Candy Counter, from Seven Still-Lifes and a Rabbit First State

by Wayne Thiebaud

$7,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

The first state of a limited edition Thiebaud linocut of one of his central Pop Art motifs: the candy counter. The diner, the automat, the ice cream shop, and the candy counter: in these quotidian commercial environments, Thiebaud saw a reflection of Americans themselves. Shiny, colorful exteriors of easy hedonistic joy. In Candy Counter from 1970, Thiebaud presents the confectionary display devoid of its glossy makeup, his stark black and white rendering flattens and

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