"You really can identify and walk up to those horses because the space is so valid."
Artist Wayne Thiebaud reflects on Rosa Bonheur's "The Horse Fair" in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.
About the Artist
Wayne Thiebaud, born in 1920, is an American painter widely known for his colorful works depicting commonplace objects.
Wayne Thiebaud (American, born Mesa, Arizona, 1920)
Pie Counter, 1963
Oil on canvas; 29 13/16 × 35 15/16 in. (75.7 × 91.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Larry Aldrich Foundation Fund (64.11) Art © Wayne Thiebaud/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
