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Wayne Thiebaud

American · 1920–2021 · Painter, Printmaker

Wayne Thiebaud was an American painter known for his colorful works depicting commonplace objects—pies, cakes, lipsticks, paint cans, ice cream cones, pastries, and hot dogs—as… (Wikipedia)

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Winding RiverPhillips · Jun 2021$9,809,000≈ £7,012,439≈ €8,207,681Sign up to see
Levee and CowPhillips · May 2023$3,085,000≈ £2,475,526≈ €2,848,832Sign up to see
Berry CakePhillips · May 2022$2,813,000≈ £2,263,437≈ €2,673,192Sign up to see

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Wayne Thiebaud, Plain Diagonal Ridge, 1968, pastel and graphite on paper — Plain Diagonal Ridge, 1968
Phillips · Sep 26, 2026
$38,700Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Purple Rocks, 1957, oil on canvas — Purple Rocks, 1957
Phillips · Sep 26, 2026
$30,960Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Untitled, circa 1980, ink and colored ink on paper — Untitled, circa 1980
Bonhams · Sep 17, 2026
$19,200Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Persian Still Life, 1956, screenprint in colors — Persian Still Life, 1956
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$3,328Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Trout Fishing in America, 1994, lithograph in colors on Mohawk Superfine — Trout Fishing in America, 1994
Wright · Aug 6, 2026
$3,072Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Untitled; Sea Form, 1955; 1958 — Untitled; Sea Form, 1955; 1958
Bonhams · Jul 30, 2026
$1,088Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Clown Memories, 2017 — Clown Memories, 2017
Bonhams · Jul 29, 2026
$8,320Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Peppermints, 1964, Etching on Rives BFK paper — Peppermints, 1964
Bonhams · Jul 29, 2026
$6,144Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Pie Case, 1964, Drypoint on wove paper — Pie Case, 1964
Bonhams · Jul 29, 2026
$6,400Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Breakfast, 1995, Drypoint in colors on wove paper — Breakfast, 1995
Bonhams · Jul 29, 2026
$19,200Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Covered Jar, 1984, ink on paper — Covered Jar, 1984
Bonhams · Jun 24, 2026
$30,720Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Suckers State II (G. 86), 1968, Lithograph in red, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins — Suckers State II (G. 86), 1968
Phillips · Jun 24, 2026
$10,320Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Self-Portrait, 1973, oil on canvas — Self-Portrait, 1973
Phillips · May 19, 2026
$1,999,500Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Clown (from the Recent Etchings I portfolio), 1979, etching and aquatint in colors on Somerset — Clown (from the Recent Etchings I portfolio), 1979
Wright · Apr 16, 2026
$3,328Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Four Cakes (from the Recent Etchings I portfolio), 1979, drypoint and aquatint in colors on Somerset — Four Cakes (from the Recent Etchings I portfolio), 1979
Rago Auctions · Feb 26, 2026
$27,940Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Olives (from the Delights portfolio), 1964, aquatint on BFK Rives — Olives (from the Delights portfolio), 1964
Rago Auctions · Feb 26, 2026
$4,826Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Paint Cans, 1990, Lithograph in colors on Arches paper — Paint Cans, 1990
Bonhams · Feb 25, 2026
$30,720Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Valley Farm, 1993, Etching and aquatint with drypoint in colors on Somerset paper — Valley Farm, 1993
Bonhams · Feb 25, 2026
$38,400Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Gumball Machine, 1971, Linocut in colors on Arches paper — Gumball Machine, 1971
Bonhams · Feb 25, 2026
$23,040Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Clown, from Recent Etchings I, 1979, Etching and aquatint in colors, on Somerset paper, with full margins — Clown, from Recent Etchings I, 1979
Phillips · Feb 7, 2026
$3,096Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Glassed Candy, from Presidential Portfolio, 1980, Lithograph in colors on Rives BFK paper — Glassed Candy, from Presidential Portfolio, 1980
Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026
$7,040Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Steep Street, 1989, etching, drypoint and aquatint in colors on Somerset — Steep Street, 1989
Wright · Dec 16, 2025
$9,525Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Black Suckers, from Seven Still Lifes and a Silver Landscape, 1971, Aquatint on Rives BFK paper — Black Suckers, from Seven Still Lifes and a Silver Landscape, 1971
Bonhams · Nov 25, 2025
$15,360Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Ship in Bottle, 1951, mixed media on paper — Ship in Bottle, 1951
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 19, 2025
$17,780Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, River Sides, 1997-1998, oil on canvas — River Sides, 1997-1998
Bonhams · Nov 19, 2025
$2,359,500Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Park Place Variation, 1995, etching, drypoint, spit bite aquatint and aquatint in colors on Somerset — Park Place Variation, 1995
Rago Auctions · Oct 15, 2025
$10,160Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Pie Slice, from 10 Years of Activity in the Galleria, 1964, Etching on wove paper — Pie Slice, from 10 Years of Activity in the Galleria, 1964
Bonhams · Oct 7, 2025
$6,400Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Bacon and Eggs, from Delights, 1964, Etching on wove paper — Bacon and Eggs, from Delights, 1964
Bonhams · Oct 7, 2025
$4,864Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Trucker's Supper, from The Physiology of Taste, 1994, Lithograph in colors on wove paper — Trucker's Supper, from The Physiology of Taste, 1994
Bonhams · Jun 26, 2025
$5,376Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Half Cakes, from Seven Still Lifes and a Silver Landscape, 1971, Screenprint, on Arches paper, with full margins — Half Cakes, from Seven Still Lifes and a Silver Landscape, 1971
Phillips · Jun 24, 2025
$6,350Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Untitled, 1950, oil on canvas — Untitled, 1950
Bonhams · Jun 11, 2025
$64,000Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Wide Downstreet, 1985, drypoint — Wide Downstreet, 1985
Rago Auctions · Jun 5, 2025
$4,064Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Smelts (Fish) (from the Delights portfolio), 1964, drypoint on BFK Rives — Smelts (Fish) (from the Delights portfolio), 1964
Rago Auctions · Jun 5, 2025
$2,032Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Red Mountain, 1998, hardground etching on Somerset textured — Red Mountain, 1998
Rago Auctions · Jun 5, 2025
$1,651Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Five Flavors, 2003, Lithograph in colors on wove paper — Five Flavors, 2003
Bonhams · May 22, 2025
$32,000Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Pies (from the Delights portfolio), 1964, etching and aquatint — Pies (from the Delights portfolio), 1964
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 13, 2025
$8,255Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Lemon Meringue (from the Delights portfolio), 1964, etching and drypoint — Lemon Meringue (from the Delights portfolio), 1964
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 13, 2025
$10,795Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Candied Apples (from the Delights portfolio), 1964, etching — Candied Apples (from the Delights portfolio), 1964
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 13, 2025
$13,200Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Untitled, 1959, screenprint in colors — Untitled, 1959
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 13, 2025
$1,056Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Happy Birthday, 1962, oil on canvas — Happy Birthday, 1962
Phillips · May 13, 2025
$1,270,000Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Little Suckers, 1971/2014, Aquatint, on Somerset paper, with full margins — Little Suckers, 1971/2014
Phillips · Apr 16, 2025
$8,890Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Invisible Cities, 1999, The complete artist's book comprising 12 letterpress prints in colors, on transparent mylar, the full sheets, with text by Italo Calvino translated by William Weaver, all contained in the original metal case, lacking the etching Souvenirs Of Cities by Wayne Thiebaud — Invisible Cities, 1999
Phillips · Apr 16, 2025
$635Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Olives (from the Delights portfolio), 1964, aquatint on BFK Rives — Olives (from the Delights portfolio), 1964
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 27, 2025
$2,794Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Cake (Aus: Private Drawings. The Artist's Sketchbook), 1988, Farboffset auf leichtem Karton — Cake (Aus: Private Drawings. The Artist's Sketchbook), 1988
Van Ham · Mar 19, 2025
€3,168Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Toy Counter, 1971 8-color, serigraph — Toy Counter, 1971 8-color
Circle Auction · Mar 15, 2025
$7,250Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Palm Ridge (from the Recent Etchings II portfolio), 1980, colored pencil over etching and aquatint in colors on Somerset — Palm Ridge (from the Recent Etchings II portfolio), 1980
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 8, 2025
$25,400Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, Hill River, 2002, etching and aquatint in colors — Hill River, 2002
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 8, 2025
$11,430Sign up free to see

Wayne Thiebaud, River Turns, hard-ground etching with drypoint — River Turns
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 8, 2025
$6,096Sign up free to see

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