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Levee Farms

  • Wayne Thiebaud, Levee Farms, 1998, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Sam Rose and Julie Walters, 2004.30.4

Gallery Label
The vantage point of Levee Farms is that of a low-flying bird as it surveys planting fields and a river suffused with the warm light of the California sun. A tour de force of curving lines, gentle color, and subtle shadows describe fields that follow the contours of the river as it flows toward the delta. Here, Thiebaud toyed with perspective--there is no horizon line, for example--and manipulates space to celebrate the confluence of man in harmony with the natural world.
Title
Levee Farms
Artist
Wayne Thiebaud
Date
1998
Location
  1. Smithsonian American Art Museum
  2. 2nd Floor
  3. North Wing
Dimensions
48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm)
Copyright
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gift of Sam Rose and Julie Walters

Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Painting
Keywords
  • Architecture Exterior – industry – waterwork
Object Number
2004.30.4
Palette
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