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Julia Thecla

American · 1896–1973 · Painter, Printmaker

Julia Thecla was an American artist based in Chicago in the 1930s and 1940s, working in the Surrealist and magical realist school of modern art. (Wikipedia)

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15auction results2021–2026years recorded93%sold (14)$5.4kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Julia Thecla, Girl at the Garden Fence, 1931, watercolor and gouache on boardGirl at the Garden FenceWright · $36,120≈ £28,452≈ €33,339Sign up to see
  2. Julia Thecla, Before Yesterday, 1948, tempera, gouache, pencil and charcoal on boardBefore YesterdayWright · $23,940≈ £18,889≈ €22,343Sign up to see
  3. Julia Thecla, Three & Three, 1959, tempera and charcoal on boardThree & ThreeWright · $10,160≈ £7,590≈ €8,673Sign up to see

Julia Thecla’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Julia Thecla, The White Hat, 1936, lithograph in colors
The White Hat, 1936
Toomey & Co. · Jul 22, 2026
$732Sign up free to see
Julia Thecla, Four Girls with Mirror, 1961, tempera and collage on Strathmore board
Four Girls with Mirror, 1961
Wright · Apr 29, 2026
$8,960Sign up free to see
Julia Thecla, Four Birds at a Party, 1965, varnished charcoal, colored pencil and tempera on Strathmore
Four Birds at a Party, 1965
Wright · Apr 29, 2026
$2,261Sign up free to see
Julia Thecla, Three & Three, 1959, tempera and charcoal on board
Three & Three, 1959
Wright · Dec 11, 2025
$10,160Sign up free to see
Julia Thecla, Siamese Cat and Three Girls, 1958, tempera and charcoal on board
Siamese Cat and Three Girls, 1958
Wright · Dec 11, 2025
$8,255Sign up free to see
Julia Thecla, Woman by Water, 1954-55, tempera on paper laid to board
Woman by Water, 1954-55
Wright · Dec 11, 2025
$4,445Sign up free to see
Julia Thecla, Untitled, fumage, tempera and graphite on Strathmore laid to Masonite
Untitled
Bonhams · Jan 17, 2025
$3,584Sign up free to see
Julia Thecla, Children's Halloween, 1965, fumage, tempera, graphite, colored pencil and collage on Strathmore laid to Masonite
Children's Halloween, 1965
Wright · Oct 1, 2024
$6,048Sign up free to see
Julia Thecla, Before Yesterday, 1948, tempera, gouache, pencil and charcoal on board
Before Yesterday, 1948
Wright · Jun 18, 2024
$23,940Sign up free to see
Julia Thecla, Ballerina with Cat, 1941, pencil, charcoal and pastel on translucent paper
Ballerina with Cat, 1941
Wright · Feb 23, 2024
$8,190Sign up free to see
Julia Thecla, Girl at the Garden Fence, 1931, watercolor and gouache on board
Girl at the Garden Fence, 1931
Wright · Feb 23, 2024
$36,120Sign up free to see
Julia Thecla, Ceremony with the White Cat Hat, 1961
Ceremony with the White Cat Hat, 1961
Toomey & Co. · Dec 2, 2021
$4,688Sign up free to see
Julia Thecla, Snow Bird and Feather Collage, 1966
Snow Bird and Feather Collage, 1966
Toomey & Co. · Aug 26, 2021
$625Sign up free to see
Julia Thecla, Fouetté Pirouette, 1941
Fouetté Pirouette, 1941
Toomey & Co. · Aug 26, 2021
$1,000Sign up free to see
Julia Thecla, Children's Halloween, 1965, fumage, tempera, graphite, colored pencil and collage on Strathmore laid on Masonite
Children's Halloween, 1965
Bonhams · Jul 29, 2026

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