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Waiting Figures by Wayne Thiebaud, circa 1951, oil on canvas, offered May 2025Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗

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Waiting Figures

Wayne Thiebaud (American, 1920–2021) · circa 1951

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate $40,000 – $60,000 (≈ £30,125 – £45,188) (≈ €35,762 – €53,643)

Offered at Bonhams and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
21 x 48 in (53.4 x 121.8 cm)
Auction house
Bonhams
Sale
Post-War & Contemporary Art (30809)
Date
May 15, 2025
Location
New York, United States
Lot
139
Estimate
$40,000 – $60,000 (≈ £30,125 – £45,188) (≈ €35,762 – €53,643)
Source
Auction house bonhams.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

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