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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Record prices
Winding RiverPhillips · $9,809,000≈ £7,012,439≈ €8,207,681Sign up to see
Levee and CowPhillips · $3,085,000≈ £2,475,526≈ €2,848,832Sign up to see
Berry CakePhillips · $2,813,000≈ £2,263,437≈ €2,673,192Sign up to see
Wayne Thiebaud’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).
Coming up at auction
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Price trend
5 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 25 | 20 | 80% | $1.7MSign up | $1.5MSign up | $9.8MSign up |
| Oil | 23 | 18 | 78% | $1.3MSign up | $1.5MSign up | $3.1MSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 2 | 100% | $5.4MSign up | $5.4MSign up | $9.8MSign up |
| Works on paper | 29 | 25 | 86% | $20.5kSign up | $10.6kSign up | $175kSign up |
| Watercolor | 6 | 5 | 83% | $12.7kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $37.5kSign up |
| Gouache | 4 | 3 | 75% | $64.3kSign up | $12.5kSign up | $175kSign up |
| Pastel | 2 | 2 | 100% | $27.7kSign up | $27.7kSign up | $38.7kSign up |
| Drawing | 15 | 13 | 87% | $13.4kSign up | $10.6kSign up | $30.7kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 219 | 210 | 96% | $14.3kSign up | $7.1kSign up | $294kSign up |
| Etching | 74 | 71 | 96% | $14.4kSign up | $6.6kSign up | $294kSign up |
| Aquatint | 22 | 22 | 100% | $8.1kSign up | $7.2kSign up | $21.3kSign up |
| Drypoint | 23 | 22 | 96% | $16.8kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $69.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 53 | 51 | 96% | $9.8kSign up | $6.9kSign up | $32.8kSign up |
| Screenprint | 15 | 13 | 87% | $7.6kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $18.8kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 28 | 27 | 96% | $28kSign up | $23kSign up | $81.9kSign up |
| Print (other) | 4 | 4 | 100% | $19.7kSign up | $22.6kSign up | $30.2kSign up |
| Other | 11 | 11 | 100% | $19.4kSign up | $7.5kSign up | $126kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 21 | $10.3kSign up |
| 2025 | 30 | 27 | $8.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 26 | 24 | $6.2kSign up |
| 2023 | 25 | 22 | $7.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 35 | 32 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2021 | 29 | 28 | $7.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2019 | 23 | 23 | $8.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 21 | 20 | $21.9kSign up |
| 2017 | 12 | 10 | $8.8kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | $24.7kSign up |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 8 | 7 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $8.6kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $5.5kSign up |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 | $5kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $9kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $6kSign up |