thiebaud''s mouthwatering cakes Fans of Wayne Thiebaud Draftsman, Counting with Wayne Thiebaud, and Richard Diebenkorn: A Retrospective will love this book. This book is perfect for: • Fine art buffs • Fans of Wayne Thiebaud • Foodies and bakers • Fans of California and city life |
| Imprint Name: | Chronicle Books |
| Publisher Name: | Chronicle Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-04-30 |
