Levee Farms

The vantage point of Levee Farms is that of a low-flying bird as it surveys planting fields and a river suffused with the warm light of the California sun. A tour de force of curving lines, gentle color, and subtle shadows describe fields that follow the contours of the river as it flows toward the delta. Here, Thiebaud toyed with perspective--there is no horizon line, for example--and manipulates space to celebrate the confluence of man in harmony with the natural world.

Credit: Gift of Sam Rose and Julie Walters