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Wayne Thiebaud ~ Seventy Years of Painting at the San Jose Museum of Art

Wayne Thiebaud - "Watermelon Slices" 1961 (detail) - Oil on canvas. Private Collection - © Wayne Thiebaud/Licensed by VAGA, New York

SAN JOSE, CA.- The San Jose Museum of Art presents
“Wayne Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting,” a survey of more than one hundred twenty
works
drawn from the oeuvre of the celebrated painter.
Thiebaud is best known for his vibrantly colored paintings of bakeries and
delicatessens and has also specialized in Northern California landscapes, San
Francisco cityscapes, and colorful beach scenes. A variety of these paintings
will be on display along with prominent drawings and rarely seen figurative
works spanning his career. On view February 16, 2010 through July
4, 2010.