Levee Farms

Wayne Thiebaud, Levee Farms, 1998, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Sam Rose and Julie Walters, 2004.30.4
Copied Wayne Thiebaud, Levee Farms, 1998, oil on canvas, 48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Sam Rose and Julie Walters, 2004.30.4

Artwork Details

Title
Levee Farms
Artist
Date
1998
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Sam Rose and Julie Walters
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Exterior — industry — waterwork
  • Landscape — farm
  • Landscape — river
Object Number
2004.30.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2004.30.4

Artwork Description

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.