Wayne Thiebaud (1920-2021). Meat Counter, 1960. Oil on canvas. 22-1/4 x 20-1/4 inches (56.5 x 51.4 cm). Signed and dated...

Description

Wayne Thiebaud (1920-2021)
Meat Counter, 1960
Oil on canvas
22-1/4 x 20-1/4 inches (56.5 x 51.4 cm)
Signed and dated upper left: Thiebaud '60
Artist's '5th Ave, Sacramento' stamp on the stretcher

PROVENANCE:
Collection of the artist, Sacramento, California;
Private collection, Sacramento, California, gift from the above;
By descent to the present owner.

EXHIBITED:
John Natsoulas Gallery, Sacramento, California, "Thiebaud at 99," October 30-November 30, 2019.

While teaching at Sacramento City College, the owner's late father happened to have as his student Betty Jean Thiebaud, the artist's wife, who later gave the present work as a gift to her beloved professor.


More information about Wayne Thiebaud. See also: Thiebaud, Wayne, Thiebaud, Morton Wayne Artist.

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