Cakes
1963
Painter, American, 1920 - 2021

Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 152.4 × 182.9 cm (60 × 72 in.)
framed: 156.21 × 187.33 × 6.99 cm (61 1/2 × 73 3/4 × 2 3/4 in.) -
Accession
1991.1.1
More About this Artwork

Video: Oddly Satisfying: Cakes Inspired by Wayne Thiebaud
Indulge your senses as an amazing baker delves into the delectable world of Wayne Thiebaud's iconic Cakes still-life painting.

Article: An Expert Baker’s Take on “Cakes” by Wayne Thiebaud
The painting inspires baker and author Cheryl Day to recall the dessert’s place in her life—and in her family’s history.
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Allan Stone Gallery, New York); sold 1963 to Harry N. Abrams, New York; gift 1991 to NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1991
Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 420-421, color repro.
2000
Wayne Thiebaud: A Paintings Retrospective, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco; Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth; The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 2000-2001, no. 26, repro.
Bibliography
1991
Gingold, Diane J., and Elizabeth A.C. Weil. The Corporate Patron. New York, 1991: 109, color repro.
2011
Kimmelman, Michael. "What's the Best Work of Art About Food?" New York Times Magazine (October 2, 2011): 51, color repro.
Inscriptions
upper right: Thiebaud 1963
Wikidata ID
Q20195908