Happy Birthday Cake — Fine Art

Happy Birthday Cake - 1975 shows a single cake on a plain ground with thick paint blocks built up in layers. Wayne Thiebaud used this pop art food painting approach to stack colour and shadow on the frosting and base. The eye enters at the centre and rests on the round top.

This fine art print sits inside a frame with a back panel and is ready to hang on a wall. The matte surface keeps the painted texture soft and stops a lamp from creating a shine on the cake.

It fits a kitchen wall near the table where you see the bold shapes from the doorway and notice the small paint ridges when you stand close. The work stays clear in afternoon light without glare.