Wayne Thiebaud has long been recognized as one of America’s most prominent modern artists. Probably best known for his straightforward, deadpan still-life paintings of the 1960s, and traditionally linked with Pop Art, Thiebaud is identified by his brilliant palette, luscious handling of paint, and the intensity of light that lends a particularly ‘California’ flavor to his images. In "Dark Gumball Machine, 1964/2017", the mundane becomes beautiful with Wayne Thiebaud who, like Edward Hopper, took elements of daily Americana and captured them for all time with colors that reflect whimsical pre-nostalgia that comes with the every day recognizable objects. "Dark Gumball Machine" depicts the classic coin-fed gumball machine we all grew up to love filled with wonderful, round gumballs inside.