Dark Cake [artist's proof]

1983

Wayne Thiebaud

Associated Names
Wayne Thiebaud

Artist, American, 1920 - 2021

Crown Point Press

Publisher

This print shows a large brown cylindrical object with a glossy finish and a single red cherry on top. The surface below the object is bright teal and shows a reflection of the cylindrical object in colorful lines. The colors of the print include deep browns, vibrant blues, teals, turquoises, and bright greens, with some hints of red. The background behind the central object is dark blue.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on handmade Tosa Kozo paper [artist's proof]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    image: 38.1 x 44.5 cm (15 x 17 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 56.8 x 57.2 cm (22 3/8 x 22 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.93.90

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 1996 directly from Kathan Brown.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Thirty-five Years at Crown Point Press, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997, no. 105*.

Bibliography

1997

  • Thirty-five Years at Crown Point Press. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1997-1998: no. 105*.

Inscriptions

below image in graphite; lower left: A/P 19; lower right: Thiebaud 1983

Markings

blind stamp lower right: chop of Crown Point Press

Wikidata ID

Q75400464

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