‘A self-described art thief’: how Wayne Thiebaud channeled other artists

The late painter was known for his masterly reinterpretations of famous works but also his own, wide-ranging originalsProbably the most famous thing that Pablo Picasso never said was: “Good artists copy, great artists steal.” The quote, which has been widely misattributed to the Spaniard, as well as TS Eliot and even Steve Jobs, among a long list of famous thinkers, is so popular because it encapsulates a seeming truism about artists: if your influences are ascertainable, you must no