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American · 1920–2021 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 268 of 289 lots (93% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Wayne Thiebaud: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1940s21$16.6kSign upGouache
1950s2520$5.4kSign upOil
1960s9796$6.3kSign upLithograph
1970s5651$11.3kSign upWoodcut / linocut
1980s3331$25.2kSign upWoodcut / linocut
1990s3733$8.2kSign upEtching
2000s1211$21.6kSign upDrypoint
2010s55$8.3kSign upAquatint

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1940s 2 works

Sold
1 of 2
Median
$16.6kSign up
Average
$16.6kSign up
Typical size
14 × 11 in (36 × 28 cm)
Mediums
Gouache (1), Pastel (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1), Flowers & still life (1)

1950s 25 works

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20 of 25
Median
$5.4kSign up
Average
$19.9kSign up
Typical size
18.5 × 24 in (47 × 61 cm)
Mediums
Oil (6), Screenprint (6), Watercolor (4)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (5), Boats (1), Sea & coast (1)
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…and 1 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 97 works

Sold
96 of 97
Median
$6.3kSign up
Average
$103kSign up
Typical size
8.5 × 11 in (22 × 28 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (33), Etching (32), Aquatint (9)
Subjects
Landscapes (1), Figures & portraits (1), Palms (1)
Show 12 more (1960s)

…and 73 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 56 works

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51 of 56
Median
$11.3kSign up
Average
$69.3kSign up
Typical size
18 × 20 in (46 × 51 cm)
Mediums
Woodcut / linocut (13), Etching (13), Screenprint (8)
Subjects
Rabbits (16), Landscapes (7), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 32 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 33 works

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31 of 33
Median
$25.2kSign up
Average
$42.2kSign up
Typical size
15 × 16.5 in (39 × 42 cm)
Mediums
Woodcut / linocut (10), Drypoint (6), Etching (4)
Subjects
Markets & villages (3), Palms (1), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 9 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 37 works

Sold
33 of 37
Median
$8.2kSign up
Average
$113kSign up
Typical size
14 × 12 in (36 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Etching (19), Lithograph (8), Drypoint (5)
Subjects
Cattle & animals (1), Palms (1), Landscapes (1)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 13 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 12 works

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11 of 12
Median
$21.6kSign up
Average
$1.5MSign up
Typical size
13 × 22.5 in (33 × 57 cm)
Mediums
Drypoint (4), Oil (3), Etching (3)
Subjects
Rivers & marshes (6), Cattle & animals (1), Landscapes (1)

2010s 5 works

Sold
5 of 5
Median
$8.3kSign up
Average
$570kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 25 in (50 × 63 cm)
Mediums
Aquatint (3), Other (1), Oil (1)
Subjects
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Creation date not recorded

21 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$5.4kSign up
Average
$5.4kSign up
Typical size
23 × 16 in (59 × 40 cm)
Mediums
Aquatint (1), Drawing (1)
Subjects
Markets & villages (1)

Undated, sold in the 2010s 11 works

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11 of 11
Median
$6.3kSign up
Average
$19kSign up
Typical size
16.5 × 20 in (43 × 51 cm)
Mediums
Other (9), Etching (1), Screenprint (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1), Sea & coast (1)
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Undated, sold in the 2020s 8 works

Sold
5 of 8
Median
$6.6kSign up
Average
$13.4kSign up
Typical size
10 × 16 in (25 × 41 cm)
Mediums
Etching (4), Woodcut / linocut (2), Lithograph (2)
Subjects
Rivers & marshes (2)
Show 2 more (2020s)

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Wayne Thiebaud auction results →