Bakery CounterAffiche encadrée

Bakery Counter - 1962 is a Wayne Thiebaud painting of a glass case filled with cakes and pastries. Rows of frosted slices sit behind the curved glass, each one painted in plain, even strokes of colour.

The framed poster sets that picture in a wooden frame with a back panel. It arrives assembled, so the pastry rows stay level and the frame holds its shape on the wall.

In a dining room the case reads as a row of soft shapes along the counter. You notice the pale icing first, then the dark gaps between the cakes.