Wayne Thiebaud "Ice Cream Cones" 11x14 Archival Print

11" x 14" Archival Print.

Four Ice Cream Cones exemplifies Thiebaud’s 1960s themed works of sugary treats. The four similiar cones of varying colors sit on an ice cream parlor counter. Leaving the backgrounded parlor rather plain allows for an emphasis on the cones each with two scoops of bright ice cream. Thiebaud used the impasto technique of multiple short strokes of layered oil paint in order to give the pastel ice cream scoops a raised texture. Each scoop appears creamy and thick– reflecting the nature of ice cream in real life.